Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-07
HINDU INCIDENT
MAY MAKE TROUBLE
State Department Expects TO
Hear from the British Am
bassador on the Matter.


/ formation OF an official character has
reached the state department as yet
concerning the summary and violent
expusio- of Hindus from Beliingham'
Wash. yesterday II Is confidently eN-
pected that f tho facts are as repre-
scented In the press Ambassador Bryce
win soon BE- heard from. The British
government takes pride above az
things in protesting the lives and prop
erty OF its subjects. so It is expected
that as soon as the British consular
officer. VINO Is reported 20 De lgoA'hs
into the matter, has completed MS M
Nestieation and communicated W.T."
the summer home ut the Bilt'sn en-
btssy al lntervaic n. H.. formal COM
plant win be lodged with the state
department
IL is believed that the task Of in
yestigatng this matter VIII fall a. on
Oscar lClocker. the British vice cQnsui
at P0rl Townsend. as being pfobaLly
the nearest consular officer 70 the scene
Of the indecent. The state department
Is always embarrassed Go dealing with
incidents Of this character, owing TO
the faet 20 which the attention Of Con-
gress has often been called, that the
national government and even the
United States courts. are not clothed
with the authority 10 enter the confines
Of a state even 10 protect foreigners
in their treaty rights. All that the
state department can do IN such a case
as thar at Bellingham Is 20 follow tha
well-worn presidents established IN
Wyoming. Louisiana, California ana
elsewhere I'm cases where fore gner-
have been mobbed OF killed. That Is.
the department. in the name Of the
president. may address the governor or
Washington. tran hitting perhaps the
complaint OF the British embassy II
there should be one, and reQuestins
him TO take stems 20 prevent recur-
renee ~ the trouble. such appeals
have generally been effective and
doubtless would be IN this case, not
withstanding the racial feeling which
appears to have been engendered. and
which always adds very much 10 the
difficulty Of the officials in adjusting
matters on a proper basis Probably
ln the end claims for damages sus-
tained by the individual Hindus who
were beaten or driven away from lu-
Crative employment will be preferred.
II the aggricve7 individuals care 20
DO SO, they may bring civil actions
against the municipal authorizes at
Bellingham Ia thu local courts, just as
the japanese restaurant and bath
cisco, and undoubtedly the state de-
partment would very much prefer that
this course be followed II. however
owing 10 local antipathy on the part
Of wAi.e people Of Belingham to the
Hindu colony. Il should be found Inn
possible 90 secure justice al the hands
Of tho local judiciary then, as was
done ln the case ~ murderous attacks
upon the Chinese az Rock Springs.
Wyo. and uno1 the Italians IN New
Orleans. some years ago the execu-
tive VIII recommend 10 Congress that
indemnity be paid 10 the victims. The
British government for its part, Is
kelly To find itself embarrassed In
dealing with The Bellingham Incident.
becausa of the cver-present danger OF
similar attacks urOn the East Indians,
who are numerous in British Columbia
So that 81 this case Is pressed, the
precedent established might be trouble
some 5o the imperial officials were they
.u turn called rTon 90 pay damages for
injuries 90 persons and property sus-'
talncd by the Hnius who are British
subjects at the hands OF British COLI
onists.
EXPELLED HtNDUS SCATTER.
Seattle Wash. sept. 6.-PractlcaIly
am OF the Hn1us who were driven
from Bolliushaw have sought new To-
cations About 40 arrived In Seattle
today A large party left FOR Los An
geIes and othor southern cities and
others sought protection in British Col
umbiI. Advice from Belllngharn
state t.lt the town does not contain
q solitary Hindu az this time. Ber-
nard PeIly British vice consul az Sc
attic with Jurisdiction over the entire
state. Ils not yet been officially n0tl-
hel of The hast.urs toward Theses
British subjects demonstrated az Bel
bingham Tie stat.l TODAY that he ala
not intend 20 even inquire into the AZ
iaIr unless formal complaint IS lodged
with Him
Considering tho method adopted BY
rHe people Of .. ugham toward the
objects uI theI unity surprise H. ex-
pressed here iEaI he matter hls NOT
been reformed e... indirectly 10 the
British vice UOr-u.
"Au char p bow heard 0f IN. Eel
lnEhaw Incident what ! read Iu tie
newspapers sa' lr Pelly
rh. marty lh.t arrived Iu Seattle to-
day 400 not mlF Hharges OF riuionc.
nEliuFt ina EsH. hnm people but
oIHIm iH.f .I.E Ha.e given o. under
stand IIHl r0o. LIQUID not remain
There u Wn.l1. with white labor m
che m''s