The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-09-12
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Bellingham, Wash, Sept. 5.-sir,
badly-beaten Hindus are In the hos1
pital, 400 frightened and half naked
S1l1has are In jail and the corridors
OF the City Hall guarded by a>olice-f
men, and somewhere between Bel.
lingham and the British Columbia
line are $50 natives of India. beaten.
hungry and half clothed, making
their way along the great Northern
Railway, bound for Canadian terri.
TORY and the protection Of the Brit
ish flag. .. ##s >(iI
The long-expected cry, Drive out
the Hindus!" was heard throughout
the city and along the water 'front.'
last night. The police were helpless.
All authority was paralyzed and for
hVe hours mob Of 500 white men
raided the mills where the blacks
were working, battered down doors
or lodging houses, and dragging the
invaders from their beds escorted
them to the city limits, with orders
to keep on going ,~.' \,
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streets, district with Indian lodg-
ing houses. The houses were clean
ed and the denizens started to hike
Tor the Canadian line. The mob then
swept down to the water front, and
mill after mill was visited, the white
employees joining the mob, and every
black man was hustled outside.
Ganf fn Iojl
Here the police suggested that the
undesirable be taken to the jail. This
was hailed with delight and the
BLACKS were hustled along. From
this time on very few were beaten.
and the bloodthirstiness of the mob
was seemingly satisfied during the
attack On the lodging houses. ,&z,
The mob kept up its work along
the water front, until early this
morning, when Larson's mill, st
'Whatcom Lake, was visited and L9ss
T'blacks brought in from there. Three:
women, were found this morning
among the crowd In the City Build;
ing. The city is quiet today, but
there Is a strong undercurrent OF
opinion which apparently approves
the action Of the mob, and it may
be found impossible to prosecute the
leaders. d, g.. d.. .a g$2
" Racial feeling has played no small
part in the affair. Every day whites
are being replaced In the mill by
blacks. The invaders have become
bold and insolent, many instances OF
women being pushed into the gutter.
insulted on street cars, etc., being. rerS
ported. General uneasiness of the
whites Is given as reason for the
outbreak. -. @s"h
All British Subjects.
The Hindus are all British sub,
jects and their case is being placed
before the British authorities. =
Following special meeting of the
city council this morning, Mayor
Black took charge Of the, situation.
Fifty armed specials were sworn In.
and the mayor declares as many
more will be sworn In If necessary tos
give the blacks full protection. Jobs
have been offered the IIindus again
by mill men and protection guarail~
teed, but the Hindus have been SO
thoroughly frightened that they are
drawing their pay under police pro-
lection and are disposed to leave for
Vancouver. Mob spirit Is still RAM
pant, and 1t Is said further attacks
will be made If any OF the foreigners
remain over night. City and county
officers, however, say they will ba
able to cope with any emergency..xe
Larson's mill, at Lake Whatcon.
five miles distant, one OF the largest I
in the country, will close down owing
to tnc