Jennifer Wada at 07:48, 24 April 2006

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appears that American nationals (that
is, "American expatriates") comprised
only a small part of the membership of
the Committee of Thirteen since: 70/
"The feeling of dissatisfaction with
the government and the desire for a
change was shared by haoles of all
nationalities and by some native
Hawaiians." 71/ The editors of major
newspapers in opposition to Kalakaua
were largely British nationals. With
respect to petitions that nationals
sent to the American and British
Ministers, there appears to be "no
reason to believe that any of the
governments appealed to would have
ventured to interfere in the internal
politics of Hawaii." 72/
H. A. P. Carter, the Hawaiian
Minister in Washington, held a meeting
with U.S. Secretary of State Bayard on
July 6, 1887, in the United States.
Carter told Bayard that:
...the state of affairs In Hawaii
was very critical, and he wished
to know what would be the action
of the commander of the United
States vessels that might go
there, or the action of the U.S.
Minister, in case the other
foreign powers were to land forces
for the purpose of protecting
their citizens against what he
called "the mob" ...that if that
was done, Major Wodehouse, British
Minister,... who is an aggressive
man, would no doubt move promptly
to the defense of his people..••
I [Bayard] said it was simply
impossible for me to tell; that I
could give no information upon a
purely supposititious case...73/
Apparent American opposition (at
least on the part of the U.S.
Minister in Hawaii) is revealed in a
letter written by Carter's son,
Charles, to Bayard in 1894. He
states:
In June, 1887, my father...came
to...Michigan, to attend my
graduation...He was compelled tc
leave in the midst of the festivities
because...he learned that
it was the intention of the Unit
States Government to send the
warship Adams to Honolulu to
protect the late King Kalakaua a
his government from the anticipa
ted Revolution predicted in the
then latest despatches and he
further told me that in consequence
of his assurances to you,
that the revolution was being
conducted by his friends and woul
be in the best interests of
Hawaii, that the orders to [U.S.]
Minister Merrill and the warships
at Honolulu were not to interfere
with those conducting the revolt
...I have since learned from those
[in] Honolulu that up to a short
time before the revolt [was] consummated,
Minister Merrill was
indifferent if not hostile to the
party of reform, but at the last
moment changed in his expressions
and did not interpose as had been
feared...74/
Already confronted with
considerable opposition to its
financial policies and its "Oceana
supremacy" aspirations (also known as
the "Samoan policy"), in 1887, the
Gibson Administration confronted an
additional problem—rumors of bribery
and graft concerning the granting of
licenses to import opium. The
Hawaiian Gazette, on May 17, 1887,
printed a synopsis of twelve
affidavits, including one by T. Aki, a
Chinese rice-planter who failed to
receive a license, even though a
"present" of $75,0 00 had been given to
the king. 75/ British Commissioner
Wodehouse had informed his government
five weeks earlier about these charges
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 is, "American expatriates") comprised
 only a small part of the membership of
-the Committee of Thirteen since: 70/
+the Committee of Thirteen since: <u>70</u>/
 "The feeling of dissatisfaction with
 the government and the desire for a
-change was shared by haoles of all
+change was shared by <u>haoles</u> of all
 nationalities and by some native
-Hawaiians." 71/ The editors of major
+Hawaiians." <u>71</u>/ The editors of major
 newspapers in opposition to Kalakaua
 were largely British nationals. With
@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 governments appealed to would have
 ventured to interfere in the internal
-politics of Hawaii." 72/
+politics of Hawaii." <u>72</u>/
 H. A. P. Carter, the Hawaiian
 Minister in Washington, held a meeting
@@ Line 22: / Line 23: @@
 July 6, 1887, in the United States.
 Carter told Bayard that:
 ...the state of affairs In Hawaii
-was very critical, and he wished
+:...the state of affairs In Hawaii was very critical, and he wished to know what would be the action of the commander of the United States vessels that might go there, or the action of the U.S. Minister, in case the other foreign powers were to land forces for the purpose of protecting their citizens against what he called "the mob" ...that if that was done, Major Wodehouse, British Minister,... who is an aggressive man, would no doubt move promptly to the defense of his people.... I [Bayard] said it was simply impossible for me to tell; that I could give no information upon a purely supposititious case...<u>73</u>/
 to know what would be the action
 Apparent American opposition (at
 least on the part of the U.S.
@@ Line 47: / Line 32: @@
 Charles, to Bayard in 1894. He
 states:
 In June, 1887, my father...came
-to...Michigan, to attend my
+:In June, 1887, my father...came to...Michigan, to attend my graduation...He was compelled to leave in the midst of the festivities because...he learned that it was the intention of the United States Government to send the warship Adams to Honolulu to protect the late King Kalakaua a his government from the anticipated Revolution predicted in the then latest despatches and he further told me that in consequence of his assurances to you, that the revolution was being conducted by his friends and would be in the best interests of Hawaii, that the orders to [U.S.] Minister Merrill and the warships at Honolulu were not to interfere with those conducting the revolt ...I have since learned from those [in] Honolulu that up to a short time before the revolt [was] consummated, Minister Merrill was indifferent if not hostile to the party of reform, but at the last moment changed in his expressions and did not interpose as had been feared...<u>74</u>/
-graduation...He was compelled tc
 Already confronted with
 considerable opposition to its
@@ Line 86: / Line 44: @@
 and graft concerning the granting of
 licenses to import opium. The
-Hawaiian Gazette, on May 17, 1887,
+<u>Hawaiian Gazette</u>, on May 17, 1887,
 printed a synopsis of twelve
 affidavits, including one by T. Aki, a
 Chinese rice-planter who failed to
 receive a license, even though a
-"present" of $75,0 00 had been given to
+"present" of $75,000 had been given to
-the king. 75/ British Commissioner
+the king. <u>75</u>/ British Commissioner
 Wodehouse had informed his government
 five weeks earlier about these charges
+{{p|274}}

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