The sun., 1919-08-10

against the On Leongs, the red flag
went up on the headquarters of the
Four Brothers, and both sides began
bringing in their hatchet men from
Boston, San Francisco and Philadel-
phia, because there was much killing
to be done and the police knew most
Of the local hatchet men of both tongs
and would keep them under surveil-
lance when they learned that there
was another tong war brewing. The
murders were many in the early days
of the war, but they increased after
hatchet man slipped into the home
of Tchin Len and stabbed Bow Kun
to the heart, cut of her fingers and
then completed the job by slashing her
innumerable times across the body.
The figure of twenty given as the
total number OF Cinnamon killed in
the war over Bow KUN is very con-
servative. In all probably the num-
Der was far in excess of twenty.
Tom Lee was head of the On Leongs
at the time. and strove nightly for
peace, but the younger element OF
both the On Leongs and the Four
Brothers vowed that they never would
quit their work until the other tongs
had been exterminated. Finally Capt.
tBig Bill Hodgins. then in command at
the Elizabeth street police station, had
conference with the On Leorgs and
then another conference with the Four
Brothers. Both said they were willing
to agree to peace on the proper condi-
tions, ana told the police captain to go
ahead and see what he could do.
Capt. Hodgins went first to the On
Leongs. The head men OF this tong
| said that they We're more than anxious
to make peace with the Four Brothers
and the only condition demanded
was that the Four Brothers Society
should present to the On Leong TONG
a Chinese flag, 10000 packages of fire.
crackers and roast pig. These con-
ditions were about as insulting to the
Four Brothers, from a Chinese view
point, as IL some foreign nation should
agree to make peace with the United
States on condition that this country
tear up its Constitution, burn it's cap
itol and agree never to refer to itself
as a nation again. So thu war went
on for another year, but in 1910 a
committee of forty was appointed, at
! the behest OF the Chinese Minister to
| the United States, consisting of twelve
members of the Chinese Students
! Club, headed by their president. Hing
Wong; and twenty-eight Chinese mis-
sionaries, teachers In the Chinese
schools and merchants doing business
in Chinatown.
| This committee of forty held con-
ferences with the Four Brothers, and
representatives OF the Four Brothers
made these demands:
First--When the men arrested for
the recent tong murders are put on
! trial neither side shall put witnesses
on the stand.
Second-The store at 36 Mott street
seized by the Or. Leong Tong, shall be
returned to Its former owners, the
Four Brothers Society.
Third-The money owed 10 the Or
Leong Tong by Lew Dix Wee, a -Four
Brothers man. shall be paid.
Fourth-None of the private affairs
OF the Four Brothers shall be dis
cussed by the peace committee during
these negotiations.
Fifth-The On Leong Tong man who
obtained from Sam Kee OF ss Mott
street credit in 1909 to the extent of
Sal shall pay up.
Sixth-The dues OF the -Four Brothers
men who Joined the On Leong Tons
and were put out after the present
war was declared shall be remitted.
Seventh-A sum OF money to be
named later shall be paid to the -Four
Brothers Society to "save its face"
! Eighth-An indemnity of $500 shall
be paid 10 the -Four Brothers for the
loss OF Row Kun. the China girl who
was stolen BY an On Leong Tong mar