Jennifer Wada at 08:38, 24 April 2006

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In spite of these fears, the
election was peaceful. The opposition
National Reform Party (or Hui
Kalaiaina) won half the party seats in
the Hawaiian legislature. The
election was regarded as a victory by
the opponents of the reformers in the
government and a defeat of those who
favored a policy of closer alignment
with the United States. A reformer,
W. D. Alexander, wrote the following
concerning the election results on
Oahu:
One element, which turned the
scales against us, was the strong
anti-American feeling of the
British and many of the Germans, to
say nothing of the natives and
half-whites. 144/
After the election, the National
Reform Party was assisted further by
the introduction of a resolution in
the legislature "declaring a want of
confidence in the ministry because of
the dissension within the ranks." 145/
Although this resolution was not voted
on, the cabinet resigned anyway and a
new cabinet was appointed by the king.
The new cabinet consisted of four
ministers: one part-Hawaiian, one
British by birth, and two born in the
United States (one of whom was a
personal friend of the king). 146/
Kalakaua had thus managed to remove the
Reform cabinet.
Shortly afterwards, a resolution
was introduced in the legislature
asking whether the new cabinet would
discuss the subject of a new
constitution. The president of the
legislature responded that the sponsor
of the resolution "might as well ask
the Ministers if they intended to hold
a revolution." 147/ In spite of this
block in the legislature, a mass
meeting of citizens supporting a new
constitution was held and committee
meetings on the subject were
subsequently held. These meetings were
led by Robert W. Wilcox and others
who presented a resolution to the ki
on August 14, 1890, calling for the
"King to request the Legislature to
enact a Law authorizing You to call
Convention for the purpose of drafti
a suitable and equitable Constitutic
for Your Kingdom..." 148/
On August 15, Kalakaua, without
consulting his ministers, sent a
message to the legislature referring
to the resolution petition and stati
that it was his "Royal Pleasure that
the Legislative Assembly...take such
measures as would carry out the
intention of the people expressed
in that Petition." 149/ This message
and the bills that followed, forced
the legislature to form a committee t
consider the desirability of a new
constitution.
As these events proceeded, America
Minister Stevens wrote:
The businessmen and the more
responsible citizens of the
islands are greatly disturbed.
For good reasons they fear to have
the country convulsed by such an
issue. The English commissioner
and the undersigned have been
urged confidentially by the
leading members of the cabinet and
by the most conservative of the
Legislature to counsel the King
against the rash and dangerous
step. 150/
Stevens and British Commissioner
Wodehouse then agreed that they would
talk to the king together. Of this
meeting, Wodehouse wrote:
We told the King that we came as
His friends, and as the Representatives
of two Powers who had the
most friendly Relations with Him
and that looking to the "large
interests" which we had to protect,
we thought that our duty to
our Governments required us to
point to His Majesty the disastrous
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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 In spite of these fears, the
 election was peaceful. The opposition
-National Reform Party (or Hui
+National Reform Party (or <u>Hui
-Kalaiaina) won half the party seats in
+Kalaiaina</u>) won half the party seats in
 the Hawaiian legislature. The
 election was regarded as a victory by
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 concerning the election results on
 Oahu:
 One element, which turned the
-scales against us, was the strong
+:One element, which turned the scales against us, was the strong anti-American feeling of the British and many of the Germans, to say nothing of the natives and half-whites. <u>144</u>/
 anti-American feeling of the
 After the election, the National
 Reform Party was assisted further by
@@ Line 23: / Line 20: @@
 the legislature "declaring a want of
 confidence in the ministry because of
-the dissension within the ranks." 145/
+the dissension within the ranks." <u>145</u>/
 Although this resolution was not voted
 on, the cabinet resigned anyway and a
@@ Line 31: / Line 28: @@
 British by birth, and two born in the
 United States (one of whom was a
-personal friend of the king). 146/
+personal friend of the king). <u>146</u>/
 Kalakaua had thus managed to remove the
 Reform cabinet.
 Shortly afterwards, a resolution
 was introduced in the legislature
@@ Line 42: / Line 40: @@
 of the resolution "might as well ask
 the Ministers if they intended to hold
-a revolution." 147/ In spite of this
+a revolution." <u>147</u>/ In spite of this
 block in the legislature, a mass
 meeting of citizens supporting a new
@@ Line 49: / Line 47: @@
 subsequently held. These meetings were
 led by Robert W. Wilcox and others
-who presented a resolution to the ki
+who presented a resolution to the king
 on August 14, 1890, calling for the
 "King to request the Legislature to
 enact a Law authorizing You to call
-Convention for the purpose of drafti
+Convention for the purpose of drafting
-a suitable and equitable Constitutic
+a suitable and equitable Constitution
-for Your Kingdom..." 148/
+for Your Kingdom..." <u>148</u>/
 On August 15, Kalakaua, without
 consulting his ministers, sent a
 message to the legislature referring
-to the resolution petition and stati
+to the resolution petition and stati--?
 that it was his "Royal Pleasure that
 the Legislative Assembly...take such
 measures as would carry out the
 intention of the people expressed
-in that Petition." 149/ This message
+in that Petition." <u>149</u>/ This message
 and the bills that followed, forced
-the legislature to form a committee t
+the legislature to form a committee to
 consider the desirability of a new
 constitution.
 As these events proceeded, America
 Minister Stevens wrote:
 The businessmen and the more
-responsible citizens of the
+:The businessmen and the more responsible citizens of the islands are greatly disturbed. For good reasons they fear to have the country convulsed by such an issue. The English commissioner and the undersigned have been urged confidentially by the leading members of the cabinet and by the most conservative of the Legislature to counsel the King against the rash and dangerous step. <u>150</u>/
 islands are greatly disturbed.
-For good reasons they fear to have
+Stevens and British Commissioner Wodehouse then agreed that they would talk to the king together. Of this meeting, Wodehouse wrote:
 the country convulsed by such an
-issue. The English commissioner
+:We told the King that we came as His friends, and as the Representatives of two Powers who had the most friendly Relations with Him and that looking to the "large interests" which we had to protect, we thought that our duty to our Governments required us to point to His Majesty the disastrous
-and the undersigned have been
+{{p|284}}

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