ilitary hold on Pearl Harbor as a refueling station for the Navy. Julius Pratt had this to
             As a consequence of this protest, Minister Carter and Secretary Blaine undertook
             the negotiation of a new treaty, with the object of safeguarding and rendering permanent
             the advantages enjoyed by Hawaii in the markets of the United States, and on the other
             hand, of assuring similar permanence to American rights in Pearl Harbor. 3
             This shows that the American government saw an opportunity to permanently
             take hold of an important military base through Hawaii's sugar crisis. Julius Pratt went
             on to say that there was more to this proposal than just a new treaty. He stated that,
             "...nothing less than the extension of a definite protectorate over Hawaii by the United
             The United States concern for a military stronghold on the Hawaiian Islands was
             only one reason for its involvement. As I've mentioned earlier, sugar was a large export
             ...