Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-04
REIGN OF TERROR IN PHILIP.
PINES DUE TO SECRET soclE.
TIES IS OVER.
SYSTEM OF LEvYING
RLAcKMAiL WIPED OUT
Chinese to Be Deported
Upon Proof of Extortins Money
From Law Abiding countrymen-
How Nefarious Schemes Were Car
ried on-similar in This Country.
Especial Correspondence

washington, Aug. "A reign OF
terror among the Chinese Of the Phil
ippfnes, due to the presence of a pow
erful secret society which has been
levying blackmail. and otherwise assail-
ing the respectable Chinese there, has
been brought to an end according to
an announcement of the bureau of
insuiar affairs. 1t is said that the day
of the highbinders and disreputable
tongs in the islands is over.
decision has been handed down by
the supreme court of the islands af-
firnling the right of the Philippine
government to deport aliens whose
presence is injurious to the public good
The case arose thru the efforts of ex-
cluded Chinese highbinders and black
mailers to prevent themselves from
being deported. The decision arms the
government with full power TO rid the
islands of disreputable Chinese and
they will be driven out
The details of the nefarious schemes
worked by the Chinese secret organiza-
tons are little known here. 1t IS said,
however. that they omitted nothing in
order TO compel a system of tribute
from the respectable Chinese merch-
ants and others. In one way and an
other, the Chinese with money were
terrified and csioed into giving up
their money to the tongs.
Similar schemes have been worked
in San Francisco among the Chinese
The courts could do little for witnesses
were inundated and the slippery Of
Tenders always found ways Of evading
1,
the Philippines. the police finally went
at the matter roughshod. and, with
the cooperation of Chinese consular
officers, seized the criminals.
a well-educated Chinese. who speaks
English. and lives on the island of
Cebu. gave the first information to the
Americans about the ramifica tons and
methods Ge the secret societies. This
Chinese is row writing a series of
articles in 4 Cebu paper in which he
tells in detail of the methods of the
Chinese b ackmailers
The particular case which has been
decided by the supreme court came to
head in August of last year. Reports
Of matchmaking and system of terror
ization among the Chinese had been
getting worse. The governor general
had been considering what action
should be taken when matters came to
a head while he was away on an in
spection trip. His representative in
Manila. on the request of the Chinese
chamber of commerce and the Chinese
consul, caused twelve Cinnamon. mem
bers of the secret societies to be de-
livered to the CHINESE consul in n
launch Aug 20, 1909. One was a
prominent citizen and the others were
classed as merchants and property
holders. The Chinese consul on re-
ceiving them. receipts for their per-
sonal and registration papers and put
them on a steamer especially char
tered by the Chinese and sent them to
Annoy.
Much excitement was caused in Ma
Mia by this action. The governor gen.
eral took responsibility for 1t. though
it happened in his absence. Six of the
Chinese later returned and, To-
mented by Manila lawyers, began
litigation to compel their admission. 1t
is this case which has been decided
by the supreme court of the Islands.
It is said at the bureau Of insular at
fairs that while these secret organiza-
ton have given much trouble. the Chi
nese immigrants to Manila and the
Philippines are as arule peaceful anc
a good class of people. But the rami-
fications Of the blackmailers appear tc
have covered all over the islands Ths
Chinese are not unused to being helo
up in the Philippines. however In the
PHILIPPINE instruction, the insurgents
collected much money by harsh means
from the Chinese.