The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-08

S'ScLN Oh the portuguese people. Il,
? said that Judge Robinson had mad,
. mistake even as all people at time.
. made mistakes. He had a family
| however. and it seemed 10 be the rish
, thing under the circumstance. TO for
give, if not to forget.
MEDEIROS TEMPERATE.
L r. Medeiros expressed his utte,
surprise and disgust ar Judge Robin.
sons Irrational and false statement.
I about the men and women of his race
He couldn't reconcile Robinson's vii
!ifications with the judges learning
integrity and erstwhile friendly de
! meanor when in contact with himself
and other Portuguese individuals
| Robinson. when seeking re-appoint-
ment, had prOfessed himself as A good
Catholic and accordingly a friend of
| the Portuguese people. As a result the
| Portuguese had materially assisted in
putting him back into Office and he had
| rewarded them with unclean epithets.
After mature consideration, however.
ne had come to the conclusion that
| perhaps Judge Robinson did not intend
to apply the obnoxious epithets so
| cial pariahs,' moral lepers,' ''religf-
| Gus fanatics 10 the Portuguese but
\ NeeAi'f -NAp4thdIIS ana Porto
| Ricans. whom the allegations fitted ad-
| mirably.
| 1t was absurd to apply the first two
| epithets to the Portuguese. 1t read
| like mistake on the face of it.
BLACK AND WHITE.
Perhaps the Judge was sitting up
with bottle" exclaimed a voice.
Judge Robinson is no drunkard."
| retorted the speaker warmly.
He was" said the uncharftable
voice.
As to the religious fanatics" PROPOSE
ton, went on Medeiros. Judge Rob
inson was a better Catholic than he
was He proceeded to STATE that it
was not his~way TO knife a man when
he was dead but the meeting howled
him down and he retired to his seat
in disgust
CASTRO WOULD FORGIVE.
a. D. Castro said that nothing had
ever happened in Hawaii that had
aroused the patriotism of the Portu-
guese as Judge Robinson's splenetic
abuse. Every countryman of his in
the Territory was affected by those w
ing statements made in the letter to
Senator Perkins. They were contrary
to the laws of God and man and to-
everything. good, pure and right The
honor of every Portuguese father and
mother must he defended and regard
ed at all costs. Judge Robinson. how
ever, had humbled himself very COM
pletely before every man, woman and
child in Hawaii. He thought that it
was victory enough for Robinson to-
come down from his high place and
grovei in the dust
The audience by their actions were
evidently strongly in favor of more
groveling by His Honor
UP To THE MEETING.
NJ. A. Silva as an ex-offfcio member
of the committee had been surprised
to receive the letter from Robinson
and he did not know if the apology
contained was sufficient or not 1t was
for the meeting to decide.
Put it in the rubbish box" shouted
half dozen.
THEY ALL TALK.
Chairman Gonsalves prepared to put
the motion to reject and Joaquin Silva
got to his feet and said that in the
eight days the committee had been
acting on the letter, the Judge had
sought to prove that every one of his
statements 10 FDSiictcI tt hItlS " DIS
correct. If he committed a crime and
was tried before Judge Robinson and
made a confession the judge would
sentence him just the same. The cases
were similar.
Desultory remarks by members of
the audience followed, interpolated by
an occasional word from the chair.
J. NJ. Camara moved an amendment !
that the he PafRTrp6 hack n 9 !
committee for recommendation to the |
meeting as to what action to take.
UPROAR ENSUES.
Great uproar ensued and the chair |
told the meeting that it would be inn
possible TO proceed until the commotion |
had subsidized.
J. c. Souza asked that the people
who were using abusive and indecent I
language be expelled from the hall. |
J. P. Rodrigues remarked that the
chairman looked offended at the way !,
the meeting was proceeding and re-
minded him that in the greatness of
the insult offered was to be found suf-
fcient excuse for what might appear
to be an unseemly ebullition of feeling.
A dozen opponents of the judicial
apology made their views known while
as it they We're not responsible for
the remarks being made by the hoi pol
loi down below. The speakers were
mainly Portuguese citizens and their
We're uproariously applauded.
Camara withdrew his amendment and
the chair called for all in favor of
5iIva's motion to stand.
APOLOGY REJECTED.
A man tried to speak, but the whole
hall rose to its feet and scene of the
widest enthusiasm followed the rejec-i
ton of Robinson's letter OF retraction.
NJ A. Silva said that an unsolicited
apology was all we'll and good, but
that retraction that had to be wrung
from a man had but little virtue.
Someone called for three cheers for
Secretary Atkinson, who was present,
md they were given ,
THE RESOLUTIONS.
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