The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-24
THE 0 LUSO TRANSLATION.

Inc very courteous letter of the
editor OF the o Luso Hawaiiano. in
serted in yesterdays ADVERTISER
Was received too late on Thursday
evening to receive the comments
which should have accompanied it.
The translation given in this paper
on Thursday was a fair and faith
ful version of the original, as any
one conversant with Portuguese can
see for himself, from the following
quotations:
AS eIelGoes garaes aproximam Sc, C
con elias Sc aproxima a abertura do
parlamento, vamos gostar de yer como
Sc haVera aiReforma. 20 Luso, Aug. II.
TRANsLATION.-"The general elections
are approaching, and with them ap-
proaches the opening of the Parliament;
and we are going to see what will become
Oh Reform" Or, more literally, chow
me Reform will behave"
Ii however, the o Luso editorial
did not express the sentiments which
It's editor intended, we shall feel
very much obliged to him, if he will
translate his letter which appeared
IN yesterdays ADVERTISER, and print
1t in full in the next issue of the 0
Luso Hawaiiano. It will do much
towards removing false impressions,
and help to create better feeling
than now exists.
The letter Of the editor of the Luso
Hawaiiano, however, puts the pos
ltion OF the Portuguese, as a party,
clearly before the country. He ex-
presses his satisfaction, and that of
his compatriots, with Messrs. Thurs
ton and Ashford, and leaves us to in
fer that neither he nor his compa-
triots harbor any feeling against the
two more recent members of the
ministry. Under such circumstan-
ces, the Portuguese community shall
stand firmly by the ministry. They
know what they have, they know
the sentiments of Mr.. Thurston on
the Chinese question and they have
seen what actions the Government
have taken on that important mat
ter. No fresh Cinnamon are coming
IN, and of those who leave the coun-
try only a limited number receive
passports to return. The greatest
care has been taken in this matter.
and even an application for the en-
try of a single Chinaman, endorsed
by the council at Hong Kong was
refused.
The Portuguese community has
prospered very well here. One has
only to look at the thriving little col
onies around the foot of Punch bowl. |
with their neat houses and trim lit
tie gardens, or go up Kalihi valley
and see how they have changed the
face of the country there. What
was jungle before, is now growing
bananas and other fruit. Every
steamer to the coast sees a long line
OF horses, mules and donkeys bring
ing along the produce for shipment.
Communities such as these have an
interest in the country. They may
not take part in party politics, but it
is manifestly to their interest to keep
things as they are, for the only safe
course at the present time is to show
that the government has stability.
With an assured stable govern
ment we are. going to receive con-
siderable treaty benefit from the
States. If our government be con-
stantly changing we shall not do SO.
Whatever benefits the country at
Iarge, benefits individuals. Therefore,
granted increased treaty benefits to
she country and there must be in
creased benefits to the Portuguese.