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Show PEACE PACT IS MADE BY CHINESE TONGS San Franclco, Jan. S. Twelve Chinese Chi-nese tongs. Including tho On Ylcks I and tho Suoy Dons which havo been engaged In bitter warfare for some weeks past, havo affixed their seals rnd signatures to a peaco pact which, binds theui to keep tho peaco In tho Chinese quarter or suffer dlro consequences. conse-quences. Tho direct action of tho truce Is to call a general meeting at vhlch every tong Is to be represented, when all grievances will bo presented, and peaceful methods of settling all disputes between the warring factions be discussed. The ngrooment further declares that, ljhould any tong or company of all those represented la the Chlneso quarter, fall to send a delegate del-egate to tho peace conference. the names and descriptions of all members of such society will bo given to tho Chinese authorities, both here and at Wrshlngton, with a request that ac- I tloa be taken to compel peace In tho ! quarter. Although no hint of what this notion no-tion would be Is given In tho pact, tho recent pronounclamento of tho Chinese Chi-nese government through tho Chinese consul here that relatives In China ; would bo mado to suffer for misdeeds of local tong men, conjures up visions vis-ions of widespread results of futuro wars among the Chinese. |