The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01

70 ine legs OF MS chair In order that ne
might he "A tritic higher up than the Dutch
resident when the two sat together.
Servants and Masters.
have native servant, swell Javancse,
who speaks broken English and who acts
for me both as hoy and as interpreter
lie whltens my shoes aud my helmet aud
sleeps IN front of my door at night. lie
never smokes a cigarette when ] am pres
ent ana he never comes before me with
out his turban. It. is etiquette here for the
servant to keep his head covered, ana II
would be quite as impOte for Smo my
boy, 10 come In without his turban as 1t
would bC for your hired man TO Keep ms
hat on when he enters your parlor.
native should not smoke In the presence
Of European, and II he is smoking On
the street he should take the cigarette out
of his mouth and hold IL behind MIN while
Europeans pass. The Dutch official never
requests his servants TO do things he com
manus them The Inferior Is expected to
use nigh Jnvanesc in speaking 10 his supc.
rlor, aud the superior speaks low Javancge
IN speaking TO him. Jayancse should
not speak In Dutch to a European without
the European especially requests II,
such treatment seems ridiculous 90 Amer
!cahS. amongst whom all are equal. The
Dutch say that IL L. a necessity In this
part OF the world. and that 1t Is only by
means Of unfolding the Old customs thai
they can maintain the respect Of the PEG
PIE. One Of the richest oil the planters. a
Dutch baron, who has charge of ~ prom
crty worth several millions. ana vino ON
ploys hundreds OF natives, tells me that
me people do not look upon such actions
as degrading. They do u as a matter OF
politeness and respect to their superiors
me customs have prevailed for genera.
tlous. ana the employer who docs NOT In
sist upon them viii soon lose caste w,th
MS people. They Will thuk him am iguo-
rant boor and lie can do nothing with
them.
In the native states the scrylty Of tho
common people to their native supcliors ls
so great that one would hardly believe it
If he did not experience 10 himself ! have
fathers md crawling along to them on
. g.,, E,9e9s; enl Mt one time ] saw thou
lh h"nor of one native chief
Every Clerk d Scholar.
l have spoken Of the education Of the
Dutch officials, hut J almost despair Of
making you understand how well educated
they are. Every clerk here Ia a college
graudatc. The Dutch have O university at
Delft Ia Holland, for tbe education OF
their colonial officials Every clerk has 10
he a graduate OF the public schools and
also Of this university, where Ar takes Il
special course to NJ himself for the colonial
service. He must br able to spcak French,
German and English mud no feast two of
VA" native languages of L1yi. one OF which
must be the Malay. There are fuur Ian
E1'Ecs spoken IN Java, but the Malay ls
~ 60 muon use everywhere Tho higher
officials and those who ac, as Judges Of
three languages aud must also ho .,rI,i,I.
ates In Dutch law. as well uS thoroughly
posted on the native uws custom, and re-
ligious Of Java. The character of mo .l.fl.
Is carefully looked after, and rs a mia
only gentlemen urc chosen
Tn, cor,.,.e. T.. t
Ut" SC'N~S NJ Java
After graduation the would be govern.
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ecives about $50 q month and "a house,
buf no "a. ,s y., NH. 40. ,..,t,l ,, 800,
INNS, s.,', y,.,,,, '','| "" l'V,,''''''' anu ne
examined for the position Of controlcur or
the second class. If he passes this cx.
Ia,. .,i',i'u ne ie'rlNes sly a month and
class. with hcttcr honsc nnd bi5,hrgr u ,ai.
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