Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
RACE HATE RULES
GREAT NORTHWEST
Foreign Quarter of Vancouver
Practically Under Siege.
ARMS SOLD TO HUNDREDS
Ugly Mob Spirit Still Prevails Among
Rough Element.
RIOTERS DID $4,000 DAMAGE
Suspicion That the Outbreak Was Ar
ranged for the Benefit Of
Commissioner Ishii.
RIOTERS DID $4,000 DAMAGE

| VANCOUVER, B. c., September 10
| The Chinese and japanese quarters OF
| Vancouver are practically in a state Of
siege. Hundreds Of revolvers and guns
| were sold yesterday to orentas until the
| police prohibited the sale Of firearms
| Every Chinese merchant goes about with
an armed bodyguard. and beside the en-
trance to every Chinese store stands a
| Monaghan with a rifle. All the Chinese
| cooks. mill men and laborers and all the
japanese working In the city and in the
| country within a radius of fifteen miles
| from Vancouver have been summoned
to the oriental quarter and are hl!ing all
| the houses in the quarter. Besides the
| firearms, knives, stones, bottles and
| bricks are in stock ready to propel the
| attack of the mob at any future occasion
| Glass in every oriental shop and house
in the city broken by the mob on
Saturday night, except in the japanese
| Church. which escaped. 1t is a question
whether the city or the dominion is re-
| sponsible for the $4,000 damage done
by. the mob
| 1t is understood that Mayor 8ethune
| has received a telegram from Earl Grey
| governor general of Ottawa demanding
| that law and order be preserved in VAN
| couVer at all costs and the lives and
| property of the Japanese residents be
| accorded full protection, as guaranteed
under the clauses of the treaty between
| Canada and japan.
| The chief of police has sworn in 100
| special constables. The military VIII be
| called out If there are signs of further
| disturbance.
| Hardly a house in the city mas a do
| mestic today, the 1000 Chinese employed
| being concentrated in Chinatown, and
clubs and restaurants cannot serve meals
Appears Prearranged
| PORTLAND Ore, September 1O.-The
Oregonian toGay prints the following spe-
| cial from Seattle, Wash:
| Everything indicates that the Vancouver,
| B. c., riots were carefully planned 20 i'm
press X Ishii, chief of the bureau of for
| egn commerce. 1t is significant that the
| leaders of the Seattle organizat on against
| japanese immigration were in Vancouver
heading the demonstration. Frank w. Cot
| terll, president of the Washington State
Federation of Labor; A. Z. Fowler, secre-
| tary of the Anti-Japanese and Korean I'm
migration League; George L'stman, q
prominent Seattle labor leader all were
present. together with big delegation Of
=
significance of the japanese riots dates
back to program evolved when il was
announced that Ishii was coming to Seat
tie. 1t was then decided and telegraphed
out of Seattle that the anti-oriental organ
1Zations proposed to present Ishii while he
was in Seattle a protest against Japanese
immigration. At the time this pan was
| formulated it was believed Ishii would
| spend week in Seattle and then 90 TO
Vancouver.
! There was planned at a conference be-
| tween Vancouver, b. c., and Seattle anti
japanese leaders all the details for a big
anti-Japanese demonstration in Vancouver
September II 1t developed that Ishi did
not have time TO spend in Seattle, and he
went through to Vancouver Simultaneous
! ly with his going, local leaders of the Anti
japanese Society went north. They were
| in Vancouver when the outbreak occurred
and though announcement is made in pri-.
vate letters from anti-J apanese leaders that
they harangued the mob not to do violence
the society itself believes the demonstration
had to do with their presence. 1t was i'm
possible to present big anti-Japanesa petit
ton to 1shi here, and he refused to remain
long enough for the Vancouver demonstra-
ton September 12 There is no question
whether Seattle, Portland or San Francisco
agtators took part The great bulk of
the marching and rioting throng was COM
posed OF Canadians. and the japanese Of
hcials ignored American participants in the
telegram of protest to the Ottawa govern
ment.
Confidence in Canada
J. TOXIC, September 10.-The foreign office
has received dispatch from the Japanese
consul general at Ottawa saying that the
Canadian government will express its re-
gret for the occurrence a Vancouver and
take steps to prevent further trouble. An
official of the foreign office said TO the As.
sociated Press:
I'VE have the utmost confidence in the
Canadian government as we also have ir
that America. Commissioner ISi,ii'C die.
patch saws that the disturbance will soor
be uuelcd and that there is M reason to
expect its repetition. Our information is
that this outbreak. like that at Be!lingham
and others. is the result OF the Korean
Leagues anti-Japanese agitation created by
false and exaggerated reports concerning
conditions in Korea and the attitude and
sentiment in JaDan.
The foreign office is not disturbed by
the Vancouver affair. and is quite conf
dent that everything will be done to pro-
tect the japanese"
Meager News in Toxic.
TOXIC, September 1o.-The most meager
account of the anti-Japanese trouble IN
Vancouver, B. c, is published IN a special
cablegram to the Asahi this morning
This is the only one of the English or
vernacular papers which ment ons the af-
fair. While awaiting details thr Asahi re-
fra!ns from editorial comment. The pub
lished dispatch. which is from Tsiii of the
Japanesr bureau OF commerce. is brief and
expresses the opinion tLat the trouble Is
over. The japanese press and officials
generally show 10 disturbance over the i'm
migration question. and il Is conceded in
official circles here that the matter will be
ultimately settled satisfactorily. although
sporadic outbreaks are expected. The
Japanese ofticia decline to say what steps
if any, have been taken i'm the Canadian
trouble pending further information.
British Foreign Office Silent.
LONDON, September l0.-N i;hcr the
co.on!al office the foreign o.acc has
received official information resp, citing the