The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-08
ROAR or RAGE
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imam LiLt iIiOSL h444fA4S LtEAttieS. L S14A4-
| VERY sincerely yours
i wv J. ROBINSON.
''P. ST. have handed to the editor
| of A Liberdade.' a letter of similar
import to the foregoing. and intend te
| send copies of the same TO Senator
Perkins and Secretary Hitchcock.
| ''W. ]. r.
'sToo late" shouted a voice. at tbs
conclusion of Medeiros' reading.
| After the reading of the communica-
| ton the chair admonished all present
to restrain their feelings and preserve
| the best of order.
DIAS AND DURAO.
A. D. Castro read a letter from P A.
| Dias addressed to the audience, the
| writer being too unweu to attend the
meeting in person.
| The tone of Dias' letter was that
those at the meeting. while taking
every measure to protect their ma
! tional and personal reputation, should
| be careful TO do nothing which would
put them in an unfavorable light before
the world.
]. F. Durao spoke inpassionately of
the Robinson letter, which he declared
to be both cowardIy and ignorant. He
spoke of the glories of the Portuguese
nation and of the excellent traits as
citizens possessed by the Portuguese
people. If it were certain that the let
ter had been written FOR the purpose
of blocking the administration, the re-
Elections on the Portuguese people con-
tanned therein could not be excused,
even as the Incorporate product of
hot headed spite. He thought, with
hundreds of others. that the letter was
written to purposely insult the Portu-
guese people. Judge Robinson evident
ly judged the Portuguese people by the
two or three Portuguese witnesses who
had testified in the case against Muir
derer Frank Johnson. The judge wept
tears without moisture, and while the
hand wrote a retraction, the tongue
and the heart still maintained that the
statements made in the letter to Sen
ator Perkins We're right, all the same. +
PETERS AND vIEIRA.
A. V. Peters spoke of the Portu-
guese as Woodworking, honorable
people In the States the Portuguese
had not only made ideal citizens, but
had fought and bled for the American
flag 1t was hard to be insulted even
if a retraction was made at the
eleventh hour. 1t was a terrible thing
for Supreme Court judge to revile
the Portuguese as Judge Robinson had
done.
A. H. K. Vieira endorsed the remarks
of the preceding speakers. Not only,
said he, were the resident Portuguese
insulted, but an undying slur was cast
on the rising generation which was
going to make the American citizens
of the future. Judge Robinson'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
filling to perfect satisfaction many i'm
pGrtant positions of trust. While the
speaker was of the opinion that the re-
traction had come too late, he coun-
seled favorable consideration of it, al
though Judge Robinson had insulted
not only his. countrymen, but the
Portuguese flag, which represented the
five wounds of Christ.
PACHECO'S VIEWS.
M C. Pacheco Iamented the evil
writing of one who as a 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 a total reversion OF
feeling on his part. Notwithstanding. |
he believed the retractions were sincere |
and he believed Robinson to be peni-
tent. (Expr essions of disapproval from |
the meeting)
Pacheco 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
stated that as he could not be listened |
to with respect he had nothing more
to say and the meeting could do as it
pleased
MEETING GETS NOISY.
j. 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.
Z. 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
eept or reject had been put.
j. P. Rodrigues did not think that 1t
would be wise to reject the retrac-
tons until the committee had been
heard from.
The committees in favor of the let
err shouted the crowd.
]. NJ Camara stated that he felt
he insults as keenly as anybody.
Judge Robinson had Inundated himself
1t their feet. however, and he believed
hat as gentlemen they should show
kindness of heart and right feeling
Cold feet" howIed someone.
IF I've cold feet" said Camara, L
wouldn't be on the platform at this
moment. The speaker detected pre-