The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
an EXAMPLE IN JAVA.
Holland ss Well - England
are Good coionists.


traiinn hat Row confront the e
eminent invite serious study
the isHyous that have been learned
by the leading saiauiging powers.
No mf,ter what may be the nation
al sentiment with reference to pol.
lev or expansion. the oompuialon II
laid urou rs 10 deal intriiIxeniis
and uprigh,iy with the more or less
uneivlBzeI peoples Of our tropical
Dependencies
While other nations have attempt
81 ceienisntion England sad Hai-
land furnish the two grcat Instances
OF Euee.nsfui colonial politics The
example 81 England has already
been ciessgy studied and NJ one can
challenge her supremacy among col
auiE.ne powrrn Hut when u comes
p our own Fasf india problems. the
experience Of iba Dutch In Java
may b studied with great profit.
aiuce the island ia In the neiRhbor-
heed ~ the Philippines aad tn
Dutsh had to DO with races Of the
Same stae 1.-THE NaiaYs
II ls she opinion Of Sylvester Ba1-
ief. who contributes an article ~
the February Review % Reviews.
tropical islands" that the deveiap-
ment - Hollands colonial empire IN
the Fest. she Mcfarland Indies. l.
'thn mort brilliant and successful
example - wise dealing With trop-
irai rapuiz ton thai tho world has
seem IN fact. the colonial empire
~ Holland IN fhc orient stands see-
oa8 Only % that % Grcnt Britain.
The most completes examples Of
The palics pursued by the Dutch
government are presented In the
great islands Of Java aud ceieheH.
taya i described NJ one vast var
Ten frafn one end 20 another. tray
rreed - perfect roads that pass
through scenes ~ exquisite beauty. =
An idea OF lts produetiveness mav
be- gained from the fact that Il SUP
ports G population OF 2i.ono. 900 pep-
pie. keFidea WELDING enormous rev
euues To Holland
Tho mode Of government IN Java
IL known "a aihs culture system.
and wnu originated hy Gen. van Dc
Bosch, who had made an exhaustive
study % the Malay races, II retains
the whole SERVES Of native rulers.
from the village chief M 90 the
princes. who. under the head OF rex
gents, are the heads OF aiaf Icta
colony With each regent o. placed
puirf resident. who IA considered
10 be hiH elder brother. and whose
orderr take the form of recon
mendations. which are. however.
Implicitly obeved. Along with cneh
resident is controller. kind OF ma
tive Inspector Of all the lower native
ruiers. who periodically vlHits cverp
village IN the district. examines the
proceedings OF the native courts.
hears complaints against the head
men or native chiefs. and supcrin-
tends the government plantations.
Under this culture system" the
people, through their chiefs. were
gradually induced to give n portion
OF their time TO the cultivation -
coffee. sugar and other valuable PRO
duets. az lixed rate Of wagcn. white
the produce was cold to the govern
ment Of n low fixed price The sys-
tenn n win be readily seen. is a pm
fernnl leapotlsm," hut the Dutch
have found u Ia be tho hest FOR deal
ing with tropical races, es ~ IL best
FOR doniing with children. The col
onIsntian Of Iayn has been an coioa-
sal Industrial and mercantile under
taklnc- probably the greatest exam.
pie ~ n vast business enterprise
carried on directly by n national
government that the world has seen.
As this policy has converted a
vast Wilderness into garden -
great productive wealth. ana has
transformed saNages into induat-
riuus tiliers OF the soil, II Is certain
~ WORTHY ef careful study and IN.
vestlgatlon by those who are II
frame or approve governmental
system for the philippines.--Chicaea
Times Herald.