Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-05
HEAROF GLORIES
0F OLDPORTUGAL
AND NEW NATION
People Threw Off Pernieious
Rule and VIII Advance, Say
Pan.Pacific Speakers

tons" which the Pan-Paclfc Club
hopes to celebrate, the luncheon today
was dedicated to the anniversary OF
the fouRdlng OF the Portuguese Fepub.
lie on October 5, 1910. - " IS
Consciousness or a reawakened ma.
ton bfeathed through the speeches
a. the luncheon. There was some
mention 81 those early nayigators who
went adyenturings far down the coast
or Africa and at last rounded the Cape
az Good Hone and stood out for the
Ear East Indies. There was brief ref:
ereBee TO the days when the captains
of Portugal built up their great EN-.
nire IN the East with fts hundreds Of
trading stations. its wealth or com.
meree; Of the statesmen who made
Fsftitsal the pfoudest and the strong.
est nation In western Europe for more
than generation: Of the poets who
rank with the great singers OF the
world. - r.. = s,
And then the speakers dwelt for a
while on the establishment Of the TnE
ing line OF the Briganza kings, OF NAL
administrator at home and stupidity
abroad, OF scandal N the court where
Ia Cana had brought the news OF his
great discoveries, OF oppression and
corruption among the royal ministers
of the slow fall and approaching ruin
Of o people, OF poverty and misery ID
! oh ciasses. and at last, OF the tina6
I've years ago when the rulers Of the,
land ATTEMPTED to sell their country Il
the desires OF foreign diplomats and
az last the Portuguese rose and threw
that line Of rulers from the throne for
f4e- sfs ~ tEit 80
United to Cypress people.
GhHrch and state we're united tr
oppress the people,, said NJ G.. San
g ios. editor or the 09Lnsso, .'and while
the king gathered IN orr money on the
one side to keep his nistresses, on
the other the priest whispered that
he needed only Q little more gold To
Etfe our souls The nation seeu1eH
lost forever. Al careful and far sight.
i "a suppression had keep the masses III
isn1rapce. Seyentysilve per cent Of
The people could not read or write
They were blind and helpless In the
hands or the rulers. 20
Al last they rose and made them
selves free. They have had only Ave
yeirfs IN which "a work, hat already
tNIrH fah HcSH ooac ~ ti1tlktbNtl Sti1
feople The country Grows Weather
me old national pride Is hefns felt
from enc end OF the land TO the other
IN the Ave years the number or the
iliiterate has been reduced from rs
Der rent to SO per cent Schools are
being biliIt eterywhere tits the story
Qf g country trying 10 make IN fos
lost time The government Is firmly
established IN the hearts Of the pep
pie Three times IN the past five
reafs there have been partial revolts
aeaInst the government. but they were
The Efforts of the uniformed; and
merely served to show that the ma.
lority OF the people stood behind the
new rule
M. camara. M. C. Pacheco and Al.
a. Correa Of Hilo also spoke for the
Portuguese, and one sentiment which
found frequent half humorous expires.
SIGN. was Portuguese by affection, Ha-
wniians by choice and Americans by
force Of circumstance Bot al the
speakers dweH upon the great svmpa.
thy which exists between the Portu. /
gnese and the older republic which
was the FIRST nation to recognize them
fsorrin Andrews, speaking Iii reply,
emphasized the fact that the Pan-Pa-
cifle Club stands for the obliteration |
II race distinctions.
Portuguese Consul Speaks.
Angelo da Cunha Fessoa, Portuguese
consul In Hawaii, wastthe chief speak |
ef at the Pan Pacific luncheon today |
and smoke as follows:
Having been invited to give my |
opinion about the necessity Of consuls |
and their purposes. 4 with much pleas |
ure agree with your wishes. In q |
short chat. however, II Is q Very DIFF |
iicult matter to explain my views |
about the representation Of a nation /
IN foreign land. That should be the |
outcome Of many conferences =.
However. think that In two laco- |
mic replies. shall be able to engraTe |
In your minds the great and difficult |
importance Of our mission.
Thus, the first function Of a man /
that represents nation, for example
Portugal Is In my opinion: 4
TO make Portugal known to the |
country where he Is assigned ana /
lives. y
..To make the country to which he
Is accredited and in which he lives &C.
quainted with Portugal so those who
study our political, economical, scien!
tific and artistic development, we I
are a source Of information and an m.
centiye to the individual progress.
Learning much from you OF your
Industrial progress and something of
your agriculture, we can aid che de-
yelopment Of our country.
In our consulate all civil deeds
must be verified according to our laws
Most important Of ali the consul
must seek TO maintain the bonds of
amity between our countrymen WITH
out considering their naturalization,
thus our house becomes a center OF
sociability, where our language is
spoken and where We seek to keep
alive q remembrance of our original
nationality, which, especially among
the Portuguese, is so dear, and must
be 50, because we have a heroic and