Los Angeles Herald, Volume 37, Number 122, 31 January 1910 — RENEWAL OF BAY CITY TONG WAR IS LIKELY [ARTICLE]

RENEWAL OF BAY CITY TONG WAR IS LIKELY

President of Yee Family Declares , Very Existence of His Faction Is Threatened by Black, mailing Demands

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. -The possibility of ,i renewal of the ("sign of terror"in Chinatown was the chief subject of discussion in the Oriental quar- , ter today, as a result of the announcement of District Attorney Fickert that he would not oppose the granting of bail to Tong King Ching, who is accused of conspiracy to murder, by the i'ee family. V,.. sing, president of the Yee family association, made 0, statement on the situation today, saying: "For years we have suffered under the blackmailing demands of the highbinders, until now our very existence is threatened. It ha - come to a point when we must either • submit to unending extortion or .allow ourselves to be murdered and disbanded, unless the American people give us not only the assistance of the law, but tin moral support. "Because one member of our family rescued a Chinese girl from the. bond age in which she was held by the.On ricks, six men .of our clan have been murdered. Today the On Vie ks demand more than we can give, threatening us with a renewal of the killings as soon as the peace compact ends, if we refuse their claims." »'