The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30
THE SUN, SUNDAY, JULY 80, 1898.

thing Tor Hoiland. laid the, foundation Of ~
RS5SiRsnsy rs sssiTSS his kingdom and
%sntt Of new trading comRapy and the re.
Backed Il ~ his own NJ large private fortune,
SEPARATIONS during his exile in ENGLAND. " The
enterprise was new and bold. and was, only
S% % On s
Sr6Sd hm ,S1t and his example
The plan worked well ior the Government
but the company at first lost money though
mt II the system were no sooner disclosed than
ministration Of Gov Van der Borch. "''' "N'
From that period the undertaking proved
SsD tho SHARES now sans at
cent preminm t Large re profits were at The
net revenue u of the H Island Of JAVA a to the
Dutch treasury has been for many years and
%Roy in COLONIAL fsnst
anywhere IN the world ri really lifts the burden
like TO expose publicly this remarkable fact.
prisine fellow citizens into flibustcring expe-
ddtons to get t 81 this rich source Of
il we we're living in the past pa l e days Of
anairs as Buchanan ~ slidell and SOULS "
Go. Let us congratulate ourselves that we are
Irad.at men IN Holland feeling the inse.
system Of taxation at home that should ex;
empt the kingdom from the shock that would
by any change in the system OF culture which
should impair its Produsti,yeness At present
externa eVaenes Of it, sueh as 'H SoS Ha ana
sundfy articles OF luxury. No man is COM
nall IN Il liam snn nj 40
personal estate, whether stocks or bonds
s,nrities. II rich man chooses to live
Ike "a poor man he pays only a
man chooses to indulge In display and in the
exhibitions OF apparent wealth. such as horses
and carriages and ssrvants and the like ac-
tax. 1t is advocated by relormers that the
system should be altered. and the taxes OF the
State brought down more closely upon its real
wea tn. and not less upon colonial prosperity,
which may at any time fail
The questions growing out OF this reorgani-
cation OF prosperity. to which have referred.
form thS existing PSities of Holland. The
The system of colonial culture. which has
proyed SO serviceeble, is briefly this:
The islaad Of Java contains 100000 in
which would be poorly exchanged for the pre-
vailing religion of Europe The island Is d.
is u chief. and these again are subdivided into
smaller divisions. containing several thousand
mediate direction Of subordinate authority.
Sy me hns OF the Sy and reSioHs in
at work by the authorities. They are provided
with land and compelled to set apart one-tlith
the Government. being allowed n small sum
by way OF compensation. graduated accord
this one. nth Of the land the cutivator is also
obliged to give every fifth day to the Govern
This system Of cultivation is superintendent
by agents Of the trading company or specia!
contractors. who furnish the neces sary, capital
and also the ships for bringing the crop to
h In RECEIVING therefor axsd sums for each
the better the for the e'e S.io os
t tho company: and for the Government. Under
eas system the Nsthe1land be-
India Company sells annually by monthly auc-
ton sales at Amsterdam and Rotterdam the
come to be- through enlarged and increasing
cultivation and greatly enhanced prices. a |
There is a complaint, and it must be con-
iessed q not unreasonable ono. that the sys- |
tenn Of culture which has been described.
modern IDEAS Of good eovernment and liberal
ameiioration Of the existing condition Of the he
pate In the profits which would flow "i from
the opening OF the country to general
OF w on the one ndsr sh hs
individual profits on the other In a word. it
is proposed to Introduce system Of
list and cultyator in proportion to their enter
prise and industry, leaving the Government TO
Of the Increased taxation that would arise
from increased wealth and prosperity. Be.
change there is naturally every grade Of opin.
ION and the political life Of Holland Is mainly
The general answer to the propositions OF
change is: That the existing system is no
hayr always been used TO it. and contented
under It. and do not desire change, That
their ssession Of the island. which was sup
planted by This. produced only evil effects by
Class OF chiDese traders s and mSnsy enders
much sharper than they. who systematically
robbed them Of the fruits of their labors when
full cupidity Of their plunderers That any
change which would open the country to gem
would IN no way elevate or Improve the native
put only e S an on nre
and that the ultimate, result would be tho
spread Of revolutionary IDEAS and CONSEQUENT
authority OF the homo Government. and thus
ct length forever lose this nov, fourishing.
Thus ingeniously can self.intcrest always
rcdsOh WH6u IL WOulu project It's gains at inc |
Of others Tho summing up Of tho
argument Is: lava Is now worth ten million
dollars annually to the treasury. BY q change
Of policy it might be worth nothing"
IT would be to give but an imperfect picture
of modern Holland to omit further notice Of
the magnificent island Of Java an island which
may be said to be- the basis Of the resources
and prosperity Of modern Holland: the outlet
'or Its young and enterprising population. the
source from which all new Dutch fortunes are
irawn. and. as we have already seen. the most
productive source OF the national revenues.
Every schoolboy has learned the names OF the
three great islands lying on and near the
EQUATOR in the East 1ndies-Borneo Sumatra
IS large as Borneo and but e-third as large
e Sumatra and yet its population Is double
that OF both Bornro and Sumatra com
,ined. and it's exports count BY millions,
While the exports OF the larger island count
lone more valuable BY far than all the islands
ogether lying to the eastward OF Hindostnn.
Unlike Borneo and sumatra. 1t has a language
~ its own. and civilization far above theirs.
With marks Of a high antiquity in the re-
mains Of ancient temples and other edifces.
he fruitR Of th q Ia Ora Of tha m |