The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-21
THE NLvsHERL ANDS INDIA.
CAPT. GIBsoNs Cal " OUR M MISTER AT THE HAGUI
CAhHNET ASHIN6TON.

from the singapo q &c. - Fro Press, April II
d before the 1 Amsn ran coDsrss and which had
ssed between tho s,ericaa Minist or and the Cabinet
the Hague relative to the Gibson affair. Although
70 matter was rnly taken up at FIRST by the
erican government, chiefly. sup. pose, from this
] lie demonstrations Q sympathy which Gibson was
. siaSton Cabinet .ouioN now appear to have SONS.
II changed their views of the least this Is the
w which draw rom their having 70 rborne to
the diplomatic coespo odence to any dedni to ISSUE
last laid 1t before Cor, Tess, without s,r lie sug
h0 q remark We do not 7mch wonder at TIA luke
mn 'ess Of the American government, as the 'duct
Gil Hon throughout has not been such ~ to n 70
M BILE impression of his case.
A~ can be little doubt that hio object in eudssvs
to- 'pen communication with the Sultan Of JsurA
net Of so purppeeless a character as he represents
TIA had he succeeded In establishing any rein.
VII b the Sultan he might lave givss consider
ann, vance and trouble to the Netherlands govern.
t II len, again, the manner in which hs made away
the spers relating to h,s cass, when by mistake
10 Du tch Minister Gf Foreign Affairs they vera
led to Mr.. Belmont, and by him to Gibson although
orbtv cry cute, sas not exactly such to induce
lief in the entire justice of bis But while
may Do circumstances in the conduct OF Gibson
win account for the reluctance OF his gov.
tent to press the demand for compensation to |
sc'sive issue, the Dutch government should |
lose sig bit of the fast that mach Of ths pro.
70 adopts against Gibson bore the appaarance of
of m ost oppressive and unjust sturs, and |
Z Hghu furnish strong grouncs for demanding /
tbs proc 'edngs OF the government Of Netherlands
towards foreinnsrs who may DO brought within |
cope Of ia tribapas, should be regulated upon
sples OF ,reater humanity and justice than would
at pYesen to prevail And for securing to foreign
Eetherla DDS India the protection whoh all civil |
goyernnei 1's nov deem it one of TIE most para
It OF their duties to to their Subjects may
cessary to insist that the exclusion OF consular or
represents tves Of foreign States from the Dutch
n p0ssessh 'Ds should no longer be tolerated. The
sdipRs In Il e case Of Gibson have shown that even
capital Of Netherlands India such protection Is +
sary, and emsy therefore reasonably infer til at |
ven more elsewhere within these possessions.
Dutch COVE rnnen may be assured that tAe sys- |
Il exclusions which they still strive to enforce in |
Indian domi aiops cannot much longer be main
4, and it woS Id, therefore, be graceful as well
measure weI Q they to anticipate any unplsasant
ure from wit bout, by Mt once according those pri-
Is which all other civilized governments recipro- l.
with one an other. They might advantaseously |
lesson from their friends the Japanese who hay i.
ne sagacity see that they could not with
themselves from the rest of the world, have l
ded with God grace what would undoubtedly |
been ultima tely wrested from them by force. We /
the Dutch will be equally wise and ntaneously |
to other atoms tbose privileges in their colonial
ssions who it is unworthy Of civilized Euro I
power any longer to deny.