to call at the hotel or visit any one of his
friends' houses, he was conscious of the presence of enemies who were
following stealthily on his track.

"But, happily, Providence watched over him, and thus he was guarded from
personal harm.

"He signed that constitution under absolute compulsion. Details of the
conspiracy have come to me since from sources upon which I can rely,
which lead to the conviction that but for the repugnance or timidity of
one of the executive committee, since risen very high in the counsels of
the so-called republic, he would have been assassinated.

"Then they had planned for the immediate abrogation of the monarchy, the
declaration of a republic, and a proposal for annexation to be made to
the United States.

"The constitution of the republic was actually framed and agreed upon,
but the plot was not fully carried out--more moderate counsels
prevailed.

"They therefore took the very constitution of which I have spoken, the
one which had been drafted for a republic, hastily rewrote it so as to
answer their ends, and forced Kalakaua to affix thereto his official
signature."

In 1891 Kalakaua died and Liliuokalani succeeded him. Not long afterward
she determined to try to get back the power for the monarchy that had
been taken away.

This soon caused the revolution. Her enemies brought a number of charges
against her, and to the chief of these she replies in her book.

Though comparatively few in number, her enemies had so much power that
they were able to overturn the Government with little difficulty.

Then they appealed to President Cleveland, asking that the islands be
annexed.

As the President gave them no encouragement, they continued to govern
Hawaii as a republic.

In 1895 an effort was made to place Liliuokalani again on the throne. It
failed, and for a time the ex-Queen was held as a prisoner.

After her release she came to this country to try to secure the aid of
our Government.

The Government, however, did not interfere.

Among our legislators and in our newspapers a great deal of sympathy was
expressed for the revolutionists and a great deal said in favor of
annexation.

At last the republic of Hawaii formally requested that it be made a part
of the United States. This brought the matter before Congress, where,
as we have said, it is now being carefully considered.

In her book, Liliuokalani makes this strong appeal to the people of the
United States not to t