The sun., 1907-08-22
EAT BECAUSE TONGS AREQUIET
,gf\ ATOwN CELEBRATES FIRST
BIRTHDAY or PEACE PACT.

Judge Foster, VINO hnwmeere0 the C0nN en-
ton, called . Gesn Fesr and Doesn't
Resent n--On Leons and Hip sing
leaders sie for Rcace Picture with Him.
rho first anniversary OF the sxning Of
the great peaoe treaty Of Chinatown which
pli an end to the warfare Of the rival touKs
vas celebrated last night at dinner given
by the Chinese merchants. As proof that
he treaty really had accomplished some
hing HUE Cow, head Of the Hip Sings,
and Wong Coon Sing, head Of the On Leongs,
sst down together and oven exchanged
chopsticks IL was ssid to have been the
T., Il occasion at which the head Of the rival
factions had got together in anything like
social intercourse, and the great White
Father Of Chinatown, Judge Warren W
Foster before whom the treaty was signed,
smiled benignantly upon them.
Not counting the two policemen sta
toned at the door Of the Tuxedo restaurant
Al the corner Of Doyers street, where the
inner was served, there were nearly fifty
yunsts at the feast In fact guests kept
roung fast that IL looked at one time
ss though Chinatown would min short Of
CO.'S quay fab, which would have been very
I'D
That II was signal occasion might he
,athered from the list OF guests. First
&c all, to whom was accorded the seat Of
honor by Chinese and white men alike,
WAS The great Coon Foor. meaning Judge
Foster. in whose chambers in the Criminal
curtis Building took rlace that solemn
act fraught with so much importance to
ieace lovers the world over when the
T. enlpotentiares Of the On Leongs and
'ne Hip sings. after many delays, appeared
'ith the sacred seals and solemnly sub
rcribed 10 the convention that saved China
roSn from the terrors Of civil warfare.
The Judge took his honors modestly. hut
every one could see II was the prou6est
sonent of his life when in the middle Of
the feast the leaders of the two societies
cook their sets teside him and were photo
rapkel
Slt the great Go)n Foor was not the
,ulv ret resentative of authority TO gNe
'.lteuce t1at the law can smile as we'll as
iruNa. Inere was acting District At
torney Nutt and most Of his staf and Fore
man Weber % the Grand Jury and many
# me grand iurymen. There we're also
som" Of the great white bankers including
s. r he0burn of the Chase Bank. Winthrop
l.. SCsrritt. j. +. I hom son of the Bankers
trBst Comrany and others Judge Charles
the bench; Vice-Consul Wing and MANY other
thinamen we're there in dress clothes
Ia IN clothes and rigtails.
: he On Leongs were seated AT one table
snd the Hip Sings at another. Woon Coon
sing and Huie Cow started TO sit With
irelr own clansmen, hut the other guests
insisted that they signalize the occasion
~ sitting down together at the whits mans
'a5le, which they did to the cheers Of the
assembled multitude
As might be expected on such an oc-
Casion the dinner was elaborate and Chinese.
From the time the cigars and fruit we're
served as the first course until the soup
was eaten was a stretch nearly OF three
hours There was ting hong SCOT gee. cost
ing So a portion. for one of the courses As
the guests got away with chow quay fay
goey and then picked up some char tsare
We yen on their chop sticks. Judge Foster.
deftly poising il in the air. said that Fifth
avenue had nothing that could touch it:
While the dinner was being eaten tele-
gram came from Consul Shah which
brought out much enthusiasm.
Please express my hearty thanks TO
Judge Foster" the message read. for the
benevolence he is bestowing to our people
and tell all my countrymen that though |
am absent my heart is with them. Drink
the following toast Long life 70 Judge
Foster; everlasting peace tothe two socie-
ties"
There was a rustic Of silken garments as
he Chinese got up ON their feet with thimble-
fuls # rice wine and shouted something that
IN Chinese means Good luck" They
raved paper napkins at the great Coon
toor and then took more rice wine.
Judge Foster. in responding TO the toast
told Of the momentous occasion when the
convention was signed following the pro-
tocol that led to theDtruce a year ago. He
declared that it had been kept faithfully
and that Chinese outbreaks in Boston and
elsewhere had nothing to do with the On
Leongs or the Hip Sings, he felt sure. Any
Attle gun play that had taken place since
in Chinatown here. he said. had been caused
merely by disputes between individuals
The On Leongs and the Hip Sings have
kept the pact and we are here TO give them
credit for il and to observe the anniversary
of the day that peace was brought about"
he said
Neither HUE Cow nor Wong Coon Sing
made a speech, but Dr. Tong, who helped in
he peace negotiations and was said to repre-
cent the Empress. declared that the two
longs had been very good and meant TO be
good hereafter. Some OF the tong members
amiled and helped themselves to more rice
vine. Mock Duck was not present. being
engaged in Roston