| Show HOW THE DUTCH RULE th the report made by consul robert P skinner at marseilles to the state department P part ment regarding the methods of government employed by the dutch in java has some interest to the general public at this time the island so far f ar from having been the scene of internal disturbances tur bances during dutch rule has been a source of revenue to the governing country and has made steady progress in every direction it has yielded an annual r of after paying all expenses this is all the more noteworthy because the conditions of java are very similar to those of the philippine islands the soil and products ars are practically alike and the population presents the same characteristics the aldef feature of dutch rule in java seems to be this that native rulers are emp employed ang oyed throughout native sultans sultana and chiefs are kept in their positions ions as long as they them are loyal to the home government to the natives they appear to have full power while in reality they are but servants to the home authorities j if they go beyond their inspru instructions dibons dions they are summarily dealt with reforms are introduced gradually according to the rel report port the dutch in ilk java move very slowly and when bogie something has been accomplished tt it ties has comb about in such a way that knew how it happened thy they pay the native pr Dri iesta ests support a large native police force and rule rul by the hands hand and mouths of the natives but all the time they have their own people on guard and no important move Is made without their consent thus the people and their chiefs are contented and happy and they keep them so by maintaining a condition more favorable than they could hope to maintain themselves they encourage e a healthy wo morale airale by li permitting native and european eld lery to marry live together gether tb in 1 n families and they never send a dute dutch h official to thie the colo colonies Olet unless dunles helep he isen dowed with qualities likely to improve the condition of things all their of must work and work hard the profitable side oath of the account 16 A th trace we aie to td the lh operations of the tether larido chadis camp compary com achy waft is conly only ea f another name for the dutch government the government operates as a planter and merchant and its ita immense net income to Is the product of legitimate toil and enterprise and not of burdensome taxation if it should happen that the philippine islands should become the charge of the united states the fact that the inhabitants of those distant parts of the world under proper management are capable of rapid improvement is certainly encouraging they may be unfit for self government but they certainly seem to take kindly to the advantages of civilization when these are offered by humane rulers and not in too great abundance at a time probably the time is not very far off when it will be necessary for american statesmen to consider whether the american system of government can be applied in some form or other to races accustomed only to the paternal rule of the old world |
