. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . 75,the much-talked-of treaty of commercial reciprocitybetween the islands and the United States was rati-fied, in spite of intense opposition in both into effect in September, 1876, the resultwas a surprise on all sides, and from that timeHawaii dates the dawn of its prosperity. One ofthe stipulations of this treaty was the ceding ofPearl Harbour, situated on a small river by thatname seven miles from Honolulu, to the UnitedStates as a naval and coaling station. This placeoffers the strongest strategica
. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . 75,the much-talked-of treaty of commercial reciprocitybetween the islands and the United States was rati-fied, in spite of intense opposition in both into effect in September, 1876, the resultwas a surprise on all sides, and from that timeHawaii dates the dawn of its prosperity. One ofthe stipulations of this treaty was the ceding ofPearl Harbour, situated on a small river by thatname seven miles from Honolulu, to the UnitedStates as a naval and coaling station. This placeoffers the strongest strategical points and thefinest site for a naval and coaling station inthe whole Pacific, concerning which the LondonTimes^ in its alarm over the growing prestige ofthe United States in Hawaii, declared, in an appealto Great Britain: The maritime power that holdsPearl River, and moors its fleets there, possessesthe key to the Northern Pacific. Leaving Honolulu January 20,1881, and return-ing October 27th, King Kalakaua made a tour ofthe world, visiting Japan, China, Siam, British. BANANA BLOSSOM AND FIUIT BISE OF THE REPUBLIC. 123 India, the principal countries of Europe, and theUnited States. A crisis in the government of King Kalakauacame when he accepted two bribes, aggregatingover a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in con-nection with an opium license. This act was fol-lowed by the revolution of 1887. In the previousseven years the debt of *the government hadincreased from three hundred and ninety thou-sand to almost two million dollars. Deserted nowby his followers, and appealing in vain to othernations for assistance, the king yielded to theunanimous demands of the opponents of his sys-tem of royalty, and July 7, 1887, he signed a con-stitution which was a revision and improvementover that of 1864. This was framed to makethe executive responsible to the people and to endpersonal government. Office-holders were debarredfrom seats in the Legislature, and nobles, insteadof being a
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