The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

the small interest taken In elections tho general dis
ike to The duties OF juror Tins is clearly con-
venient soil Tor German designs
GERMANc LEAxiNGs
On the other and, while II wouu be unfair to pre-
tend That there IS n Holland German parry, there IS
most evidently prevalent taste for German ideas,
science and philosophy. The tendency Is naturally
conspicuous IN the learned classes, aud there Is
hardly professor or scholar IN Holland who - not
old pupil and, in some cases. an active member OF
the German universities. This was the case even as
regards Thorbecka the statesman, who
directed and almost brought to perfection, from lSis
up TO his death in 1872, the Dutch revolution
toward constitutonalism; be had been success
ana Tena az is only fair to state, however,
that nobody was ever less suspected OF German
propensties) and such Is the Tor almost every
Dutch politician, writer or professor Hafaiy Tour
five in num1er-namely, Herr Guack and Herr
Herr Bosch Kemper, the weii known phiianthro-
pist at Amsterdam. Herr Groen van Presterer, inc
nent historan-are strongly and sympaiheticaliy OPP
posed TO German tendencies anc wage war against
educated classes, follow almost ANONYMOUSLY an intel
lectual current winch leads them insensoly through
German forms OF thought TO Gormanizaton.
BUILDING UPON SAND.
ON the whole, however, when one reflects that the
present hopes OF German Chas ceiior are appar-
emily founded ON the alliance OF German princess
with chief OF the younger branch OF orange-Nas-
sau, perceives many a difficulty between tue
cup ana The lipn The Dutch people, after ALL are not
welded forever to the family OF Nassau, or TO any
royal family. There 10 not, PROBABLY more repnb
ncan people at bottom, and that not only in tenn
iica equality beng It's distinctive markbut even In
tradition and history. Holland, IT must not be tor
gotten, the irst republic established IN modern
tmes and during tho whole OF the seventeent IA and
eighteenth centuries the mouel State as well as
the refuge Europe OF Tree speech, free writing and
religious tolerance II Of the countries where
American independence and the French Revolution
were most enthusiastically greeted. The despoiic
ways ol Napoleon as well as the reaction oil 1914
were nece ssilry for imposing king over II.
A READY REMEDY.
Who knows whether any attempt, however indirect
and clevcrly yelled, ~ tanpering with It's indepen
denco and individual lie would not arouse in The
hearts the Ouch people some remembrance OF the
past? And whether, as soon as they perceived any
understanding between their King and the German
Chancellor, trey would not simply cut the matter
snort ty sending back their King with arms an bag
gage, the Duchy OF LuxembourgI Ths would BIO u
practical solution OF the difficulty. and the Dutch are
pre- EN- nenily practical people More than one
symptom points TO the possibility. IL Is a
fact That both tho present King. his heir
apparent, his probable heir and the royal
dignity generally have been much at discount lately
IL The Lower countries. The Dutch newspapers have
been tor time past snguarly FREQ 10 Their appre-
citation oil the royal house. Scandals which II would
have been wished 10 shut up IN rarisian cabincts
have found thcir way TO Dutch ears and lips.
Who could tell whether the Dutchmen, who has been
called sometimes tue Chinese OF Europe, does not
conceal revolution in his discreet bosomY The re-
suit would be only consistent with his history, anu
as a rule, whenever the Dutch people have found n
King IN their way they have put stakeholder In his
stead.