The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-12
VANCOUVER RIOTS
MAY BEGIN AGAIN
oRlENTALs ARM THEMSELVES
AND PREPARE FOR DEFENSE.
MAY GALL OUT MILITIA
Japanese Fought the Mob 5ravely
But Chinese FIed-Foreian
Quarter ls Badly
Wrecked.

Vancouver, B. c., Sept. 1o.--There
is renewed apprehension of further
antl-Asiatic rioting here, and all Mon
day Japanese and Chinese crowded
the local gunshops to buy fire arms
and ammunition. They declare they
will defend their lives and property.
In case the oriental quarter is again
attacked, 1t Is feared that there will
be bloodshed, for the Japanese and
Chinese are thoroughly arossed and
are convinced that the police are
powerless to protect them. Shortly
before noon the police notified the
gun stores to cease selling firearms
to anyone until such time as all pos
sibility OF further outbreaks had
passed. Before the order was issued,
several hundreds of Chinese and Jap
anese had armed themselves.
All Chinese and Japanese In domes-
tic service. of whom hundreds are en-
ployed In Vancouver, have stopped
work and have been forced by the
threats OF their couptrymen to act as
part of the defensive guard. 0rientals
employed In the mills have also
stopped work and have taken refuge
in the quarter occupied by their coun-
trymen, where they are preparing to
assist in opposing any further attacks
that may be made.
Militia May Be Called Out.
Two hundred special policemen
were sworn in Monday and there is
talk of calling out the militia. There
is little doiSt that this will be done
! in case the rioting is renewed. Feel
ing all over the city runs high and an
attack is likely to occur at any time.
So far there have been no fatalities,
although several of those injured in
Saturday nights riots are in a serious
condition. Twenty-six rioters were ar
raigned in the police court Monday
and were held for further examination.
Oriental Quarter Badly Wrecked.
The oriental quarter shows the ef-
feet of the riots of Saturday night. Not
window in the so or more stores and
other places of business conducted by
Japanese and Chinese remains, and
costly stocks of goods are badly dam
aged. 1t is said that arrangements
are being made to demand heavy in
IDENTITIES from the city, but 1t is re-
ported that Mayor Bethune has said
that not one cent of indemnity will
be paid. The matter will finally be
taken to the dominion government.
The Japanese consul here and Baron
Ishii, director of commerce and trade
of the Japanese foreign office, who is
in the city, have communicated the
facts to the Japanese government in
Toxic. Baron Ishii also Is reported
to have cabled report of the riot to
Ambassador kaneko IN London with
a request that he take the matter up
with the British government In his
dispatches Baron Ishii states that the
police force has done its best to pre-
serve order, but that 1t is unable to
cope with the mobs.
kilograms also have been sent to
Japanese Consul General Nosse at
Montreal, who will lay the matter be-
fore Sir Wilfried Laurier, the premier.
Japanese Fought the Mob.
Four attacks were made upon the
oriental quarters Saturday night and
much damage was done. The Chinese
merchants and others promptly fed,
but the Japanese opposed the mob
and fought valiently to protect their
property. Anti-oriental orators on the
street corners aroused the people and
hundreds Joined the rioters. A dozen
Japanese, who had just arrived, were
attacked on the Canadian Pacific rail-
way wharves and thrown into the wa
ter, but all were rescued. During the
disturbance number of Japanese
were seriously injured and several
white men were stabbed.
The police and the authorities are
doing everything in their power to
prevent any further outbreak, but the
situation is considered critical and a
further outbreak may occur at any mo-
ment.
SEES RUIN FOR HIS RAILWAY,