Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-02
DUTCH AS COLONIzERs.
America May Draw from Java LES
son for the Philippine.

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GARoET JAVA, Jan 9, 1900
Java is certainly remarkably interest
ing island and in its variety Of natural
curiosities it is worthy OF mention as an
ideal for our good intentions and prospec-
tive plans for the future of the Philippines
To develop a Java out OF chaotic Luzon is
not only possibility, hut bit Of political
colonizing which the experiences Of the
Dutch have made easy for US, aud its not
exaggerating the situations, equally com
pared, to say that the subjugation and
pacifcation of our little hell in the Pacific
would be much more easily accomplished
than was the advance of the Dutch in
Java against the universal fanaticsm and
Sultauic realms where order and allegiance
were as well grounded as the tested salts
faction and accepted rule of the despotic
princes.
We have precedents and examples Of
success TO follow, whereas the Dutch baiiled
against experiments and guilty conscience
that they were enforcing an unlawful CON
quest and surely an uplifting Of the mis-
Informed subjects of oppressive dictation
in the Philippines is a task more honorable
and conducive to success than the hazard
Gus uncertainties of deposing powerful sui
tans whose Moslem followers prefer sub
servleuce to freedom.
Not that our nolicy as coonizers shonld
be entirely modelled after the one and only
success Of Dutch expansion, but that we
should find many parallel in the reforming
Of customs and the treatment Of people
similarly disposed and OF the same race, de-
serves consideration for the triumph of the
Dutch in Java The climatic conditions
and the productivity OF the two islands is
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the one case as it Is recognized fact in the
other. Nothing is left undone in Java
and nothing has been done in Luzon, and
complete success in the one case merits a
similar trial in the other.
Apart. from further philosophical re-
marks, perhaps too presumptuous on my
| part 70 be acceptable, / will vary the tone
of the note by adding that the hotels here
are all une-storied, airy, hot and barely ac-
| ceptable, whereas there Is a custom preva
! lent throughout the island of serving "ge-
| never, native gin and bltters free be-
| fore every meal. There is also a wealth of
insects and the omnipresent transparent
! lizard, about four inches long, which find
waiting me every night in bed and, as the
removal of several of these darling, lump
ing, harmless fly scavengers is IA task of but
few minutes, find the only other trials
| OF night in Java TO be the universal ex-
istence of hard beds. Fortunately bed
clothes are an unknown quantity.
Between the large cities of Java but one
through train runs a day over the single
narrow gauge track and as between Soera-
baya and Batavia, run of "a hours
| (slnce trains never run at night two DAYS
are required, I've discovered that my
nights are turned mostly into days for
trains all start at about A. NJ. and to get
anywhere one must take the first train
The fact is, during my three weeks in Java
| I've been up nearly every morning at
A. NJ. and sit up nearly every night until
that time to get cool
Baths are more essential than food and
certainly more palatable, and in taking
three a day l usually extend the first one
over to the time set for the second and thus
soak pretty much all day.
The natives are the most industrious.
and by far the most stupid, of any race
I've yet met, and when l recently called
for towel one brought me Apollinaris and
| again when l asked for hot shaving water
one brought me six sherries, and ordering
a pineapple at a station the huckster poured
me pint of champagne.
ALTERNATING a great opportunity to
write you more at length on the steamers
which shall take from Batavia on the 10Th
OF January for Singapore to connect with
the German mail boat "Preussen" for Cey-
lon the 18th, ION which boat Prince Hen
rich of Prussia and his suite are passen-
gers, will conclude temporarily
q. FRED CHMDs.