Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-09-13
Our British Cousins Taks a Hand

the rights which are the heritage of
true citizenship, that must be COM
mended, however much mob rule.
under ordinary circumstances, may
be drplorcd. That province, like
parts of our own country is becoming
over-riddcn by Chinese. Japs and
Hindus. who become lively cOmpeti-
tors not only in manual labor but
in many business enterprises which
have hitherto been a means of sub
sistence for white families and pro-
viding for them an education that
fits them for intelligent participation
in attainment of perfection in free
home government.
Immediately succeeding the exc
dus of the Hindus from Bcllingham,
who were driven back over the line
under the earnest admonition of the
wage-carnerS of that city, Saturday
night, at Vancouver, those objcc-
tionahle citizens were, raidcd by
practically the whole population of
that city. 1t included, as the object
of hatred, Chinatown. the Japs
quarters and the almost helpless
Hindu colony, which is a more recent
transplation of foreign weeds. Fifty
buildings, occupied by Japanese.
were wrecked, the damage amount
ing to about $1,000. Baron lshii,
chief of Foreign Affairs, and Consul
HiSamidzu, of Seattle, made their
escape with difficulty. Five hundred
incoming Japanese on an arriving
steamer were met at the dock by 3, =
600 rioters, and a half a dozen or
more of the pests were thrown into
the bay. The riOting continued Sun
day, Il great mass meeting was held,
and inhammatory speeches made, de-
handing the immediate deportation
of all Japs, Hindus and Chinese
This resolution was forwarded to the
Dominion government. Ten thou
sand men participated, and the afOre-
said Baron and Consul were eye-wit-
nesscS. The crowd then surged to-
wards the Chinese quarters; bricks
and broken bottles began to fly;
platc-glass windows of the bank were
broken, fronts of stores were demol-
iShed, and two Japs were wounded
and one is reported killed.
Baron lshii, in his report to Toxic,
ria London, classifies the outbreak as
of band of rOwdies and asks that
an indemnity of $25, 900 be demand
cd. If many of those participating
are called rOwdies," with a full
sense of the meaning of the term,
then indeed British subjects and
American citizens. exercising the
first law of nature, protection of the
well being of themselves and fami-
lies, have been UNANIMOUSLY slandered
by this Nanki Poo of the mitcy gov
eminent in the Orient.
As showing the foothold these
pests have acquired in Vancouver,
the following list is given of the ia
panesc property damaged in that
city: General stores IL. hotels9. can
dy and confectionery shops 5, bath
houses 2, barber shops 3, shoemakers
2, banking houses l, newspaper Of
flee l, employment Offices 4, rcstau-
rant l, rice mill |, hatterss shop |,
tailOrS =, watchmakers l. OF these
fifty stores, all the windows and
doors were smashed. =
1t seems fortunate for the peace of
the world that the tumult has been
transferred to British soil. 1t should
and will doubtless lead to united eff
fort of the Anglo-Saxon race to pro-
test against 4 succession of plaques
to which those of Egypt in scriptural
Tins are mere ripple on the sands
of time.
The OIrg"minn says that the late
race conflict in Vancouver, b. c.. is
creating much excitement in Port
land, among the Chinese. They are
in touch with their British Columbia
brethren, and declare that the win
dOws of 170 Chinese stores there were
smashed and that their owners have
armed themselves for future emer-
gencies.
Wednesday the steamer Monteagle
arrived at Vancouver from the Orient
with 1000 Japs and Hindus aboard.
They were met by the invinciblc
hOme-defenders, and the wharf was
roped off, and none were allowed to
land. A committee, headed by May
or Bethune collected 81, 800 to carry
the immigrants to Ottawa, the Cana
dian capital, situate ut the confluence
of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence riv-
ers, 126 miles from Montreal and 45O
from New York.
AS q sequel to this eye-opcning
danger of the Yellow Peril, it may be
noted that the Japs in Seattle have
bought up all the firearms on sale,
to inaugurate sanguinary warfare
on American soil if need be in dis
pute of the right to life's precarious
conditions and opportunities.
On Wednesday, two Cinnamon
while walking on one of the Main
streets in Vancouver, took q white
baby sitting on doorstep unattend-
ed, and threw it into the middle of
the street where there were many
vehicles passing. It's escane from