The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-13
GONSALVES SAYS RESOLUTIONS
COME FROM THE PEOPLE.
Represent the Views of the Portu-
guese Throughout the Group-Vivas
Seconded Their Adoption and Voted
for Them.

"The inference made by President
j. NJ. Vivas of the Portuguese Union
that the resolutions presented to Sem
ator Morgan yesterday were not bona
fide is direct insult to the members
of the committee who presented them
and will bring down on Mr.. Vivas
head the indignation of every respec-
table Portuguese citizen in Honoiu-
lulu"
These words were spoken by NJ. 4.
Gonsalves, the Queen street merchant,
this morning. Continuing, Mr.. Con
salves said: "Mr. Vivas in his state
ment this morning says: AS President
of the Portuguese Union | wish to
state to the public that the union had
nothing whatever to do with the res
olutions reported to have been pre-
sented by certain Portuguese to Sen
ator yesterday morning
"True, the resolutions were not
adopted by the Portuguese Union, but
by the Portuguese colony of Honolulu
and the Island of Oahu, which EN-
braces a great many more of my coun-
trymen. What is more, the resolu-
tions meet with the UNQUALIFIED ap-
proval of the Portuguese living on the
other Islands. .--'.,
Briefly, this il the true history of
the meeting. 1t was decided among
the Portuguese leaders that meet
ing of the colony be called to discuss
the annexation proposition. Accord
ingly the Board of Directors issued a
call for a meeting of the Portuguese
Union on the evening of October D..
The meeting was called to order by
President Vivas. After some little
discussion it was decided by the large
number of Portuguese present that
they would adjourn the meeting of
the Union and would convene imme-
diately afterward in the same hall as
a mass meeting of the Portuguese
colony. This was deemed best, even
by Mr.. Vivas, as it would take in all
the Portuguese and would have a very
much more important bearing.
"a. G. Correa, whose views coincide
with Mr.. Nivas and who is looked up
on as a supporter of the president of
the Portuguese Union, was chosen as
chairman. \ general discussion on
the merits of political union was gone
into, and after it had subsidized, Mr..
Vivas arose and read long resolu-
tion which he had previously prepar-
ed. The resolution was only half
hearted for annexation, and no one
moved its adoption. Mr. Vivas was
compelled to sit down and pocket his
own resolution. He afterwards gave
it puDncauon in his paper, The Luso.
I'm the meantime | hurriedly penn
ed a set of resolutions which | offered
to the convention. They were warmly
received and were unanimously adop-
ted Mr.. Nivas himself arose and sec
onded their adoption.
"These resolutions were engrosseti
by Niggo Jacobsen and presented to
Senator Morgan Yesterday. Mr.. Cor
rea, who was chairman of the meet
| ing, acted as spokesman. \. V. Peters
and myself were the other members
of the committee.
LET me also add that before the res
olutipns were engrossed they were all
shown to all those who participated
in the discussion that evening. All
save Mr.. Nivas agreed that they were
the resolutions as adopted and fur
ther that they represented the sense
of the meeting. So it can be seen that
Mr.. Nivas statement will fall fiat
among his own people, for they know
how untrnthful it is"