and pledging the Hawaiian Government not to alienate any port or
             territory in the kingdom to any other power, virtually made Hawaii an
             economic colony of the United States, and was thought of by many as a
             step preliminary to the political annexation which had already been a subject
             of negotiation between the two governments. 1
             With the treaty of 1884, the United States added a provision that the U.S. has the
             exclusive right to use Pearl River as a naval base for refueling and repairing, while also
             extending the life of the original treaty by seven years. These initial treaties between the
             two countries were looked upon by both nations as beneficial and originally there seemed
             to be no problem with relations. Unfortunately, this peace would not last for long, and in
             1890 Alfred Mahan, currently a Captain in the Navy, wrote a book entitled, The Influence
             of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783. Captain Mahan was a firm believer in sea power
             for the U.S. and also believed the Hawaiian Islands were a necessity for the U.S. to have
             in regard to strategic placement for Naval ships. Mahans writings along with other
             influential people like the sugar plantation owners in Hawaii, helped influence politicians
             into taking a more active role in the annexation of Hawaii. In Recent America, Sidney
             Fine wrote, "It was probably the Samoan crisis with Germany in the winter of 1888-89
             which first aroused American opinion to the possibility that the United States might be a
             loser in failing to participate in the scramble for colonial spoils" 2
             After a legislative bill in Washington called the Mills bill; which lowered the
             price of Hawaiian sugar imported into the states, Hawaii protested and through the voice
             of the white sugar plant owners, threatened to take protection elsewhere. This scared
             politicians into creating a new treaty that would prevent this and would also ensure their
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