. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. Princess (afterwards Queen)Liliuokalani. 1893] CLEVELAND AGAIN PRESIDENT 129 ter revolution, declaring the monarchyabrogated and a provisional governmentestablished. Minister Stevens at once rec-ognized the Provisional Government as defacto sovereign. Un-der protest theQueen yielded. The new govern-ment formally placeditself under the pro-tectorate of theUnited States, andthe Stars and Stripeswere hoisted over theGovernment Build-. ing. President Har- o James H. Blount. rison disavowed the protectorate,
. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. Princess (afterwards Queen)Liliuokalani. 1893] CLEVELAND AGAIN PRESIDENT 129 ter revolution, declaring the monarchyabrogated and a provisional governmentestablished. Minister Stevens at once rec-ognized the Provisional Government as defacto sovereign. Un-der protest theQueen yielded. The new govern-ment formally placeditself under the pro-tectorate of theUnited States, andthe Stars and Stripeswere hoisted over theGovernment Build-. ing. President Har- o James H. Blount. rison disavowed the protectorate, though hedid not withdraw the troops from Honolulu,regarding them as necessary to assure thelives and property of American did he lower the flag. A treaty for theannexation of the islands was soon negoti-ated and submitted to the Senate. The Cleveland Administration reversedthis whole policy with a jolt. The treaty 13° EXPANSION [1894 withdrawn, Mr. Cleveland despatched toHonolulu Hon. James H. Blount as a specialcommissioner, with paramount authority,which he exercised by formally ending the protectorate, haulingdown the flag, andembarking the garri-son of marines. soon super-seded Mr. Stevens asminister. Meantimethe Provisional Gov-ernment had organ-ized a force of twelvehundred soldiers, gotcontrol of the armsand ammunition inthe islands, enacted drastic sedition laws,and suppressed disloyal newspapers. So complete was its sway, and so relent-less did the dethroned Queen threaten to bet
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