Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-20
MANILA PARALYzED
BY FIERCE R|OT|NC
AGAINST CHINESE
Wood May Call U. S. Troops
to QueII Disorders in
Racial Strife.
BUSlNESSAT STANDSTlLL,
SPREAD OF WAR FEARED
Danger to 0rientals Seen if Poorly
Policed Provinces Be-
= come Infamed.
Er cable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News

Ey cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
MANILA. October 20.-BuSineSS in
the city of Manila is absolutely para
lived this morning as result of riot
ing against the Chinese during the
mast As hours Gov. Gen. Wood is now
personally inspecting the situation to
ascertain whether the native police
under an American chief actually are
unable to handle it, in which event ne
viii order out the native conStabu-
larry within the city and within easy
call from the provinces and also haV-
ing American troops as last resort.
The Chinese all over the city are
locked up in their shops. small and
big alike, which is putting business
>. standstill and making IT impos-
sible for neighborhoodS to buy even
table supplies, and the Chinese COOKS
in hotels. restaurants and private
houses are unable to get to the mar
kets for necessary purchases. Hence
prices are soaring sky high for all
commodities If the terrorism con-
1inueS longer the whole city and
especially the poorest class. among
whom the rioters are included, VIII
feel the pinch of hunger.
Wood Proceeds Carefully.
chinese firms having general stocks
amounting to millions of dollars
housed even in the best modern con-
crete buildings. have them all com
rlcttly barred and barricaded await
ing the outcome of the riotinS. Their
pruprietors believe that the most ef-
1ectual step would be to call out
small detachment of American troops
from the 3lst Infantry because they
realize that the native policemen as
we'll as the conStabulary share the
bitterness against their race, but
ten. Wood desires to make sure be-
fore resurting TO extreme steps.
Meanwhile half a dozen celestlais
are either dead or fatally wounded
and the mob spirit is growing rap
idly and likely to spread into the
provinces, where the Chinese VIII De
still more at the mercy of the worst
elements.
The trouble began in the water
front district. where the natives in
cIudc a large element Of fiSayan sail
ors and longshoremen, who have
throughout their history engendereo
the first strife between the Chinese
and the Filipinos in Manila. Fill
plnu Storcman on Saturday atternoon
delivered two cases of "Pancho Villa
pemade" to a Chirese customer, who
Ot't idTtu H' Hdu oiiiy hoii q
case, whcreupon . quarrel began.
Natives Deepl! stirred.
People iiocked into the store. caus-
ing a melee, in which one policeman n
was hurt one was cut and was
shot AS various Chinese came to
the storeman's assistar &C it was easy
! or the rioters to spread reports that
rhe Chinese had sent out secret riot
T.
ing in the tree-for-all fights accord
ing to Queensbery regulations, and
so forth, and that they were taking
,dvantago of the Filipinos. All of
this stirred up the fiercer race fires,
wlli' n We're still more heated by re-
ncwrd encounters in the Azcarraga
district this morning. where one Chi
ncse and two Filipinos were killed.
mc.ndiury fires i'll the Chinese shops
broke out during last night, but the
tire department succeeded in eXtin-
gushing them before any real dam
age occurred. However. the insurance
companies are alarmed because they
art carrying risks which run into
many millions of dollars upon Chinese
properties. which without question
the rioters will endeavor to burr
down unless they are checked. Among
the properties are large stocks of
hardwood lumber running into mil
lions of dollars.
Copyright, 1924. by Chicago Daily News Co..