The sun., 1919-08-10

in San Francisco and who was mur-
dered by Ratchet men at II Mott
street.
And when the committee of forty
conferred with the ON Leongs the
head men OF that tong made these
demands:
First-The Four Brothers must pay
$4,000 for damages to the business
interests of Chinatown through crimes
committed by that society.
Second-Not less than $1,000 must
be paid by Chu Keung Leung. Four
Brothers man, for stealing a China
girl named Feung Ling from mem
Der of the On Leong Tong.
Third-A banner inscribed with
characters denoting the surrender of
the Four Brothers Society must be
presented to the On Leong Tong for
display in the streets of Chinatown.
Neither the Four Brothers nor the
On Leongs would agree to the de-
mands of the other and the truce that
was in effect during the negotiations
was declared off. This truce, in fact,
was never the work of the On Leongs
and the Four Brothers. They did not
agree to it voluntarily, but were COM
PEELED to enter into-it by the Chinese
merchants, who threatened a boycott
against the men Of each organization
unless some efforts were made for
peace. Tho terms Of the truce were
about as follows:
Forever and ever there shall be
peace between the two organizations
all over the country--on condition that
lo ind fn, 1,o lose of
life and property in the past is agreed
upon.
"The merchants conducting the
negotiations. who represent the prin-
cipal Chinese merchants Of the world,
agree TO assume the responsibility for
the good conduct OF both sides.
"If a member of one organization
violates the treaty and kills a member
of the other his brethren shall imme-
ciately surrender him to the mer-
chants, who in turn will hand him
ever to the police and will insure his
prosecution and punishment.
The merchants stipulate that In
the event of failure to hand over to
them such cuiprit every member of
the offending society in America shall
be boycotted until the surrender is
made and the culprit has paid tho
penalty for his crime. 1t is under
stood that these merchants will not
only refuse to buy from or sell to the
members of the offending society, but
will keep every other Chinaman Will.
whom they have business dealings
from so doing"
Later through the efforts OF Judge
Foster and the Chinese merchants, as
we'll as the police, a truce was finally
patched up which lasted until 1912 OF
rhereabouts, when the Kim Ian As-E I
ISOLATION or the Kim Ian Wui Saw.
came into the field and started an axe
war against the Hip Sings and the
On Leongs. The Four Brothers ap-
parently quit fighting the On Leongs
largely because they thought they had
obtained the necessary revenge for
the stealing and killing OF Bow Kun.
although the On Leongs always in
sisted q" that the Four Brothers were
really behind the murders committed
by the Kim Lans. When the final
peace of Chinatown was signed on
May 90, 1918, 1t was not signed by the
Four Brothers Society. This peace,
the last one signed in Chinatown.
which is still in effect, is as follows:
Covenant of the Tongs' League.
Whereas the traditional brotherfy
feeling existing between the On Loong
and the Kim Ian societies on the one
hand and the Hip Sing Association
on the other has been disturbed for
two years; and
"Whcreas the unfortunate differ
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respective societies have been satisfac-
torily adjusted through the good offices
OF LANG Luang Fang, Consul General
OF our Republican Government at the
port OF New York and the kind ad-
vices OF Charles S. Whitman, Dis
trict Attorney Of New York county;
! and
Whereas, the reputation of our
| Chinese population in America for tho
observance of law and order has suf-
fered through our several misunder-
standings; be it therefore
! "ResoIred. That from the twenty first
day of the fifth moon, in the second
year of our glorious republic, our
several societies having arrived at
! brotherly agreement for the promo
! ton of our fellow countrymen resi-
dent in New York it is hereby
Declared that the tranquility Of
the Chinese colony shall hereafter he
! involate and it Is further
Declared that the several streets
occupied by our fellow countrymen
shall hereafter be open to ingress and
egress. without let or h!ndrance. 10
all Chinese residents without distinc-
tion of society affiliations; and
! "ReSoIuGd. That this agreement be
proclaimed and published on the bulle
! tin boards of the Chinese public as
sembly, in Mott and Doyers streets,
and in all the Chinese newspapers
circulating in the United States.
CHINESE MERCHANTS Ass'H.
"OS LEoNc ToNG.
| kim Ian WUI SAW,
"HIP SINo ToNd," kFMr !