New-York tribune., 1901-02-06
FESTIVITIES AT THE HAGUE
DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE CON
GRATULATE QUEEN WILHELMINA
AND DUKE HEINRICH.
Copyright. 1901: BY The New-York Trtbune)
L. IN.

TBT CABLE To TRIBUSEl
The iarue Feb. 5.-This has been diplo-
matists' Iay at the marriage festivities. The
Queen ana Duke Heinrich received for the third
time the congratulations Of the Minister'S Of all
the foreign Powers at the palace DR.. Leyds
who still has diplomatic standing at The Hague
as the representative Of the Transvaal. at
tended the reception. but Mr.. Krtger at
Utrecht undergoing treatment for his eyes
Neither will be present at the wedding. although
both are extremely popular among the Dutch.
who are passionate partisans Of the Boer cause
good neutrals they may be In business and
diplomatic relations. Queen Wilhelmina has
treated Mr.. Kruger with almost royal distinc-
tion, but she has not Ventured 10 give offence TO
England by inviting him to the wedding, and
thereby excluding the British Minister from the
function. The diplomatists breakfasted at the
palace and attended a concert in the garden
given by $50 members Of singing societies. The
Queen and the Duke drove out in course Of the
afternoon TO Ryswick. and returned 10 meet
the diplomatists again at dinner in the banquet
hall. and TO attend with them and the royal
guests gala performance at the Theatre Royal.
The medieval hymn 'Wilhelmina" supplied the
opening and closing refrains Of both musical
programmes and II has constantly been heard
in the gayly decorated and brilliantly illum-
mated streets, crowded with the light hearted
populace. The staid Dutch have artistic
strain in their blood and genuine love Of music
The streets are decorated with true sense Of
color. orange being the prevailing tone. with
lavish use Of evergreens and red, white and
blue banners. All the effects produced by
simple means but the colors stand out against
the gray. murky sky in combinations of singular
beauty and grace
Duke Heinrich has not been generously treated
by the Radical Government Of the Netherlands.
He has received various distinctions and priv
ileges which have cost the country nothing; he
has obtained naturalization Dutch citizen
by a special act, and rank in the army and navy
as a general and admiral. and after his mar
riage he will have the title OF Prince by royal
patent, but he has not secured annuity al
lowance from the Dutch chambers. and will be
dependent upon the Queen for financial supplies.
and in the emergency of her death he will net
have a pension from the Government. but will
be unprovided for except by bequest from her.
In these respects he is at A disadvantage, and
the Dutch policy is inexplicable A wiser course
would have been TO grant a liberal allowance
and annuity TO him, done to England
Prince Consort. This would have tended to
make the German Prince feel at home among the
Dutch and TO have identified him with their
interests
There is less feeling in Holland against Ger
many than there was when the Queen ascended
the throne. The anti-English sentiment is now
much stronger than the anti-German prejudice.
This is the result Of the Boer war The Dutch
in their way almost blind as the Boer
burghers themselves TO the inevitable conse-
ouences of the hostilities in South Africa and
not only hope that England will be defeated. but
also believe that the two republics can never
be conquered. If the German Emperor had in
tervened on behalf of the Beers he would have
been as popular in Holland he now is in Eng
land. l. y. F.