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kawl There were valuable article. Of coumerce 10 be

kawi There were valuable articles OF couimescs 10 be
found at all points OF the Eastern Archipelago. sub
siance-not guano but apparently formed Of mass Of
auimaicula-was 70 be found IN abundance, and was
great fertilizer Good biumnous coal also 10 be
found in Sumatra and the En4lsn had s,ught the pvi-
ege oi digging II, but pfecluded from directly
gaging in mining by the ,Tea'y o thsr govern
menl oil 1924 with Holland and the Dutch had not sum
Gent power TO grant ~ Tin was also produced ~ the
Isle OF Banca IN considerable quantities; but they had
only enerate the alluval soil for The purpose OF seek
ing H. lhs done by Chinese laboIers, who were
only allowed to soouIn n ,ne country for Ave years.
There little doubt that 200 900 pculs twexhs Of 125
pounds each) might be produced annuay but the Dutch
government limited the production 10 10000. the
principle that led them TO destroy the Glove and
nutmeg trees.
The edible birds nests were principally found 10 Java
they were built bya very small beautiful bird OF the
swallow kind. and placed in row, as II by human
hands They OF white, gelatInous substance. or
gum, very insipd in taste until seasoned, but esteemed
by The Chinese very highly. chiefly for some supposed
stimulating properties The soiied and nmon kind were
sold hg $s each, and the best kind at
prices; but the Maays regarded the custom OF eating
Duch.he nests being gathered by government officers
and brought TO market, principally al Batavia, where
they are sold by auction 10 native traders
The holding OF the Dutch in Snmara and B0rneo was
very insecure We cannot better conclude our sketch OF
this interesting and agreeable zione than with
Captain Gbsons rcmlrks on this point,
The time appears TO be at hand when the East Is TO
awake from the lethargy OF ages. Civilization, borrow.
ing IRON the anaogies Of physical Nature, has exhibited
the apparent contradictions OF positive and negative
nature From It's European centre planted IN the twilight
OF the middle ages in soil wrong ut deep with the plough
share or revolutions it has sent westward insgora
ting tide OF rational progress while backward upon the
East has rolled desoaling current OF commercial in
trgue In the pathway 81 The former, republics have
sprung from the OF Nalure while along the track
OF the latter the symbols OF learning and religion. and
the insignia of ancient authority have been crushed in the
dust. These opposing forces have met il The Paccs nor
can the result OF The confci be doubtful.
European authority in the East hangs by fra thread,
and unworthy of The OF Ine AdRNCltV
OF European dpomalists has been BATH ID BY singular
destiny that have reserved The East for better
fate than that marked out for by European politics. Its
nexhaustibe wealth and diversified productions have
been hidden under veil OF impenetrabe mystery. Ode
rcus, Marco Poo Pinto and other European travellers
have received lte credit beyond that oi inventors OF
rious lble British minister blindy bargained on IN
1924 TO the Dutch the islands Of the Eastern Archpela
60, rich in the lavish wealth OF Nature for the unpront
able military post OF the Cape of Good Hope, and the
equally Improbable leland OF Ceyon That formidable
power has, by It's ignorant and mistaken diplomacy,
sheltered the eastern islands from the eacroachments OF
its political ambition and commercial cupidity France
with it's revolutions its OF ambition, and lis unrhly
Agers has had liue leisure TO prosecute former de.
for acquisitions. The spirit OF enterprise
dead in Spain and Portugal. The Russian court. bound
that OF Holland by the ties of consanguiny has been
content with hewng pathway to the Mediterranean,
whilst Prussia and Austria have consented 10 nibble the
fox's share Of the spoil of their naughty ally
The Dutch alone have gained ioothold IN the kast
Indian Archipelago But incapable by nature TO con-
quer destroy the wealth they much cuve they hav0
done lle than 10 the shores o these popu
lous islands with a shadowy and unsubstaniial power.
With the exception o portion OF Java, she has made
no permanent territorial acquisitions
The claim 10 fvG.sxths OF the Archipelago is uHsup-
ported by actual conquest even the presence OF
spectacle authority The liule island OF Bali has quito
recently opposed, with signal the forces OF the
Nelherand Indian government; and the most OF the
cient soyercignl,es are as yet unsubdaed The Dutch
have had just power enough 10 keep partial embar-
60 OF he native commerce. and to blockade the mouths
OF the IveTs but their extavagant pTsensions 10 do
minion will hear the Test of a critical examination
This ihyling field is held in reserve for American
terprise Its population is lracabe aud ready TO engage
In a extended commerce. The American character
thus far foun ready the Oriental confidence
destroy, is well calculated insure this resu l. Eng
land may ail TO the credu0us people OF Asia
that her policy seeks not The spoil OF their industry
while India lies PROSTATE its bleeding victim
Holland may fail to establish the wisdom and Justice OF
its contracted and sei.l policy but America alone
point out TO The East example OF the moderation of her
principles and the vision Of her policy in the enght.
cned and rescneraied Sandwich island. 4 r.F
To accomplish this result, political relations with
ing. No diplomatic agents should be sent there but
those who deeply versed in the geography. history
and traditions o the East The the confidence
OF this people lies through their moral rather than their
intellectual convictions In your haste 10 meet them,
you not oveflurn the symbols OF all they desm
cred but defeIng 10 those deeply rooted preudces that
mark the Oriental character at once compel respect by
il, and exac, confidence by bcstowng H.
Captain Gibson has been invited by the society de-
hver formal lecture the subject Of this, 10
trymeu, almost unk part OF the world; and we
ierstand he has acceded TO the request IL but
prove attractive oBe H 4 E#N