The sun., 1910-04-10

muruor Ol Z Nnlnooo xii, now mum. AHo
first memorable tong wSr. the war which
resulted in half a dOusn deaths in isos.
was OcCa~iOned by a quarrel beaw~.n thu
On LsonG Tong and Hip sings. ], wasnoe
an affair Of sentiment either. lthAd the
most commercial origin in ths world.
The On Lsongs had. NJ that time. con-
troll and tho profits Of every gambling
game IN the quarter. Tho On Lsongs
were making about $4,000 a week. Tho
/ Hip sings wanted n share of this huge
: wealth. They appealed to the polics, but
the police would not hack thcm. So the
i Hip sings began To shoot. Before they
finished shooting the On LeoDgs had lost
forever their monopoly Of the gambling
proGlts
/ Now that N truthful. inside history. but
/ IL was not ascertained four years ago when
the courts Of New York and the District
Attorneys offscs we're stretching every
nerve in the effort 20 gst to the bottom Of
things. The police perspired freely. hut
at the time Il was laid TO their hard work
, in trying 10 sauslch the tong war and hnd
out the truth. &c.
/ There IN just one other point In connec-
. tion with those Inhabitants from whom
Chinatown takes it's name. When some
one disappears. when some one II shot.
when the Celeatials no longer stand In
! tho street taking the air but remain in
doors. you win see an explanation in print
which sounds fantastic. You read it
over. IL sends htes shivers along your
spine. IL seems logical but IL 10 fantastic.
II IL romance. Therefore you do not
believe a word Of IL.
1 - 4A.k 4 =
not ~ the reality 10 twice a. strange.
Al the daily intrigues Of Turkish politics
IL revealed would make the Arabian
Nights insipid. 80 the causes of things In
Chinatown never fail to prove exciting.
wicked. exotic beyond calculation. These
cAusea rarely come out till they have
worked a part Of their results. Lots OF
times they are never discovered.
rHE FOUR CHINArowNs.
This, then. is the situation in Chinatown
at present: where there used in the
golden days to he four Chinatowns from
a. many points of view there are to-day
hut two and a dwindling third. The four
old time phases Of the region were the
visitors Chinatown. the habitue's China
town. the Chinatown % the Monaghan
and that or the policeman.
The visitors Chinatown will always he
there were all the Chinese TO depart
tomorrow IL " q vision vouchsafed 70
the most naive stranger within the gates
Il In the ability 90 So through lot oi
filth to the bright. obscured colors he
meath. IL is a reality. purely q meta
physical reality. but for that precise rca-
son the more enduring.
-. kak sysl a
Calvin is responsible.
The ChinAmAn used to regard the
quarter much a. Americans do Broadway
by day the centre of commerce.. by might
the route of pleasure. IL h no longer ths
sole objective point of Celestial laundry
men a. tho week end. They need not g.
10 Pell street and Mott to cOnsummate
business tran&acticns and negotiate for
Vegetables At prices frActurtng tho cur
rency ~ the United states The Chiness
mercantile houses are establishing them
selve. IN williamsburg and Jersey City
4, The Chiness games are played On the out
skirts Of New York.
The policeman used to regard China
town a. a desirable place TO bs. Il IL
80 no longer excepting for the man on
dssk duty.
: The Chinese theatre now in,ersperses
the -Tres Il the Zen 1hOSsNnd Sighs
and other immortal dramas with moving
pictures and a piano accompaniment
George NJ CohAn - to he put into Chinese
and staged there.
There is nothing left 10 do but to 60
upstairs IN Doyers street and over a small
glass of beer listen TO AREie sing with
enormous voice and watch the people
dance TO sombre loud. emphatic music.