The sun., 1892-01-03
Great Are tho Dutch.

Great Are tho Dutch.
Halt dozen years after the foundation
OF Plymouth. Governor BRADFORD. writing
to the Dutch on Manhattan Island. thus re-
ferred to the alliance between England and
Holland and also to the experience Of the
Pilgrims in the latter country before set
ting out for the New World: "Now. foras-
much as this lalliancel Is sufficient to unite
us together in love and good neighborhood
In all our dealings: yet are many OF US tied
by the good and courteous entreaty which
We have found In your country. having
lived there many years. with freedom and
good intent, as many Of our friends do this
day: for We are bound to bc thankful. and our
children after us. and shall never forget the
same. but shall heartily desire your good
and prosperity as our own forever" And
a little later BRADFORD again writes
Acknowledging ourselves tied In strict
obligation unto your country and State for
the good entertainment and free liberty
which we had. and our brethren and
countrymen yet there have and do enjoy
under your most honorable lords and
States" These words form good founda-
ton for the tribute which DR.. WILLIAM
ELLIOT GRIFF1s pays in recent address.
delivered in Boston. to the influence of the
Netherlands in the making OF the English
commonwealth and the American re-
public.
The special occasion Of this "omitted
chapter in the ordinary story OF English
and American history" is the proposed
erection of memorial at Delfshaven. from
which port the Pilgrims started. after
living twelve years in Amsterdam and
Leyden. on voyage which ended ut Plym-
outh Rock. The people OF the Netherlands
In the sixteenth century. as Dr. GR1FFIs re-
minds US. were among the leaders Of Europe
in wealth and culture. The fine arts, the
sciences. the organized industries. agri-
culture. navigation. finance. statecraft. and
popular freedom were all fourishing among
them. Feudulism had taken less hold there
than anywhere else. and was checked by
the development OF town life in the form Of
municipal republics. The walled cities. as
DR.. GRIFFIs points out. were much richer
and more numerous than in England. and
were " fortresses of local freedom" :" while the
clergy was not one of the estates Of the realm
and taxation required tho consent of the
taxed. Inventions were rife. and they includ-
ed the pendulum clock. the telescope, and
spectacles. The Netherlands had the first
system Of common schools In Europe besides
founding five universities. before ever
there was a Bible printed in England
the common people OF tho Netherlands had
bought and read twenty-four editions OF the
Dutch New Testament. and fifteen editions
Of the entire Bible" 1t is easy to see how
In these and similar facts DR.. GRIFF1s is
laying the basis for his conclusion tnat
mot only the idea OF tho separation OF tho
Church and State. but nearly all the politi-
cal institutions peculiarly American. came
out OF Holland and not out OF England"
OF course the very fact that tho Puritans Of
England found refuge in Holland is a car
dinal fact In this inquiry.
But that Is far from being the whole
ground OF the argument. There WIS a
great source Of influence In the enormous
immigration OF Dutchmcn to England In
the latter part OF the sixteenth century.
when Spanish rulo drove them from Hol-
land. since they planted themselves In
these very COUNTIES WHICH later became the
hotbed Of nonconfornity." or specifically
1.-The cradle Of Congregationalism and the
home OF probably tlircc-iiftlls OF the settlers
Of New England" They brought from
Einbdsn and Friesland the practice Of
choosing church officers by written bal
lot They brought all sorts Of textile
industries aud many kinds Of skilled lubOr.
There were between $4,000 aud iDO.O reiI-
gees. and tie Influx WAS such thut each
foreign workman was compelled by statute
" take aud train Az English apprentice. 80
that this iHw sent probably 10000 Engiish
boys aud young men tO school. not only IN
INDUSTRY. Lui IN republican ideIs and lib
eIaI LDljons." Jinse refugees. recording
~ Dr. GEiffs achieved IN jpdustiiai re,u-
luton IN EDglHnd. nnd thereby lBId tho
fDnBiBtiob ~ lnr .ODiuisioiAi GHd manu-
fDIiDfiDK supremacy,
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later day g,.i "a Holland. Di, GHpris nDi.s
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