his presidency. Cleveland was a forthright anti-imperialist thinking Americans acted wrongly in Hawaii. He receded the annexation treaty from the Senate and organized an investigation into probable wrongdoings. Cleveland anticipated restoring Liliuokalani to her throne, but Americans fully favored annexation. The issue was continued until Cleveland left office. Many other issues brought the subject of annexation up again rapidly. February 15, 1898, the Battleship Maine was blown up in the Havana harbor in Cuba. The Spanish-American war, which was battled in the Philippine islands, created an important value of the Hawaiian Islands as a mid-pacific fueling station and naval installment. Congress acknowledged a proposition to annex Hawaiian Islands
