Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-08 | Page 2 | Twelve Chinese Tongs Sign Peace Pact and Agreement

TWELVE CHINESE TONGS SIGN PEACE PACT AND AGREEMENT SA SAN Jab Jah S S. Twelve Chinese ton tongs s including ing the the- theOn On Ticks I nail and the tho Suey Dons which have hl been beenen en engaged in bitter warfare for some weeks past have affixed their seals and i signatures to a peace pact which h binds i them to keep the peace in tho the Chinese quarter or sul suffer suffer dire er dire tro The direct action of tho truce is to call a I general meeting al nt which Er e every ton tong is 19 iato to be represented when all grievances will wiH be presented and peaceful Jn methods of settling all disputes between en the i warring factions be bo discussed d. d The i agreement further declares that should I any ton tong or company of If all aU those I in iii tho quarter fail to tos toI s send nd a dell delegate at to the tho peace conference the names nIg and nd descriptions of all aU members mem meni- I bers ben of It such mch sM society ety will bo be given 1 to the Chinese nuth authorities both hero here andIn andi and andin in In Washington ton with a request that th action aelion ac ae- ae tion lion be taken talen to compel p peace in iii the quarter un Although no hint of what this action w uld be bo is given iven en in in the pact the recent of the tho Chinese government govern govern- overn- overn ment through tho Chinese consul hero that r relatives l in China Chinn would bo ho made mado to suffer for misdeeds of local too tong I men conjures up visions of widespread results ts of ot of future wars among amons tho Chi Chi- ne nese nce c. c I