Evening star., 1924-10-17
CHINESE FACTIONS
AGREE ON TRUCE
Legation Brings Tong Lead
erS Together for Arbi-
tratiOn of Differences.

tration of Differences.
\ truce by the Hip Sing and Or
Leong factions, between which police
have lived in daily fear of Il serious
outbreak. was declared today.
Verbal agreements to cease hostili'
ties have been rendered to officials OF
the Chinese legation. Written agree
ments are to be signed by the execu-
tive boards of the opposing associa,
tions as soon as they can gather.
Yung kwai, secretary of the Chinese
legation. made an official announce
ment at noon today that the opposing &
factions had been brought together
through the good Offices OF the Chi
nese minister. DR.. SEE. and that they
had pledged their words that peace
would reign in Washington from
now on.
Factions Pledge Peace.
The announcement resulted from a
series of conferences at the Chinese
legation yesterday and today. At 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the Hip
Sing leaders were called to the lega-
ton They were told of the desires
of the representatives of China's gov
ernment in this country that warlike
preparations cease Immediately. AT
o'clock leaders of the on Leong
Chinese Merchants Association were
called in. Similar instructions were
given them. Each pledged verbal as
surance that no trouble might be ex-
pected henceforth from either. AT
o'clock a conference was called with
a neutral party for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning liaiSon between the two clans.
Then the written agreement was
presented to each faction for sig
nature. 1t has three provisions:
The first, and the one on which
all others are predicated. is that hos
tilities cease Immediately.
The second is that the local fac
ional leaders use their good offices
and influence to check spread of
trouble throughout the country.
The third. and what is regarded as
that differences be arbitrated in {.
peaceful and orderly manner
This information was received with
pleasure by Inspector G. l.. Grant.
who has been the leader OF police
forces in staving off possible out
breaks. He expressed great relief at
the removal of the tension in the sit
uation.
Disagree on Expenses.
There is one little fly in the oint-
ment. however. Late last night the
neutral liaison officer, after a visit
to Hip Sing headquarters, came to
the ON Leong faction with informa-
ton that the agreement of the Hip
Sings was predicated upon the agree
ment of the On Leong Association to
pay half of the expenses incurred by
reason Of the arrest and detention
of the Chinese already arrested. This
the On Leong faction refuses To do.
At the legation, Mr.. kwai stated
that the promises of each side to stop
fighting were absolutely uncondi-
tional. The disputed matter referred
to above, he believes. is something to
be settled before an impartial board
in accordance with the third stipula
tion of the agreement.
The legation exercises no direct
power over Chinese of either faction.
il was pointed out. but there are many
optional favors which it can do for
both. If the good offices of the le-
cation therefore are spurned by
either side, the group acting in this
manner may find it embarrassing and
unsatisfactory when they may want
them.
Offers Reward for Proof.
An official statement from George
Wen, secretary of the On Leong
Chinese Merchants Association of
Washington. as one faction prefers to
be called. today announced that re-
ward of $1,000 would be paid to any
one proving before impartial author
tiles that the group he represents
had ever offered or directed or ever
one to kill any one of the six Of
ficials who the Hip Sing Tong
charges are marked" for death.
THE vast majority of our men,
bers," he said in a formal statement,
ARE reputable business men. and men
who have lived in Washington for
many, many years. 1t is to their in
terests that peace be obtained and
secured. AS long as there is fomen-
tation their business interests are i'm
periled. Merchants find purchasers
evading their stores in fear of trouble.
"As far as the charges of G. F. Lee,
head of the Hip Sing organization are
concerned, let it be remembered that
several months ago he appealed for
protection to the police and that for
many months believed in peace and
security when there was no more
than an ordinary safeguard against
injury to him.
'Tt is the statement Of a crazy man
to say that he is being threatened
when he lived for so long in peace
when his life could easily have been
taken, if what he said in the first
instance is true"
This was made public following
with Jerry c. South, at
torney for the On Leong organization.