The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-08-10


insulied bu, an undyins slur was east
on the fisinn generation Which was
rolng a. make the American citizens
OF the future. judge Rob,nson's re-
marks were not only untrue. but the
reverse was the case In every one OF
the charges made IN this community
were TO be found Portuguese promi.
nent IN the professions and trades and
Milling TO perfect satisfaction many Inn
portant positions nf trust. While the
speaker was OF the opinion that the re-
traction had come too late. he coun'
seled favorable consideration OF Il. al
though Judge Robinson had insulted
not only his countrymen. but the
Portuguese flag. which represented the
Ave wounds OF Christ.
PACHECo's VIEWS.
NJ. c. Pacheco lamented the evil
writing OF one who as u Judge OF men
should have known better. He had
always admired Judge Robinson. but
the terrible insult and aspersions cast
on the wives and daughters OF his
race had led to n total reversion of
feeling on his part. Notwithstanding,
he believed the retractions were sincere
tent (Expr essions of disapproval from
the meeting)
Pachcco said that Judge Robinson
was asking pardon. and he thought the
meeting ought to do the fair thing with
his letter of apology. He regretted
that the meeting would not give him
attention. He bespoke elaboration in
dealing with Robinson's letter, but
| a. it.tat nod
to with respect he had nothing more
to say and the meeting could do as 1t
| pleased
MEETING GETS NOISY.
]. NJ Camara started to speak, ad-
vising cool action by the meeting.
| Here Joaquin Silva arose in the the
alter and moved that Robinson's letter
to the meeting be rejected and that
the committee proceed with its in
tended course of action.
The chair tried to speak, but was
told to sit down. He ruled the Silva
motion out of order as being too
previous.
F. r. Tranquada, from the audience,
moved that the letter of Robinson be
accepted. It would be ridiculous to do
otherwise, he insisted.
]. NJ. Camara, when called upon. re-
fused to speak until the motion to &C
cept or reject had been put.
j. p. Rodrigues did not think that 1t
would be wise to reject the retrac-
tions until the committee had been1
heard from.
1.-The committees in favor of the let
ter" shouted the crowd.
Va cts IN
the insults as keenly as anybody.
Judge Robinson had Inundated himself
at their feet, however, and he believed
that as gentlemen they should show
kindness of heart and right feeling.
"Cold feet!" howled someone.
"If I've cold feet" said Camara, II
wouldn't be on the platform at this
moment. The speaker detected pre-
ponderance Of sentiment in favor of
rejecting the apology in the meeting.
He asked that the feeling of the meet
ing be expressed by voting and not in
any manner which would bring dis
credit on the Portuguese people. He
said that Judge Robinson had made
a mistake even as all people at times
made mistakes. He had family,
however. and it seemed to be the right
give, If not to forget.
MEDEIROS TEMPERATE.
l.. r. Mederos expressed his utter
surprise ard disgust at Judge Robin
sons irrational a0d false statements
about the men nd women of his race.
He cou'dn t reconcile Robinson's vii
lifications with the judges learning,
and erstwhile friendly de-
meanor when In contact with himself
and other Portuguese individuals
when seeking re-appoint-
ment, had professed himself as a good
and accordingly a friend of
the Portuguese people, AS result the
had materially assisted in
putting him back into office and he had
rewarded them with unclean epithets.
After mature consideration, however.
he had come to the conclusion that
perhaps Judge Robinson did not intend
% apply the obnoxious epithets, so
,ial pariahs," moral lepers," "religi-
,us fanatics" to the Portuguese but ,
% the Koreans, .Molokans and Porto
9icans. whom the allegations fitted ad- ,
1t was absurd to apply the first two
spithets to the Portuguese. 1t read
ike 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," &
etorted the speaker warmly. &
HE was" said the uncharitable !
'oice. '
As to the religious fanatics" PROPOSE g
ion went on Medeiros. Judge Rob- Z
nson was a better Catholic than he t
vas He proceeded to state that 1t n
vas not his way to knife man when /
e was dead but the meeting howled I
i'm down and he retired to his seat l
n disgust.
CASTRO WOULD FORGIVE.
A. d. Castro said that nothing had II
yer happened in Hawaii that had j
reused the patriotism of the Portu- y
uese as Judge Robinson's splenetic
buse. Every countryman of his in 81
lie Territory was affected by those ly- v
lg statements made In the letter to o.
enator Perkins, They We're contrary II
, the laws of G. ID and man and to
'erything good, pure and right. The u
onor of every Portuguese father and A
other must he defended and regard u
at all costs. Judge Robinson, how X
had hrT cd