The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-09-24

request them TO take steps To protect
the life and property Of the Celestial.
of the Termina, city.
Mr.. Bowser Informed the delegation
that he believed that the police Of Van
corver were perfectly capable of keep
Ing any lawless movement in check
The riot Of saturday evening had tsker
the chief OF police by surprise, but h
had Immediately taken vigorous steps
to bring the matter under control. He
had on saturday night, when the mob
attempted TO visit Chinatown a Sec
ond time, prevented its so doing. and
all day Sunday and Monday he had
shown that the Vancouver police were
/ quite able TO protect the Asiatic quar-
ter.
| The delegation upon these represen-
tations Of Mr.. Bowser expressed them
/ selves perfectly satisfied.
They We're particularly anxious to
know whether the rioters arrested
would be prosecuted. Mr.. Bowser in,
formed them that they would be pros
ecuted at the next assizes.
Mr.. Bowser. who was in Vancouver
at the time of the riots. states that
the accounts which have gone out re-
garding them have been greatly exag-
gerated. Only one Chinaman was as
saulted throughout the affair and this.
was the act OF irresponsible PARTIES.
There was considerable damage to
property. but this was the work of
boys or hoodlums-
NE Bowser is confident that there
will be no further trouble in the Ter
minal city.
PLANNED AFFAIR.
PORTLAND, Ore, September 10
The Oregonian today prints the follow
ing special from Seattle: Every indi-
cation goes to show that the Vancou>
yer riots were carefully planned to i'm
press Ishii, chief of the bureau of for
eign commerce II is significant that
the leaders OF the Seattle organization
against Japanese immigration We're in
Vancouver heading the demonstration.
Frank W. Cotterill. president of the
Washington State Federation OF La
Dor; A. E. Fowler. secretary of the
anti-Japanese and Korean immigration
league. and Geo. P. Lipms.n, a promi
nent Seattle labor leader. were all
present. together with a big delegation
of American anti-Japanese sympa-
thiZers.
The significance OF the Japanese
riots dates back to the program
evolved when 1t was announced that
Ishii was coming TO Seattle. 1t was
-. 7.
CARNATIONS 10 present 10 Ishii while
he was in Seattle protest against
japanese immigration. At the time
this plan was formulated il was be-
lisved Ishii would spend a week in
Sea tile and then go TO Vancouver.
There YVES planned at conference be-
tween Vancouver and Seattle anti-Jap
anese leaders all the details for a big
anti-Japanese demonstration in Van
c0uver for September II.
1t developed that Isnii did not have
any time 10 spend in Seattle, and he
went on through 10 Vancouver. Sim
ultaneously with his going, local lead
ers of the anti-Japanese society went
north They were in Vancouver when
the outbreak occurred, and though an
nouncsmeat is made in private letters
from anti-Japanese leaders that they
harangued the mob not TO do violence,
the society itself believes the demon
stration had 10 do with their presence.
II was impossible to present a big
anli-Japanese petition 10 Ishii here,
and ne refused 10 remain long enough
for the Vancouver demonstration Of
September u
There is no question as 10 whether
Seattle, Portland or San Francisco agi-
tators took part The great bulk OF
the marching and riOting throng was
composed of Canadians, and the jap
anese officials ignored American par
ticipants in the telegram Of protest TO
the Ottawa government
MORE oRIENTALS COME.
VANCOUVER, September 1.-THE
steamer Monteagle arrived here this at
ternoon- Al her passengers were land
ed without trouble, but 1o3 were held
in the detention shed Mayor Bethune
telegraphed 10 Ottawa asking for the
use OF the drill hall 20 lodge them A
subscription has been started, headed
by City Solicitor Cowan, who sub
scrioed 800. TO send carload ship
meut 10 Ottawa as a specimen The
subscription list is being readily filed.
Al the Chinese cooks and walters
have returned 10 hotels and restaur-
ants, and now the white cooks and
walters are threatening 10 strike.
The quiet which followed the rioting
OF Saturday night Is being disturbed
today By the arrival OF SO Hindus, $50
Chinese and 80 japanese a large
crowd Is Witnessing the debarkation
but no violence is feared. Their arriv-
a, though, al this time serves to keep
alive any snouIdering fires against
the OrientsIs, and the tramp steamer
Woo.Eich Is due hare with three hun
dred more japanese.
Today there Is no. further indication
OF trouble Chinese cooks are back to
work and life IL once more normal
in hotels and restaurants
The following telegram was sent TO-
day 10 Sir Tilfrid LAurier by Mayor
Bethune: Nine hundred Hindus ar
irving today on. steamer Monteagie
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