The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-25
WAS IS HEARD FROM.
HE TALKS OF THE PORTU
GUESE EMEUTE.
No Military Threat in Company C's
Position-Who the Kickers are
in the Colony.

Mr. J. NJ Vivas was seen this morn
ing touching the Portuguese petition
presented in the Council yesterday and
the communication published in the 4 ID
0eytiSey this morning. Mr.. Vivas said:
"People seem to have a wrong i'm
preston about the Portuguese affair.
l have even understood some members
of the Council have taken our action
in the light of military threat 1t was
nothing # the kind.
"Why do you think members OF the
Council look at it that way
dwell, I'm informed a member Of
the advisory Council is opposed to
Portuguese representation there and
has consequently began spreading dis.
cord in the Portuguese ranks by Cultiyat
ing tbs clique, VINO presented the petit
ton yesterday and telling them the
contents of the first Portuguese COM
munication, This councilman then
demanded of the clique if they thought
we represented the Portuguese colony
and also told them that the Council
considered our communication as a
military threat"
"Well, continued Mr. Nivas, 'the
wouldbe political bosses who signed
the Ad0eytiSey letter at once got up
that petition presented yesterday The
twenty-nine men who signed it did not
understand the situation and not being
aware of our intention to put the matter
before the Portuguese at large they
very willingly signed the petitionpresent-
ed asking for Portuguese representa-
ton.
"How do your people feel Mr.
Vivas ?"
"The officers and men of Company
c wish it distinctly understood that the
petition for Portuguese representation
in the Council was no military threat
whatever; but was simply to try to rene
dy the fact that the Portuguese we're
supporting the Provisional Government
and the annexation movement general
ly without the Portuguese colony being
in any way represented"
"Was that the direct object of the
first petition?"
eyes, it was that and something
more" said Mr. Vivas; the action
taken by the signers of the first petit
ton for representation was used also to
advertise and procure as large a gather
ing as possible of the Portuguese at
the mass meeting. This clearly shows
it was a movement to bring the question
of representation before the colony
itself.
'Were you working to be a candi-
date, Mr.. Vivas2"
''No, l did not want to run, but at
the mass meeting it was insisted that my
name should be put in nomination
and l was chosen
"Why do these men who wrote to
the advertiser oppose your"
"They oppose me because | have
many times taken a stand to protect
the members of the Portuguese colony
from the political trickery of majority
of those signing that communication,
l have never yet, however, been in a
political scheme in this country, and
my dealings with the colony have
always been above board. These men
who oppose me have but little if any
standing in the colony.
GLOW about the hint given that they
wish to have an honest man"
at is only cowardly attack upon
my character. Eight of the fourteen
who signed the letter in the advertiser
this morning would not feel at ease il
their record was publicly exposed to
the foreign community 1t is this
they fear. In the Portuguese colony
they are already without following.