Show ems M ta arm W ahl IEM anaa Z ama 67 J filz gig a V fast 0 44 g i A 11 y k R A I 1 11 A cibil r I 1 I 1 M x X I 1 IKI V AIN T 41 t A 10 if AW M 7 13 47 the netherlands that was the t at 0 keynote of her address and it haa 42 41 been the keynote of her reign A J Bran in holland under QUEEN 1890 born at the hague 1890 succeeded to throne of willem III 1698 1898 crowned 1901 married henry of burg burb schwerin 1909 2909 princess juliana born by JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN I 1 ItES IDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE cabled to queen wilhelmina Wilhelm lna the other day through the department part purt apartment ment went of state his roost most coi dial felicita gions 11 with full appreciation of the gratification which bleci your our countrymen men must experience in the commemoration of an event so fruitful of progress and prosperity fur your country the message said the american people unite in heartfelt wishes for many years to come collie your wise and benign reign may continue to redound to the glory of the netherlands the president lias has the reputation of saying only u what bat lie ru means calis lie ile could nay this however with a clear con ve relence lence for queen Wilbel mInas i eign has been wise and benign and ler loyal subjects this fall have staged an elaborate and long drawn out celebration of her silver jubilee in token of their appreciation moreover there ure ties between america and the netherlands other than those of trade the dutch settled new york and guaranteed to the oppressed of europe civil and religious liberty on manhattan island it was in ill holland that the pilgrim fathers found an asilum before coming to plymouth rock the dutch have sent MODY many a good Awe american rican to america the peace palace at the hague photograph herewith is car begies gift and america has a lively interest in the doings therein it Is in recognition of these ties between america and Ho holland llanil that various holland american organizations organization i sent ent delegates to offer their congratulations to queen Williel these delegates were received in audience by the queen they represented among other organ organizations izat tons the hot land society the st nicholas society the society of holland dames the netherlands american foundation the new netherlands commission ot of new york the collegiate dutch reformed church of new york and the huguenot guenot society of america with alth traditional loyalty to the house of orange the orange pennant waved over every nook and corner of the small and intensely patriotic realm trade was virtually at a standstill for many a day the celebration began when queen wilhelmina and princess cess juliana arrived in the hague from their country sent seat and found a great welcome awaiting them for weeks presents from the various rulers of the world poured in together with endless messages of congratulation then the queen made a ceremonial entry into amsterdam where there were days of festivities and every city village and community had bad its own onn celebration der Neder landen americans usually say bolland lland Is now a constitutional arid and hereditary monarchy the royal family known as the house of orange descends from a german count Wal who lived in the eleventh century cenni ry the congress of 0 vienna erected the kingdom in 1815 with the son of the last stadt houder willem V as hereditary sovereign this union was dissolved by the belgian revolution of 1830 and in 1839 the treaty of london constituted belgium an independent kingdom king willem I 1 of the netherlands abdicated in 1810 18 10 bequeathing que quen athing thIng his throne to his son willem 11 II vi ho after a reign rc agn of nine ears left the throne to willem III this king died in 1890 after a reign of forty one years in default of mate male heirs he was succeeded by hla his only daughter helena pauline marla maria with her mother princess amnia as regent holland has baa features which have hare a pealed appealed p to the popular imagination one Is the heroic and successful struggle of its people against the sea some of the land la Is seven feet below the north sea everybody knows of its windmills its picturesque costumes its canals its cheeses its bulbs bulb queen Is an appealing figure when she was crowned at amsterdam twenty five years ago she made a short speech from the throne she said 1 I make the words of my beloved father my own the tha house of olange can never do enough tor for lna an authoritative work just off the press says that the queen has stood the test of time as Is evidenced by the regard in ID which she Is held despite her incapacity to appreciate tendencies which milich go to make up present day life she has shunned rather than sought popularity and although she Is the most democratic of queens she sha seems to lack that captivating ease of manner with which popular roya royal I 1 personages won the hearts of their subjects ane feminist movement met with little sympathy from her the phenomenal revival during her reign in both music and the stage made little appeal to her while wilhelmina Wilhelm lna Is a constitutional dional I 1 queen and every act 0 of f 11 liera er a requires the countersign of her ministers it Is a mistake to think of her as merely a living symbol of the nations unity a ruler deprived of responsibility of power she has bus made a thorough study of governmental affairs and she often displays as an insight I 1 into departmental matters that ts Is puzzling to public officials she has too fine a sense of her duties too great a kno knowledge uledge of her count rys needs and hopes to remain a mere figurehead holland contrary to a general idea had a tough time during the world war rut but it preserved its neutrality and today its exchange Is at par america one believes Is of the opinion that holland acted like a good sport in the question of the former kaiser the arrival of the kaiser on netherlands territory took the go government fern ment by surprise the supreme council addressed a note to the netherlands government demanding the laisers kaisers kai sers extradition queen Wil belmina based her refusal upon respect for or the laws of the kingdom and the love of that which Is embodied to in national traditions t I 1 on a the two parties chiefly concerned probably had good cause to thank queen government the entente powers were barred fro from the dubious honor of establishing a new international law which would set bet UP P the accuser as judge in his own case and the netherlands had the satisfaction of seeing its respect for law and tradition prevail over its aversion to the guest who abused that feeling tor for hla his own safety |