Jennifer Wada at 06:38, 24 April 2006

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Reid Ginoza at 04:17, 9 March 2006

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Thurston's in the period 1926-
1930." 62/ The objective of the
league,
...as stated in section two of its
constitution, was "constitutional,
representative Government, in fact
as well as in form, in the
Hawaiian Islands, by all necessary
means." Within the League there
developed a radical wing and a
conservative wing. The radicals
favored abolition of the monarchy
and the setting up of a republic;
some of them wished to go further
and seek annexation to the United
States. The conservatives, on the
other hand, favored retention of
the monarchy, but wanted a change
of ministry and a drastic revision
of the constitution of the
kingdom; for them a republic was a
last resort, in case the king
refused to agree to the reforms
demanded. 63/
With respect to the issue of
annexation, "Volney V. Ashford, not a
very reliable witness, wrote to
Commissioner H. H. Blount on March 8,
1893: 'The plan of the movement of
1887...embraced the establishment of
an independent republic, with the view
to ultimate annexation to the United
States.'"64/ But S. B. Dole, in a
letter of December 23, 1893, to
Minister A. S. Willis, said that the
revolution of 1887 "was not an annexation
movement in any sense, but
tended toward an independent republic,
but when it had the monarchy in its
power, conservative councils
prevailed..." 65/
At a later time, W. R. Castle
wrote,
There was a very strong element in
the league determined to bring
about annexation to the United
States, but prior to the mass
meeting which finally resulted in
a revolution.•.this annexation
element after a long and very
bitter discussion, was defeated
and the Hawaiians, meaning thereby
those of Hawaiian birth, parentage
and affiliation, procured a
promise on the part of the league
that its attempts would be
confined to a reformed Hawaiian
government, under sufficient
guaranties to insure responsible
and safe government." 66/
More important than these statements,
however, is that the "strong support
given to the 1887 movement by the
British residents of Hawaii is good
evidence that the idea of annexation
was not a major factor in it." 67/
As noted previously, the opposition
to the policies and actions of
Kalakaua and his cabinet under Gibson
motivated the formation of the
Hawaiian League. The abhorrence of
and opposition to Gibson and his
policies is nowhere more evident than
when the Hawaiian League's committee
drafted and sent a set of resolutions
to Kalakaua. The first resolution
called for the dismissal of his
present cabinet and the second
specifically called for Walter M.
Gibson's "dismis[sal] from each and
every office held by him under the
Government." 68/
The absence of any direct American
involvement in the events that led to
the Constitution of 1887 is fairly
well documented. The management arid
control of the Hawaiian League was
vested in a "Committee of Thirteen,"
whose exact make-up "was a fairly
well-guarded secret; it is known
however, that there were occasional
changes in its composition." 69/ It
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 Thurston's in the period 1926-
-." 62/ The objective of the
+." <u>62</u>/ The objective of the
 league,
 ...as stated in section two of its
-constitution, was "constitutional,
+:...as stated in section two of its constitution, was "constitutional, representative Government, in fact as well as in form, in the Hawaiian Islands, by all necessary means." Within the League there developed a radical wing and a conservative wing. The radicals favored abolition of the monarchy and the setting up of a republic; some of them wished to go further and seek annexation to the United States. The conservatives, on the other hand, favored retention of the monarchy, but wanted a change of ministry and a drastic revision of the constitution of the kingdom; for them a republic was a last resort, in case the king refused to agree to the reforms demanded. <u>63</u>/
 representative Government, in fact
 With respect to the issue of
 annexation, "Volney V. Ashford, not a
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 an independent republic, with the view
 to ultimate annexation to the United
-States.'"64/ But S. B. Dole, in a
+States.'" <u>64</u>/ But S. B. Dole, in a
 letter of December 23, 1893, to
 Minister A. S. Willis, said that the
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 but when it had the monarchy in its
 power, conservative councils
-prevailed..." 65/
+prevailed..." <u>65</u>/
 At a later time, W. R. Castle
 wrote,
 There was a very strong element in
-the league determined to bring
+:There was a very strong element in the league determined to bring about annexation to the United States, but prior to the mass meeting which finally resulted in a revolution...this annexation element after a long and very bitter discussion, was defeated and the Hawaiians, meaning thereby those of Hawaiian birth, parentage and affiliation, procured a promise on the part of the league that its attempts would be confined to a reformed Hawaiian government, under sufficient guaranties to insure responsible and safe government." <u>66</u>/
 about annexation to the United
 More important than these statements,
-however, is that the "strong support
+however, is that the "<u>strong support
 given to the 1887 movement by the
 British residents of Hawaii is good
 evidence that the idea of annexation
-was not a major factor in it." 67/
+was not a major factor in it</u>." <u>67</u>/
 As noted previously, the opposition
 to the policies and actions of
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 Gibson's "dismis[sal] from each and
 every office held by him under the
-Government." 68/
+Government." <u>68</u>/
 The absence of any direct American
 involvement in the events that led to
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 well-guarded secret; it is known
 however, that there were occasional
-changes in its composition." 69/ It
+changes in its composition." <u>69</u>/ It
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