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that Hawaii not interfere. The
U.S. State Department took action and
"Kalakaua was ordered to cease and
desist from all inflammatory acts in
other territories." 54/
The damage to Kalakaua had been
done. The opposition had had enough
of his conduct and his over-spending.
The Hawaiian League was formed in
December 1886, consisting of reformers
and part-Hawaiians. The goals of this
secret opposition group were divergent;
"the conservative members
simply wanted to force Gibson out of
office, while the radicals wanted to
overthrow the monarchy and establish a
republic or seek annexation to the
United States." 55/ The membership,
numbering about 400, was led by ruling
officers called the "Committee of
Thirteen." These leaders included
Sanford Dole, Lorrin Thurston, W. R.
Castle, and others who "announced, in
Honolulu's newspapers, that it [the
Hawaiian League] intended to dethrone
Kalakaua—and that it had the armed
might to do so." 56/
Events Leading to the 1887
Constitution 57/
The Hawaiian League acquired the
Honolulu Rifles as a military ally in
1887. The Honolulu Rifles company:
...was organized in the spring of
1884 by a group of men reported to
be "interested in the formation of
a semi-military and social organization."
It had the approval of
the cabinet and of Kalakaua, who
suggested the name for the company,
and it became one of the
recognized volunteer military
companies of the kingdom. It was
an all-haole company, and made its
first public appearance on April
26, 1885...The early enthusiasm
[for it] soon waned and the Rifles
attained relatively little
prominence or importance until
after Volney V. Ashford was
elected captain on July 28, 1886.
58/
The Rifles went through various
reorganizations and added members to
their totals so that "at the end of
June [1887], therefore, when the
political crisis came to a head, the
Honolulu Rifles consisted of a
battalion of three companies commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel Volney V.
Ashford." 59/ Ashford, with his
decided military bent and one of the
Hawaiian League's future radicals, was
a Canadian who came to Hawaii about
the beginning of 1885.
It is impossible to ascertain the
exact date that the Honolulu Rifles
joined the Hawaiian League as their
military ally. What is known is that
Volney Ashford was their commander
when the alliance occurred. Sanford
Dole, an original member of the
Hawaiian League, described the Rifles
and their alliance with the League as
follows: "A military organization of
volunteers, young men of Honolulu, in
several companies, a growth from the
original Honolulu Rifles, was won to
the support of the league, the
commander, Colonel V. V. Ashford,
becoming an enthusiastic advocate of
its plans." 60/ Kuykendall states
that: "in all probability it was not a
mere coincidence that the rapid
expansion of the Honolulu Rifles
occurred simultaneously with that of
the Hawaiian League." 61/
Because the Hawaiian League was a
secret organization, its origins and
early history can only be found in
papers of its original members, who
played an active part in the League.
There are only three published
accounts of the League, and "these
accounts were written long after the
events which they describe; Dole's in
1916, Ashford's in 1919, and
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 might to do so." <u>56</u>/
-===<u>Events Leading to the 1887 Constitution<u> <u>57</u>/===
+===<u>Events Leading to the 1887 Constitution</u> <u>57</u>/===
 The Hawaiian League acquired the

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 "Kalakaua was ordered to cease and
 desist from all inflammatory acts in
-other territories." 54/
+other territories." <u>54</u>/
 The damage to Kalakaua had been
 done. The opposition had had enough
@@ Line 16: / Line 17: @@
 overthrow the monarchy and establish a
 republic or seek annexation to the
-United States." 55/ The membership,
+United States." <u>55</u>/ The membership,
 numbering about 400, was led by ruling
 officers called the "Committee of
@@ Line 25: / Line 26: @@
 Hawaiian League] intended to dethrone
 Kalakaua—and that it had the armed
-might to do so." 56/
+might to do so." <u>56</u>/
 Events Leading to the 1887
-Constitution 57/
+===<u>Events Leading to the 1887 Constitution<u> <u>57</u>/===
 The Hawaiian League acquired the
 Honolulu Rifles as a military ally in
 . The Honolulu Rifles company:
 ...was organized in the spring of
-by a group of men reported to
+:...was organized in the spring of 1884 by a group of men reported to be "interested in the formation of a semi-military and social organization." It had the approval of the cabinet and of Kalakaua, who suggested the name for the company, and it became one of the recognized volunteer military companies of the kingdom. It was an all-<u>haole</u> company, and made its first public appearance on April 26, 1885...The early enthusiasm [for it] soon waned and the Rifles attained relatively little prominence or importance until after Volney V. Ashford was elected captain on July 28, 1886. <u>58</u>/
 be "interested in the formation of
 The Rifles went through various
 reorganizations and added members to
@@ Line 58: / Line 44: @@
 battalion of three companies commanded
 by Lieutenant Colonel Volney V.
-Ashford." 59/ Ashford, with his
+Ashford." <u>59</u>/ Ashford, with his
 decided military bent and one of the
 Hawaiian League's future radicals, was
 a Canadian who came to Hawaii about
 the beginning of 1885.
 It is impossible to ascertain the
 exact date that the Honolulu Rifles
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 commander, Colonel V. V. Ashford,
 becoming an enthusiastic advocate of
-its plans." 60/ Kuykendall states
+its plans." <u>60</u>/ Kuykendall states
 that: "in all probability it was not a
 mere coincidence that the rapid
 expansion of the Honolulu Rifles
 occurred simultaneously with that of
-the Hawaiian League." 61/
+the Hawaiian League." <u>61</u>/
 Because the Hawaiian League was a
 secret organization, its origins and
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 events which they describe; Dole's in
 , Ashford's in 1919, and
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