Omaha daily bee., 1907-09-10
TWO JAPANESE ARE WOUNDED
Attack Fomented by Ant-Japanese
and Corean League.
LONDON VIEW OF SITUATION
Cabinet Had Long Feared an Out
break-Papers who Criticised san
Francisco 'IIoodIums" in Em-
barrassinE Position.

director of commerce and trade, depart
ment of foreign affairs, OF Japan, who Is
at present in British Columbia studying
the anti-Japanese movement in that
province:
VANCOUVER. r. c.. Sept s-Having
arrived at Vancouver at IL p, m. on Sep
tember :, | found that during the early
part of the evening there was held q
demonstration OF the anti-Japanese and
Corean league, and about 9 D. m. mum.
Der of rowdes, about 80 or CO. marched
into the section the city where the stores
kept by the Japanese and Chinese are, anc
threw stones, breaking considerable glass
Following this attack there came another
one, this time the number being increased
to about 800 and the fronts of several OF
! the stores were broken. So far as l can
ascertain only one japanese was wounded.
| The police force did its best. but, there 10
I hardly any hope of relief in that direction.
Consul Morikawa is staying at the seat
! of the disturbance, trying to impress upon
| the city police TO extend their protection
over the Japanese residents and at the
same time to suppress the utmost excite
ment of the Japanese. There may be no
| further disturbances.
RiotinR IL Repeated.
Mr.. Ishlrs hope was unfortunately not
fulfilled. late last night Consul General
Nosse received the following telegram
| from Consul Morikawa:
VANCOUVER, Sept. SIN continuance
of the message sent by Mr., Ishii have to
report that fourth attack was made by
the rowdies about midnight on the Japan
! ese quarters. Twice again they tried to
attack the Japanese stores, but on account
| of the vigilance Of the Japanese and the
city police and also the late hour of the
night, their number gradually decreased,
! and by 8 o'clock Sunday morning the
! rowdies scattered everywhere, and tran
! guilty was restored by dawn. The damage
| done to the Japanese stores is as follows:
| General stores, 13; hotels, o; candy and
| confectionery shops, Z; bath houses, 2;
| barber shops, 3; shoemakers, ?; banking
| 1
offices 4; restaurant, /; rice min, l; hat
ter's shop, /; tallors, 2; watchmakers, !.
door glass was smashed Two Japanese
were wounded.
| Consul General Nosse will lay all the
facts before Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier
OF Canada.
NewsDaper Account of Riot.
/ A special from Vancouver to the Star
! says:
Saturday night the Asatic Exclusion
! league held parade and later meeting
! at which Lieutenant Governor Dunsmuir,
who vetoed the bill introduced by the pres
| ent attorney general to enforce the natal
act in British Columbia, was burned in
ettigY and resolution passed to ask
! the Dominion government to allow the bill
! to become law. 1t was after that the mob
stormed Chinatown, deliberately smashing
I the windows in all, stores. Street orators
gathered crowds who even swarmed up the
/ telegraph poles, and a strong Gordon OF
! police across the street had all they could
! do to keep the mob from again entering
/ the Chinese quarter AS there had been
! threats of burning the fire brigade was
ready with hose TO use this method II neces-
| sary to keep the white men back.
| While speaking was going on the sound
| of breaking glass was acclaimed with ioy-
! full yells>by the hoodlums. Then the mob
! broke loose on Howell street, few bolcks
away in another direction. where the Jap
anese reside. Here windows were broken
also but the japanese resisted and with
! bottles and boards attacked their assail-
ants. Several people were injured on the
| counter attack.
From the Canadian Pacific railway
| wharves dozen japanese were thrown
| into the water. but were rescued. Three
white men were stabbed by japanese and
newspaper man going home was held up
by Japanese and when the latter was
taken to the police station search re-
vealed murderous- looking knife.
/ . All nigth bands of armed Japanese
walked the streets, keyed to high pitch by
the me. excitement, and bent on revenge. They
| IL was a coincidence that Mr.. Ishii the
special envoy or the Japanese government
/ sent TO Investigate the whole question of
! immigration arrived last night on his
! mission.
London Feared Trouble.
! LONDON, Sept. 9-Irhe news of the at
tacks on japanese and Chinese at VAN
couver did not surprise the colonial and
| foreign office officials here who had long
feared an outbreak against the Asiatics in
| western Canada, but they have the greats
est confidence in the ability of the Canadis
ans to suppress any disturbances and pro-
tect aliens. At the same time the officials
reanze that most serious problem has
arisen, particularly as the feeling appears
to be strongest against the subjects OF
Great Brtain's eastern ally, and that IL
VIII require most careful handling, for
whatever action Is taken is likely TO be
resented either by the colony or by Japan
| The question has been the subject OF con-
siderable consideration for some time oy
the imperial authorities, who have used
their good offices on numerous occasions
to prevent the enactment OF antl-Japanese
legislation by British Columbia.
1t is understood that the matter was
discussed at length during the recent visit
Of the colonial premiers 90 London,
Australia being much opposed to tho
admission Of Asiatics as the Canadians. No
steps were taken at the time. However. and
the subject was allowed to lapse until the
| agitations were revived
| All the cabinet ministers are out Of town
at present, but the colonial and foreign Of
flee officials are seeking to obtain all the
! information possible on the subject of the
! Vancouver outbreak, with the view of taxi
ing some action, the nature Of which It is
| difficult 10 surmise.
The attack on the Japenese and Chinese
at Vancouver places the English newspa-
pers In an embarrassing and amusing posi-
| tion. Several OF the most prominent Of
| them were particularly severe upon the
! San Francisco "hoodlums" wien the out
| break OF much violence occurred there
/ They are now confronted with more
serious situation in a British colony and
/ apparently are at loss what to say. The
majority remain silent. The Times. whose
! American correspondent severely ana re-
| peatedly denounced the San ISrancscans'
action towards the japanese, is the only
/ morning paper commenting on the Cana
dians' demonstration. The paper deplores
| that Il Is not at present obvious how q