Lili’uokalani’s vetoing the annexation of Hawaii.

Lili’uokalani’s vetoing the annexation of Hawaii.

Hawaii
Hawaiian resistance
annexation

Ex Queen Lili’uokalani’s resistance to the annexation of Hawaii is of the utmost importance when considering annexation. This newspaper article paints her in a power-hungry light and only leaves the last column on the page to discuss her veto against Hawaiian annexation, implying that she did not speak for 40,000 people for the welfare of her country but instead for her own personal wellbeing, requesting that the original arrangement of her as leading monarch receiving $170,000 between her and her niece. This is not surprising as the Times is an American newspaper and wanted to rally up more support for the annexation of Hawaii as it states in previous columns that many political figures such as Senator Berry from Arkansas were opposed to the annexation treaty. Therefore, this could be representative of very Democratic American opinion during 1897.

The Times, New York

Chronicling America, Washington DC

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85054468/1897-06-18/ed-1/seq-1/

18 June 1897

Alisha Mehta

The Times (Washington DC) 18 June 1897

English

Textual - printed newspaper

19t century Hawai'i