Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24

creatures of a similar type to himself the
community was aroused TO action. The
popular protest took the form OF de-
mand for the dismissal of the entire cab
met and the grant of a new constitution.
The movement was supported by the
whites and the better classes Of half
castles and natives, and had the approval
Of all the foreign representatives. Alarmed
by the determined attitude of
zens, the feeble-minded monarch grass,
all their demands. The new col it1Cc
extended the suffrage to all 4 aieItr1
after one years residence and t
ing the oath of allegiance. tt -Hg
power Of absolute veto was ann1A lrl
the responsibility for the admi eH
was placed upon his cabinet,
subject to change by vote OF ic' ig.1-
lature. This body was to be elected by
the votes of citizens having Ger prop
erty qualifications, and none Of ntr
bers could be eligible for civil G
In 1891 King Kalakaua died ol was
succeeded by his sister, Liliuokt ~ @1o
at later date became a fami 1S1e
in America. This Princess posse many
of the bad traits that dlstingu sued 1ar
DrOtner 8, character, DuI Sue ud' N'"a +t'
utterly lacked-courage and oDstiLaNy-
which made her occupancy of the throne
a greater menace to the welfare Of the
country than his had been. She had ex-
erted herself TO the utmost in the en-
deavor TO persuade the late king from
signing the advanced constitution, and
made no secret of her intention Of abro-
eating It SO soon as she should ascend
hnfn hnP
sion she attempted 10 effect revolution
in her own favor, and the uprising that
ensued was only subdued on the landing
of American marines.
| Although Queen Llliuokalani swore at
her coronation to maintain the constitu-
| ton, her earliest act was the dismissal
Of the cabinet in violation of 1t, and her
attitude from the first clearly lndi-
| Gated a determination to re-establish ab-
solute monarchism. During the early years
| of her reign her husband, General Domi-
| mis-, native of Boston, exercised some re-
| straint over her, but after his death she
devoted herself to plans for the subver-
sion of the constitutional government. In
this project she found efficient agents In
the representatives Of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company and an opium syndicate
who appeared in Honolulu at this time
seeking concessions. These two men con-
trived, by the lavish use of money, to cor
rupt the legislature, and In 1893 the bills
proposed by the Queen were passed, and
franchises were granted to the vile inter-
ests that had engineered this rape Of the
| popular rights. The amended constitution
excluded from the suffrage all white men
save those who had native wives. 1t prac-
tieally re-established absolutism by max
ing the members of the House Of Mobiles
and the Council of State subject to ap-
pointment by the crown.
The Queen and her abettors had lost
no opportunity to play on race prejudice,
and they were not a little Disconnected
to find large and influential native ele-
ment arrayed against them in the popu-
lar demonstration that Immediately fol-
lowed the extraordinary action Of the
legislature. At a large public mass-meet-
ing a committee Of safety" was APP
pointed "to secure the permanent mainte-
nance of law and the protection OF life,
liberty and property in Hawaii Riots
and incendiarism broke out In the CITY,
and United States marines were landed.
The committee declared that W abrcgat-
ing the constitution the Queen had yir-
provisional government to adm po t
/ affairs of state until negotiate
| be completed for ''union with tn
States of America" Sanford
associate justice Of the Supreme
Hawaii, was chosen president.
advisory council to assist him,
new government received the
| Of the representatives of tn a
powers. commission was in
dispatched to Washington, wit v
| to arranging a treaty of annex
the 18th Of February, 1893.
Harrison forwarded to the s.
proposed treaty, with a comI
review of the entire matter, but ''
adjourned without any actor
| been taken.
On the fourth day OF July
public was proclaimed in Ha'
| Sanford B. Dole as its frst pre-
| constitution, framed on that or ..
| States, was adopted. 1t Is Ftl
| fact that while the majority 'tA
houses of the legislature were -No'i-
ed natives, they were elected ur
| form the chief plank of which
| nexatlon.
| With the establishment Of
| government peace and prosperit ler
| returned TO the country, and the Ylls 14
| the republic were the most pie -ol5 in
the history OF the islands. wit
| turn of the Republican party to
| the United States, the question G. ll1tAH-
: ton again became an active ONE
treaty was signed by President e-y
in 1897 and was stlll under disc 'or ln
| Congress when the war with Sp l,e
out The immense value of the wa.en
| Islands from the military point
was Immediately appreciated, -e
| popular sentiment of the country de-
manded the acquisition OF that territory
without further delay. The treaty was
ratlhed. and on the twelfth day OF, Au-
gust, 1898, the Stars and Stripes were
hoisted In Honolulu.
The Chief seanorta Today.