The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-10-05
PORTUGUESEMEET
Discuss the Advantages
of Annexation.
Different Opinions Expressed
Prefer Annexation With
Statehood.

A meeting o. representative Por,u
russe 10 the number OF about 500 va
held n Lusitana Hall. Punchbow
Slope. las night and from 7:S0 unit
after Il O'Clock various speakers hsl.
The noo-. A C. Co-7ea. chairman, IRE
sided. and having called The meeting
% order. announced that the bushes:
O. the evening was the consideration Of
TIE question o. annexation. The sub
s-znce o. the various speeches : given
below Chairman COr-ea said;
IAN in favor OF the annexation OF
Hawaii 70 the United States rs Z
S-z-e Re then outlined what TIE
Portuguese would gaia by annexation.
such Is the right Of franchise. He also
referred 70 the treaty Of annexation
recently adopted by the Senate Of the
Requisite Of Hawaii and compared Il
with that o. 1854. IN the treaty OF
1854 all subjects were given the right
@. suffrage. In The treaty Of 1897 no
mention OF such q thing Is made
6C-r So how We can acquire the right
q suffrage under the present treaty
without complying with the Constitu-
zion OF the United States. The situa-
non O. the Portuguese under the pres
en- Government is oppressive What
SHOW have the Portuguese under the
present Government None a all
A = Peters 7 an II favor Of an
1exzuo1 as Territory OF 8 State. Il
We Eet one the other viii come The
present Government should be de-
nc-1ce5- L i certainly not sincere in
is work after annexation II takes no
sand against the AsiaJcs- The only
way this o2n be stopped Is By annex
alton The only way We can SET nd OF
the present oliEarchy Is by annexation
We could not take up arms against the
Government although We have sufi-
Gent force N closing. Mr.. Peters
spoke o. Senator No-En's career. his
capabilities. etc.
! n WAS Ny position Is that OF
nv past political record. notwith-
Standing rlmo-s Of ny being bought
AIr. NivEs then narrated the political
privileges acquired by The Portuguese (
ir 1851 The importance OF our num-
Der and position Is Wen understood -
The treaty OF 1874 was then compared I
with that Of 1897. and the speaker out
lined The manner in which the PoItu- 4
Euese should look a. the matter. Any ]
Government that might 20 IN instead
q This one cannot possibly do Us more
harm Our future Is dubious Our 20
siIion with the planters VIII not
change The phase OF the question. For
whst reason have the planters changed
their minds in reference 10 annexation. I
when Il former years Spalding and
Baldwin we're the only ones in favor Of Z
T. and all the rest against it This is .
the reason privileges have been guar I
sltes6 them. ! an n favor OF the an
1eNaLon q Hawaii 70 the United States I
IS 2 STATE a shy and al times. How .
ever. We should insist that We Be con-
suited first for We are G political fac 4
toT."
n a Peixo-o referred briefly 10 the
speeches OF those who had taken the
platform before him I have spent
days and nights shouldering 3 sun for
THIS Government 81 the risk Of ny life
p.
What did 7 ger for it The Royalisrs
ceased 70 come 70 ny barber shop 10
ge- shaved and The people Of the pres
e1I Government did not put IN an ap-
pezrance--
II A Gols2lves: Annexation. in
my mind. Is very doubtful The future
q The Portuguese colony Is also in
doubt We haven't taken any part in
The present annexation movement, not
because We are satisfied with the
way things are going. because what We
gained by entering politics IN former
years taught Us that Il did lot make
much difference whether We went in
O. remained out We gained about IS
much With annexation We might
have immigration Of japanese under
would not be stopped American cap
itzl might come into The country 10
y invested II re6neries. wool manu-
factories and the like. This would give
WORK 70 the Portuguese. Il seems 70
ne that re would not lose the right
OF suffrage by annexation
V. Q. Teixeira: ! have heard what
TIE former speaker has had 20 say. II
Is true that the present Government
fears the vote Of TIE Portuguese. The
Government : IN 2 very shaky state
and Is ro-rering 70 its fall It's only sal
vz-iou Is annexation. The Portuguese
took Up arms IN 1893 for The purpose
O. 6sch7oning the Monarchy and es-
tzblishing g Republican form Of Gov
eminent That's We have nova Gov
s-lneu- for The few and not the many.
Those few are lining their nests With
gold 30 that when annexation comes
they nay retire and SIT on their easy
chairs II Is z matter OF indifference TO
ne Il The Portuguese colony Is II favor
OF or against annexation II the United
States wants Us she viii take Us With
ont regard 20 anything We nay have
% say"
c Psreira: The Government wants
annexation as 6 STATE OF z Territory;
IN fact anything that vii take the re-
spo1sibiliry OF government ont OF their
hands Il order 10 insure the reign Of
tranquility over these Islands. L might
be just as veil If We got annexation
as & STATE"
NJ A. GolsslTes then introduced z
resolution % Be presented 70 Senator
Morgan 70 the effect that the Portu-
suese colony desires the annexation Of
Hawaii 10 the United States az z State.
THIS vas unanimously adopted and the
Tee1ng adjourned sine die. with three
cheers for The chairman OF the even
Ing M 4 G. Correa