The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-28
Dutch Monopoly In ths INDIAN Archipelago
Necessity OF American Intervention. !.
TO TnE kDIrOK or THE HERALD.

New Yoi5, Nov IS 1883.
Thc remarks ID the editorial columns OF your Journal
this morning relative 70 Jnrnb and The Dutch tempt
solicit space FOR tv words 10 correct Of
statistics relative to Jambl show that the Dasch
''treading cu corns" in this matter
Jambi regarded, before tho ate conquest, the
second IN consequence OF the independent Sta OF suma
ira It's territory extends from the Equator 70 deg south
latitude, and has population OF fully half million
souls Tho capita! contained IN 1852 about 700 dwell
nrs and not iess than coo inhabitants OF which about
1000 were Arabsa colony from Mascat. AMI, according
the Singapore Free Press of Sept @ the sultan OF Jambi
defended hs capital with 80 900 The products and
exports Of the country pepper gu,;a perchs benzon
and damnar gum Its traders been good customers
ut Singapore for American domestic utensils tools aud
firearms; and is Sultan, Ratco Nasrocdn, has for
time past manifested liyoly desire 10 establish close
commercial relations with Americans, and invited
their settlement within lis doninons. is this desire on
his part which has given such especial umbrage to the
Dutch, aud induced them to close summarily and
violently the ors OF ambi before any our cnorprisng
people should have opportunity 10 establish Themselves
upon its so The sole ground OF the hostility Of the Dutch
against Captain Gibson WAS account OF his negotiations
with the Prince OF amb TO be permitted to TO and fro
freely within his territories. got pepper and ben
21in on the same tegn With tae Dutch.
The right OF American citizens TO trade with reside IN
Janhi las received considerable attention from 60
vernment ana from several commercial bodies in the
Thirty fourth Congress, INST session. in their report No
307 ceciare THAT the proceedings instituted against Mr
Gscn 10y the Dutch colonial authorities devised
make good the presensons Of the government Of Holland
10 right Of sovereignty the Sultan Of Jambl; that
the Sultan OF Jame Is Independent Prince, with whom
s lawful for an American citizen 10 communicate in
such terms Ne be may think proper without the inter
frencc Of any foreign State Aud this committee
more 10 their report that il was highly
important that diplomatic and consular agent should
sent 10 ambl and other points IN the Indian Archipelago.
his extension Of our Oriental DIPLOMACY strongly
Inv Rl, ipr rr., a rial Con.
liess Bu, thus far singular negligence has boon ran
tested gard to The protection ~ commercial inte
in the great Eastern archipelago The region pro
misses much richer harvest 10 enterprise than China
Japan combined Neither Of these countries have any
valuable staples to otter in exchange for products
and nufctures whilst these Topa
islands offer rich variety Of gums, dyes fancy woods
] and Numerals, mhieh enter into the arts and
| manufactures, giving employment, TO our bone
taken exchange There s not finer hcld for CONNER
ral enterprise the time than the Indian archipelago
ana present an exceedingly interesting one to the ms
tho Dutch in regard To religion we'll as trade is
comprcmsingiy exclusive than that Of the Japanese
Chinese, any other people under the The mis-
sonary freely the closed territories
Asia; but he care not enter Java the southern
portions Il Bcrnco, Suinatra, Ceebcs and the Moucc
sands except at the risk Of being thrown into Dutch
prison found out Tho possessions OF the Dutch
the East the only portions Of the earth under
| civilized or ssm-cisiiiaed government which the
| missionary Of the Gospel dare not enter. Holland
actually controls about one fifth Of this island world
which has large AS tbe United States and Terri
tories and contains about 30 900 0C0 Of souls but she s
W pretcnsons Of sovereignty nearly four fths
this region. There thus portion tina; is unauestonably
independent, and though only 9th it, comprises ter
| ritory seven times large the state of New York
Il important that the independence OF this portion bt
maintained and that an American naval depot and fres
enrepo Of trade he established in the eastern portion
the archipelago, like Singapore the western part Such
entrcpot would speedily contribute 10 the breaking
| Of Dutch monopoly. This project viii probably DO sub
mi'ted 10 the consideration OF the present Congress
| 0CEANICUS.