Show women carrying Carryl no rico rice java prepared by the national geographic society biety washington 1 D C while the netherlands are celebrating the silver jubilee of their ruler and the peace and well being of the kingdom in war torn europe one may well turn halt around the world to the beautiful island of java queen of dutch possessions which has contributed so heavily to the count rys prosperity distance does java an injustice the westerner seeing on ills his map this slender island lying off the southeastern point of asia might well compare it to our own long island which it resembles in shape but java to Is a giant equal equaling ing in area the entire state of now new york volcano made in the first place rin and constantly being remade by them java lins has more volcanoes than any area of its size in tile the world estimates of the active and extinct craters range from to ta everywhere in java in the huge crater lakes in fissures that now are river beds even in ancient temples halt finished when interrupted by some flery fiery convulsionary convulsion aro are evidences of cataclysmic forces such turbulent forces as now are in continuous hysteria in the valley of the ten thousand smokes in alaska and break their crusted surface cage intermittently in java java la Is fifth in size of the dutch islands but lils it Is probably best known and for good redson reason E enthusiastic observers have davd called it the garden spot of the world its soil boll Is constantly enriched by its active volcanoes it Is well watered and four out of every five acres of its surface are cultivated even mountain peaks feet high are girdled by unbroken un broic fields up to half their height above which forests still hold sway java with its square miles of area has a population of about one third that eliat of the united states which la Is 70 times as large compared with other geographical units of its size it Is probably the most populous as well as the roost most pro prosperous region in the world most of the inhabitants live in villages although it lias hns only four cities as largo large or larger than reading pa the density of population for the island as a whole Is close to per square mile greater than that of belgium the most crowded country in europe or shantung the most heavily populated province in china luxuriance of vegetation the deep rich soil of this favored island supports a vegetation which in luxuriance and variety la 14 unsurpassed by that of tiny any other region of similar area and ever since the dutch established their first settlement on the island in 1595 a golden harvest of agricultural products lias has been yearly garnered to swell the gra granaries narles of revenues of the home government to the fisting american perhaps one of tho the most noticeable features about java Is the distinctly paternal character of the dutch colonial administration on landing at ba batalla tavia tavla i one must report directly directs Y to the chief of police to obtain permits to travel on tho the island before these are granted full answers must bo be given as to names nationality occupation ag age e and purpose in visiting yva java during the trav travelers elees subsequent ent wan wanderings demings de rIngs he must hold these permits in readiness for inspection by officials and at all times his movements aro are a matter of some interest to tho talo authorities As a matter of fact tho uniform policy of the government has been in a former years to discourage forel foreign agn travel in netherlands india and the present regulations are only a cou concession cession to the modern n a spirit which demanda free int e aco arre among the nations to on one e who halls from a country chero private initiative counts for fop BO 80 much it Is something of a to learn that nearly all the dandil landl owned by the government in sew ing from tho the native princes by tread tati and purchase tile the lordship of the thelm lu the dutch gov government emment also the right to receive one fifth of 0 droit uce and the labor of tile the peasant till led to the introduction in the yew 1882 1832 of what la Is known as the coltun system this was a device to h b crease the revenues and consisted li tile the exaction of forced labor fromel from ati peasants who were compelled unda nude official supervision to cultivate dobao oba co coffee sugar ten tea and indigo Indig 0 o their masters asters ro this system ol of fow forcel labor has been greatly modified in K cent years and now survives onla 1 connection with some of the goten ment coffee plantations coffee no longer important to most of us doubtless the arh oc agricultural product of java which I 1 best known Is coffee it Is in tile the way of a disillusion to less lean therefore that the famous boyem coven ment java of bygone days Is of othu moo less importance as a product of tm tl colony than formerly A des destruel trued vt bli blight glit visited many of the eions come some years since sow some were slow in recovering from this al im menn meantime time the coffee planters of brail brad captured tho the bulk of tile the worlds offee trade i Hol hollands landos anvan subjects are CM ly of malayan stock but situated 9 the gate of a great world it Is ig natural that they have recel a considerable admixture of otto blood there are strains of the pol heslan mongolian portuguese hooili and arab most of the natives CT 0 nominally edans but fill and strictness I 1 a lack the fanaticism many of that cult holy days are sol 0 observed strictly pork Is widely 01 co burned and there Is little seclusion 0 women the early culture of java can call M traced to india and there Is no doun doum that this hindu influence had bad tin 64 greatest effect on the religion W 19 of the isla islam guage and literature climate wet and trying lying so BO close to the equator 01 pi climate Is a trying one to Euro Eur although the style of dress Inu n use seana and the manner of info do 10 much to ma gate it the rainy season LOU lasts v october to april ond and at oil all ti t showers may be expected one onetda of ell e learns that java Is a country rising I 1 the ordinary business ilao has finished ills hla coffee and Is 13 at W shop or office by 0 6 a RI bet betoff ee 01 and 4 all Europ europeans ns eudel end indoors the midday aw besl to keep taken between I 1 and 2 and andea fAsh s not bestir I 1 use itself 0 able society does 1 I til 01 after 5 when fyhen driving visiting is in order until 8 or 0 do I 1 when dinner Is served i the ancient city 0 I 1 oils of java Is a grim timeworn time worn pla and govern 1 with many warehouses thelo abe amid buildings grouped ment to ta w Is said canals it 0 ow unhealthy and Is wholly given give dair briw but commercial interests to for or 1 on clean well kept roads broads colw miles along canals suggesting ting resl denO modern modem one reaches the with 1000 its suburb of lein A avenue facing the PS with win it ground grea great t green parado parade by row MIT bordering streets shaded blinded tull eit this extent facing g tamarind trees built 11 neat eat villas park are ft re numerous em boller 9 the bungalow style home often 0 of Ac tiDd tn in coot cool foliage the officers plant pi retired a army rm and Y profess pra IODA business ers and the 0 wr to make inke up men who go population tion of the capital by w the to java was never affected held oil bulent pirate I 1 aall empires ares t that hat farther to ic h 1 in the is islands ands a little the le dfora 1 ensi apat CondIt conditions IOnE in java J ava ruce v s 60 diaho oi measure ure felsh a good me of dutch control |