The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-06

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land to the credit OF the people be IL spoken
The wealth OF tho country has been slowl
ACQUIRED by patient industry. and It is value
accordingly. A considerable portion Of thei
sccumulations lie outside Of tho country. The
own largely in tho national stocks OF Russi;
and Austria. besides holding their own M
tional debt They have Investments in thu
| United States Government bonds, and tho,
own largely in some OF our best industrial en-
terprises. There is nut room for the invest
| ments Of the annual accumulations OF wealth
| in Holland. and 80 tho man having money tc
invest seeks his opportunity abroad. Com
merce and agriculture are tho predominant
industries and these offer small chance for
| great expansion. Tho mechanical branches
| have no extensive development
| The rulo OF administration is free trade.
and the traditions and tastes OF the
people accord herewith. There is op-
portunity undoubtedly for great ex-
pansion In tho domain OF manufactures.
whenever the policy OF government should
favor It. But rs yet Holland Ia not n manu-
featuring state. and thus n most important
outlet for tho expenditure OF capital within
the kingdom is denied to its wealthy people.
But as they nre content, 1t is not for others to
complain. Still. II excites remark. that State
like Holland should take from England alone
manufactured goods. to the amount Of SO q
head per annum, for its whole population.
while Belgium takes but So. and France but
81 per head.
Shipbuidlng is tho only branch OF mechanl-
chi industry on which the country is able
to congratulate ITSELF It builds its own
ships. and 1t likewise has constructed its great
fleet Of steamers, which spread themselves all
over the numerous water courses OF the coun-
try and throng the great river which leads into
the heart OF Germany.
Holland Is tho home OF useful. voluntary So
cieties for all the objects for which men asso-
ciate In civilized life. II early set the example
Of associated or cooperative efforts. As far
back as 1874 It laid the foundation Of
an institution for objects OF utility.
which now counts its departments by
Counting these societies. and the various
pitfalls. inlrmarles. and asylums. scattered
over the country everywhere. tho number
seems almost Incredible. amounting, 1t is said.
to upward OF 1000. These are supported by
voluntary contributions for which. as may be
supposed. the demand is endless. but which is
nevertheless met. resting as 1t does on tho
broad basis OF q national philanthropy. The
details of these multifarious establishments
possess extreme interest to all who are inter-
ested in observing the progress OF an advanced
civilization. and intent on observing the
agencies by which it works out the problems
and removes the hindrances that beset its
path. Some may deem Holland slow"
country. in that 1t does not rush into the centre
of the whirlpool OF half-fedged activities.
enterprises. speculations. and revolutions Of
our times. but its apparent immobility 10 not
the repose OF stagnation. 1t has q motion. but
It is q motion Of its own: moderate. cautious.
but nevertheless always q movement toward
improving. rectifyinG and advancing the con-
diton OF humanity. It's methods OF organizing
society leave less annual waste and refuse.
and provide better for the repairs OF the
damaged portion and for the cure Of
the diseased than almost any other. 1t
exhibits nowhere such heaps OF moral
rottenness as dishgure the civilization
Of countries where human beings are congre-
gated In such masses as they are In the great
cities OF modern times. Neither does 1t ex-
hibit that demoralized tone which character
ICES. alike in small numbers as in large. many
other European peoples and their offspring
on the American continent. There is a SUBJ
stratum. an under soil OF rectitude in the Dutch
race which preserves Its moral fertility. and
rsproduces generation after gene
ration. solid. worthy people.
On their habits and mann ers, those purely
matters. criticism may employ it.
self as It does employ itself upon those OF
every country undor heaven. There is no
standard OF perfection generally q cknowledged
among mon on this subject Every critic uses
Is his measure the habits to which he has
been himself acoust omed. and the criticisms
nade on one nation by the writer's OF another
are thus usually puerile.
II the Dutch have not the vivacity OF the
French. neither have they their volatility. If
hey are not renowned for their open hospi-
atty to strangers. they make no false pre-
ences and tell you no lies. II they prefer
he company OF one another t. that OF for
,igners, 1t Is because they choose last
ng attachments In preference to tenn
Dorary associations. II they find pleas
Ire in isolation. 1t is because they |
Ind it tho parent of many virtues. |
il they live frugally and have no taste for am
)itious display. they steal no mans riches. and |
orge no mans note. II they are not demon |
tratiye. 1t Is because they believe more In |
than In show. and that one good act |
f worth thousand poor professions. II they
will never cease washing their habitations
hey can plead the admonition Of tho apostle
hat cleanliness is next to godiness.
So that We will say to those who find fault
Nth their habits and customs. lot that people
" coEEoCb WHOcAn DOeSL OF D0tter.
The Government OF Holland is now In the
lands OF tho Liberia party. Of which Mr.. Thor
ecke Is the head. He Is tho ablest statesman
n Holland. He was born In tho middle class.
nd was formerly professor OF law in tho Uni
ersity OF Leyden. He Is tho author OF the
resent Constitution. which was posed upon
he present King. much to his disgust by the
evolutions OF Europe In 1S4S-when every
tate was more or less shaken. Mr.. Thorbecke
ad previously ffered his Constitution. but it
'as refused. When the storm rose In 184S It's
were only too glad to take the
helter 1t afforded them. The old parties into
hitch Holland WAS so long divided. tho house
I Orange party and the Popular party. who
'anted no king which was dominant and
ad none from the time OF the death OF William
l.. grandson OF William the Silent. In 1850 to
j72; and again from the death OF William I'LL.
ing OF England, In 1902 to 1747; and still
gain from 1851 till Bonaparte imposed his
rother Louis upon them in 1S06-these par
OBJ had no longer an existence. The two con-
,sted for the control OF tho kingdom for $50
an re from 1aS0 n 1870 dprfn,r thak |