human
Have we Tongs in New York? asked Hamilton.
gpt
I've heard all about the troubles in the West. Before the fire in San Francisco, I know, there were fifteen organized Tongs of Highbinders, each with its paid band of 'Hatchet Men' for no other purpose than to rule Chinatown. The man who got up the report for the government told me that 'Frisco Chinatown was far more under Tong rule and had far more crimes in proportion than any city in China.
human
There are six strong Tongs in New York that I know about, the policeman answered,
gpt
Pell Street! exclaimed the boy.
human
Is that in Chinatown?
gpt
Right in the heart of it, was the reply.
human
Why?
gpt
Because I'm headed there now,
human
That's Chinatown all right, the policeman said,
gpt
I hadn't looked at it closely, the boy remarked,
human
Looks to me as though you'd have to wait a while. Take some other district first and come back next week.
gpt
Can't, the boy answered.
human
The Census Inspector and I have to go to 'Frisco to straighten out a Chinese tangle over the census there. The Chinese refused point-blank to have anything to do with the census, and there was a heap of trouble.
gpt
What was it?
human
When the rule for the census was issued, so they told me in Washington, Hamilton answered,
gpt
That was a good idea,
human
It would have been, said Hamilton,
gpt
The nerve of them!
human
At this, continued the boy,