The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-24
ACTUAL DAMAGES
ONLY FOR JAPS
CANADA WILL NOT BE CALLED
ON TO PAY FOR WOUNDED
FEELINGS.
FEELINGS.

VANCOUVER (B. C), September
l5.-Japan is formulating her bill of
damages for the plate glass windows
smashed by the rioters last Saturday
night. The Dominion Government will
pay the bill which is not expected TO
be more than $4,000. The bill will
consist of long list of panes of glass
smashed in fifty-siX stores and dwell
ings. So great is Japans respect and
friendship for Great Britain that moth
ing will be asked for damaged feelings
or wounded dignity. The Federal Gov
ernment may decide to give a contract
to glazier in Vancouver to renew all
the broken glass and the Japanese will
call it square at that.
Estimates of damage claims have
been discounted during the last few
days. The reduction followed the re-
ceipt of cabled instructions from Toxic
that the feelings of the wounded glass
are the only grounds for reparation.
After having paid the bill, it is ex-
pected that the Dominion Government
viii in turn call on the city to settle
the account. Then will the ouestion
be swung from one of immigration TO
one purely Of politics. Mayor Bethune
a stanch political enemy of the Cow
ernment declares that Vancouver will
never pay a cent for damage Or repara-
ton or anything else. He maintains
that with foreign population of TO-
oOo the Dominion Government should
maintain its own police force here to
insure order and prevent riots.
Hindoo leaders complained to the
Mayor today that, though they are
British subjects, Vancouver was treat
ing them worse than cattle. Landlords
refuse to rent them houses heretofore
occupied by Chinese and Japanese
lhey draw the line at Hindoos This
afternoon heavy rain is falling and
there are hundreds Of Hindoos who
nave no shelter under which to sit to-
night Many have severe colds. Last
night $50 stayed in one small house
SO closely were they packed that only
a small fraction could lie even on the
moor. Another small clearinghouse
held 25O during the night, and here
there was not room for any to place
their blankets on the floor and sleep.
"Ranchers would not use their cattle
IN the way the government and the
people use the Hindoos, sair Inter
prefer Das this afternoon. The treat
ment is inhuman. Many are sick now
and may die. We are trying to ar
range with the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way Company for the use Of a wharf
Warehouse for tonight, which is fear
fully cold for my countrymen. Yes.
II Is true that thousands more Hindoos
are on their way to Vancouver"
The Dominion Government today
gave ruling that the Victoria Schoor
Board is compelled to provide educa-
ton for Chinese. even wnen everyone
knows that the Chinese are using this
attendance at school to evade the law.
Canada charges a $500 head tax a
gainst Chinese. But provision is made
That Ill case that immigrant is a stu
uent and for fourteen months attends
school after arriving he is entitled to-
receive rebate of the total amount
OF the tax. The Victoria School Board
round that fully grown Chinese men
were entering the country, becoming
scholars in the public schools, being
educated free of charge and then hav-
ing presented to them the $500 tax
at the end of eighteen months. Imme-
diately they received this money they
became cannery worl1men or domestic
servants. A protest was made to the
Dominion government but the Con,
troller of Chinese for the Dominion has
wired instructions that officially he
must agree with what looks like a
bunko game.