The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
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ity of Hawaii and its people, under and
subject to the Government, of the Re,
public Of Hawaii + F".t., g., .". aaEE
During, the. following years while
Hawaii remained an independent Re.
public and after it became a Territory
s1pfsthe United States, Lilihokalahi lived
up to this creed She allied herself
with no special party and as far as she
made any political utteranees they
were to the effect that her people
should freely accept the changes that
followed her deposition aud be good
American citizens, ., x
On December 4. 1896. Liliuokalani
left for San Francisco for tour of the
mainland and visit to Washington.
The trip proved to be the first Of a
long series of journeys back and forth
between Honolulu and Washington.
during which time Liliuokalani kept
up continual seige of the national
capital in protest Of various features
ct the change in Hawaiian govern.
ment, directing her efforts mainly to-
ward the recovery of COMPENSATION for
the crown lands taken over by the gov
eminent Of the Republic and later by
the United States on annexation, which
she maintained accrued to her as per-
sonal property by her royal right as
one-time ruler. This claim was op-
posed on the ground that, they were
not the private property of the SOW.
ereign; but were simply incident to
the ruler for the time being. 4
These visits to the mainland ex
tel led over the next fifteen years
ana established Lihuokaiami as figure,
Of national, if not international note
She was known almost as much In
Washington as in Honolulu, and
l.ihuokalani had high regard. TO the
press of the Nation she was peren-
For the American people as q wholeI
throughout the United States was gen.
orally acknowledged TO be remark
able woman. -.
NAL source of news, and interviews
with her; accounts of her arrivals and
departures and her social functions:
- stories of daily incidents in her
life, and gucsses at and reports of her
missions in Washington, wish forecasts
ana editorials on her probable success,
appeared frequently in the newspapers,
iFom the Atlantic to the Pacific.
With the advent o. the Mckinley
ADM nistration the movement forl
."clOser bonds'' between Hawaii and
the United States was renewed by the
Republic of Hawaii. In 1897 anuexa-
ton was the all.absorbing topic in the
Islands, aud after series of negotia.
tions a treaty Of annexation was APP
proved June is, 1897, by President Nc.
Kinley and sent to the senate for rati.
fcatiOn. s..s lE,. #.."
After prolonged controversy, the
treaty was found to lack the necessary
two-thirds majority in the senate by Q
couple of votes, Annexation was
brought about by a joint resolution
passed by both houses of congress on
Jply Z which required. only a majority
vote of each house. This followed pre-,
cedent in the annexation of Texas.
On, August II, 1898, the action Of
congress was formally ratified by the
Republic of Hawaii and on that day
Hawaii ceased to exist as an indepen.
dent nation, becoming Territory Of
the United States. III. -
Since LiliuOkalani's formal with.
drawal of all further claims to the
throne in 1895, she has lived most
peaceful and exemplary life.
The local government has been most
generous toward her. Even at the time
of the overthrow Of the monarchy. II
continued the payment Of her previous
salary NJ Queen, until ii became evident
that she was plotting for restoration. !