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her Government would never have
yielded to the provisional
government, even for a time and
for the sole purpose of submitting
her case to the enlightened
justice of the United States. 204/
In December 1893, a resolution was
adopted by the Senate directing the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
to determine, "Whether any, and If so,
what irregularities have occurred in
the diplomatic and other Intercourse
between the United States and Hawaii
•••" 205/ The resulting report, the
so-called "Morgan Report," reached a
conclusion almost exactly opposite the
Blount Report. Again there were
complaints that not all the people
involved had been interviewed and that
important pieces of evidence were
lacking. The truth lies somewhere
between the two reports.
The Republic and Annexation Attempts
Meanwhile, it was evident to the
Provisional Government that the
political climate was not right for
annexation. A more permanent form of
government was necessary. Therefore,
a constitution for the Republic of
Hawaii was adopted on July 4, 1894.
The next few years were relatively
calm and stable, yet the aim of the
Hawaiian government remained annexation
to the United States. Repeated
overtures were made, but realization
of their goals remained distant until
1897. A new administration in
Washington would perhaps be more
favorable to annexation. A commission
was once again sent to negotiate a
treaty. The terms of the treaty were
agreed upon and the document signed on
June 15, 1897. The treaty was unanimously
ratified by the Hawaiian Senate
on September 10, 1897. Although it
had been introduced in the United
States Senate in June 1897, no action
was taken until December of that year.
After much debate and many delays, the
chances of the treaty receiving a
two-thirds majority in the
Senate appeared slim. On March 16,
1898, a joint resolution was
substituted for the Senate bill. Thus
the subject came before the entire
Congress, where only a simple majority
would be required in each House to
pass the measure. 206/
The strategic value of the Hawaiian
Islands in terms of naval and
commercial interests had long been
recognized. They lay in the center of
the Pacific Basin, a logical point for
refueling and resupply. Alfred Thayer
Mahan had written in a March 1893
article for Forum that it "may be
inferred the importance of the
Hawaiian Islands [is] as a position
powerfully influencing the commercial
and military control of the Pacific,
and especially of the northern
Pacific, in which the United States,
geographically, has the strongest
right to assert herself." 207/ Mahan
was not alone in his view. Other
naval strategists such as Theodore
Roosevelt and Commodore George
Melville argued the importance of the
islands to the United States as well
as the importance of keeping any other
nation from gaining a foothold there.
With Japan's emergence as a naval
force to be reckoned with in the
Pacific, and the growing threat of war
with Spain, the strategic argument was
popular in the United States, although
commercial Interests were equally
important. With America's entry into
the war with Spain, and Rear Admiral
George Dewey's operations and
victories in the Philippines, the
strategists' arguments became even
more important. Although Pearl Harbor
had been ceded to the United States in
1887, nothing had been done to develop
the site as a naval base. The
strategists argued that mere possession
of that harbor did not ensure
security as foreign interests could be
encouraged in other points in the
islands. At the beginning of the
Spanish-American War, Honolulu represented
the only coaling station
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-her Government would never have
+her Government would never have yielded to the provisional government, even for a time and for the sole purpose of submitting her case to the enlightened justice of the United States. <u>204</u>/
 yielded to the provisional
 In December 1893, a resolution was
 adopted by the Senate directing the
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 the diplomatic and other Intercourse
 between the United States and Hawaii
-•••" 205/ The resulting report, the
+..." <u>205</u>/ The resulting report, the
 so-called "Morgan Report," reached a
 conclusion almost exactly opposite the
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 lacking. The truth lies somewhere
 between the two reports.
 The Republic and Annexation Attempts
 Meanwhile, it was evident to the
 Provisional Government that the
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 a constitution for the Republic of
 Hawaii was adopted on July 4, 1894.
 The next few years were relatively
 calm and stable, yet the aim of the
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 Congress, where only a simple majority
 would be required in each House to
-pass the measure. 206/
+pass the measure. <u>206</u>/
 The strategic value of the Hawaiian
 Islands in terms of naval and
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 refueling and resupply. Alfred Thayer
 Mahan had written in a March 1893
-article for Forum that it "may be
+article for <u>Forum</u> that it "may be
 inferred the importance of the
 Hawaiian Islands [is] as a position
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 Pacific, in which the United States,
 geographically, has the strongest
-right to assert herself." 207/ Mahan
+right to assert herself." <u>207</u>/ Mahan
 was not alone in his view. Other
 naval strategists such as Theodore
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 as the importance of keeping any other
 nation from gaining a foothold there.
 With Japan's emergence as a naval
 force to be reckoned with in the
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 Spanish-American War, Honolulu represented
 the only coaling station
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