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...showed herself reactionary. Another revolt was led by the "sons of the missionaries." The Queen was forced to abdicate. Sanford B. Dole was declared President of the Republic of Hawaii pending annexation to the U. S. A treaty of annexation was negotiated, but President Cleveland came into office and withdrew the treaty. He sent out a commissioner, who hauled down the U. S. flag and demanded the restoration of the Queen if she would promise good behavior. Across 2,000 miles of water and 3,000 miles of land, President Dole faced President Cleveland and refused to abandon Hawaiian democracy...
...Because prohibition officials objected, the President withdrew from the Senate his nominations for two Federal Judges and a U. S. District Attorney for the Territory of Alaska...
Later the National Woman's Party held a rally with other feminists sympathetic with them, including Lady Rhondda, who withdrew her delegation from the Alliance. Lady Rhondda declared...
Having precipitated the very situation which he sought to check, Ambassador Hanihara withdrew to Japan (TIME, July...
Resolute, he was as good as his word, completed all but the last few weeks of the season without conducting a note of "musical propaganda." Then rumors reached him that Fascist myrmidons were preparing to garner his scalp. Prudent, he withdrew from the theatre, alleging "poor health." Despatches reported last week that he had never seemed more robust...