Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

os unrest until vengeance has b.es
vrovght"
Ne psused for just moment and
moved lmpstientIy But " Z thought
20 disconcert him BY my action I vas
no; rewarded
Il; is possible. Mr. Clyde" be con.
tinued. "tha, you are familiar with
the history OF the trade in coolies BE-
tween your country and miner"
nodded Yes" ] answered, "pass-
ably familiar. ] know that at one time
Il vas black with outrages. I know
tha; in 1882 . Chinese exclusion sct
vas passed. and that In 1881 the Geary
Law followed"
But you did not know. pertapa.
that In spite Of your laws. the SNUG.
Cling Of Chinamen-of Chinese labor.
ers-into this country. has been a.
most continuously practieedT
Il, Il quite possible. dare say.
do not know the facts, however"
THE facts In a general way are not
material" Yup Sing assured me. But
! shall inform you Of a single spscinc
case. Sixteen years ago there ap
peared In Canton a white man. sup
posedly Scotchnan, calling himself
Donald McNish. and representing. &C
cording to bis own statement. certain
large American interests. Through .
native agen, 1t became known that
McNish was In search OF coolies. Very
soon. circulars appeared throughout
the district. worded somewhat after
this fashion: To tbs countrymen OF
All Shoe. Laborers are wanted In the
land Of California. Great works 70 b
done there. good houses. plenty. food.
You will get $40 a month and good
treatment Passage money required.
s45. will lend the money on good
security. but ! cannot take your wife
and child In pay. Come to Canton.
and ! will care for you until the ship
calls. The ship is good The circular
was signed by All Shoe. the agent In
response to II, exactly ninety-seSen OF
my countrymen. having left good Sc
curity for the required passage money.
were led stealthily aboard a small
coasting vessel one night. and the YES
sci slipped quietly down the Chu-kiO,
to the open sea. with McNish himself
at the helm, and a Eurasian named
John Woo. In the galley"
The Vice Consul was nov consult.
ing slip Of paper bearing, as ! could
see. certain Chinese characters
"If | am In error" said fup Sing.
addressing his companion. Il pray you
to correct me-" Whereat Mr. Chen
Mok smiled reassuringly.
You are in all particulars accu-
rate" he announced; and the Mott
street merchant, thus encouraged. pro
ceeded
The vessel, you understand, Mr..
Clyde. was what Is known In those wa
ters as a lorcha. II was not SO large
az junk and 1t differed in other re
spects as well. It"
II think have seen a rude. but
more or less effective representation
of it," interrupted.
Il know to what you refer" was the
speakers rejoinder. But that was
more or less conventional. As ! told
you. every child draws boats like that.
However, the lorcha was to be used
merely to convey the passengers to
MCNlsU WHICH hoo ~
ready cleared from Hong Kong. and
which waited of the coast well out OF
sight OF prying cruisers. Such, At
least. was the explanation. Whether
McNish ever had a steamship 10 .
matter Tor conjecture. Whether .
United States cruiser Of the Pacific
Squadron, having received q hint ~
10 his purpose, bore down upon him.
as has been said. is likewise open to
question. But of the truth Of the incl.
dents which followed there can be no
dispute"
He hesitated long enough for the
Vice Consul to echo: mo dispute,
whatever. Mr.. Clyde" and continued:
"On the second morning after leav.
ing Canton, an hour after dawn, when
he at least pretended to see the cruiser
in full chase. he ordered his passen.
gers below. declaring that their safe
ty depended upon their keeping out OF
sight No sooner. however. were they
below decks than he battened down
the hatches. and imprisoned the cook
In his galley. white fog prevailed
and the sea was very calm. both OF
which were conditions favorable to
McNish's purpose Lowering the
lorcha's two boats he cut one adrift.
and entering the other. which he had
previously stocked with stores. he
made his way In It along the lorcha's
side to her PROV"
At this juncture. Yup Sing slowly
rose TO his feet
And now" he said. Il want you to
picture what followed Standing up.