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f s oo + ” ‘! ¥ 4 * “« e 6 “S ~~ f - > weer 4 me . : « . 2 « ~¥ 102-~—S—s LILIUOKALANI AND THE REVOLUTION. f Between 1876 and 1877 the immigration was 39,926, in- . oe} ae " rt ey “A? AS? “he dy ; - > — cluding: 23,268 Chinese, 2,777 Japanese and 10,216 Portuguese. The missionaries whose sagacious and unselfish coun- sels gave an enlightened political system to the country, and fostered civilized acts and customs, industry, com- merce, education, religion and justice, were succeeded — by more selfish and ambitious statesmen. Their children, — accomplished men of affairs, now reaped rich benefits from the tide of prosperity which flooded the country. King Kalakaua revived sorcery, removed the ban from the sale of liquor, and so instigated race hatred that dis- trust of the leaders permeated native society, and became acute when the natives found themselves left compara- — tively destitute amid the sudden expansion of national wealth, of which the thrifty among the Portuguese, the Chinese and the Japanese settlers obtained a share, while the natives alone were excluded. From this cause a native party sprang up, crying, — 9 “Hawaii for the Hawaiians,’ triguers against American influence. | Speculators, more unscrupulous than any in the mis- sionary party, leagued themselves with the malcontents when they saw that the majority of the electorate and the King sympathized with the movement. At last, in 1883, there was an absolute majority of the native party in the Assembly, and the King cut loose and disgraced foreign in- from the missionaries, and appointed an American, Mr. ~ W. M. Gibson, as Premier, and three natives to the other posts in the Cabinet. : ; | com cbooks.com bs © be ett Wr one > € 4.09 se ae