Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-09
BRITISH CLUB JAPS
IN VANCOUVER RIOT
Fierce Anti-OrientaI Outbreak
in the Northwest.
MORE TROUBLE IMPENDING
Hostile Crowds Await the Arrival of
More Immigrants.
MORE TROUBLE IMPENDING
MAYOR DECLINES TO APOLOGIZE
japanese Fought the Mob Stoutly,
But Cinnamon and Hindus Ran
and Wept Like Children.


Special Dispatch TO The Star
VANCOUVER, B. c., September 0-In-
tense excitement continues throughout Brit
ish Columbia as a result of the anti-oriental
riots of Yesterday. The trial of two scores
of rioters it is feared. will bring about
ma y complication Ishii, the japanese en-
voy, who arrived in the city during the
fiercest part OF the rioting and who was bv
chance actually close to the storm center
regards the situation as serious from an
international point of view, it is thought
He has sent many cable messages to Toxic
all in code
Mayor -5ethune has not yet apologized to
him or to the japanese consul for the
affront, although each has declared they
expect prompt disclaimers Mayor Bethune's
emphatic declaration that under no CIR
cumstances wou e submit to the -ropo-
sition that the city pay damages, now
variously estimated at from $4,000 to $780,
600 for the shops an buildings of the
Japanese and Cinnamon wrecked. is ac-
cepted a definite expression of his senti-
ment
The wrecked quarters OF the orientaIs pre-
sented dreary aspect this morning The
Interiors of the shops were Uttered with
costly china. silks. teas and spices, worth
thousands of dollars. Few Cinnamon had
ventured back to their places, but the Japa-
nese had. and We're there, beigerent and
indignant, ready to fight and not easily
pacifed.
Japanese Natural Scrappers.
The Japanese went into the scrap with
relish, and were undsmayed by the over
whelming number of the mob but the
Cinnamon fed at the first sign of danger.
The Hindus We're the most craven crying
in their flight like children. The Japanese
fought stubbornly. giving vent to no cry
eXcept one of exultation when roter was
feled by blow or cut by missiles.
The labor men will try to prevent the
reconstruction of the wrecked buildings, and
committees will call upon the owners to
prevent them making repairs.
The most serious aspect of the question
is the approaching of several shipoads of
orientals. due to arrive this week. In the
state of public excitement il is feared the
riots Will break out afresh. Yesterday many
lumber jacks and the rough element OF the
mining towns adjacent to the city added
fuel to the flames. The police force has
been largely added to- and an effort is be-
Ing made to cause the arrest of every man
who can be identified participating in the
rioting.
Mission of Ishil
NEW YORK, September 9-Aikujiro
Ishii, the director of the commercial bu-
reau of the Japanese foreign office who
was involved In the anti-Japanese riots at
Vancouver came to this country to in
VHStig1fa az h,
japanese demonstration in San Francisco.
While this was given out as the specific
object of his visit it is generally under
stood that his mission was TO make a
thorough study of the whole Japanese
question in this country and to ascertain
the cause and extent of whatever prejudice
may exist against the japanese He spent
some time in San Francisco and after
travelling extensively in the United States
went to British Columbia, where the condi-
tons isiHE from the recent inflow of
japanese and Hindus into the northwest
has caused a serious disturbance of labor
conditions.