WHITES REFUSE TO WORK WITH JAPANESE

Strike Occurs in the Freight Yard of the Great Northern at Great Falls, Montana.

GREAT FALLS, Mont., Saturday, May 19. -- There was a strike in the freight yard of the Great Northern here today, the men all quitting and refusing to work with Japanese that had arrived from Havre and been placed at work.

The men found considerable trouble in securing quarters in the city and received strong hints from men in the employ of the company that they would undoubtedly do better at Havre than around Great Falls. From the manner in which some of these hints were given, the Japanese became frightened and were not very anxious to go to work. Some of the representatives of the company however persuaded them to stay and work, which they did, only to quit soon after the white men had struck. The Japanese then left town.

Great Falls is the only city in the state where no Chinese are tolerated under any circumstances and it looks as if the ban might be extended to the Japanese.