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a * 112 LILIUOKALANI AND THE REVOLUTION. The American minister realized the situation, as he Was associated with the Reform party and was able through them to check any moves which might be detri- mental to the United States interests. The English min- ister favored the National Reform party, and in public and private did all he could to obtain any advantage which would benefit his country. As he had resided in the islands a long time and was the head of a large fam- ily, he had great influence with his party. But not pos- sessing the virtue of tact and diplomacy, he relied upon . aclass of people who told all his secrets. Our sagacious diplomat, Mr. John L. Stevens, sat in his office quietly pulling all the wires to bring American interests to the front, and he played his cards so well that he was universally hated by the leaders of the Reform and Liberal parties. The Queen, pretending to have the most cordial rela- tions with the United States, concocted “a plan of nego- tiating a loan in England upon a first-class mortgage of the port dues of Honolulu.” A bill to this effect was later introduced, but was voted down. Everything was in a perilous state and ruin stared on all sides. Mr. Young says: “The large sugar estates that came into existence through the gratuity of the treaty of reci- procity with the United States were, in addition to the agitated conditions of affairs, affected by the provisions of the McKinley tariff, and plainly foresaw that unless something was done toward establishing closer relations * comicbooks.co _* - ar ¥ Leo" ‘