The times., 1901-04-10

depressing 10 lNe sentiment Ol loyalty
in the wriggling angleworm hearts of
| her Majestys St Nicholas New York
! imitation Dutch IT did not have that
! effect They met at Delmonicos in an
! nual conclave on Easter Monday night
| and rallied round a silver cup which
| they had subscribed and paid for, to be
| presented to Queen Wilhelmina as a
| slight token Of their desire to be count
| ed in with the other wedding guests at
her late nuptials The cup. which they
are too modest to call a loving cup, -
| because. as the English say. they might
! not be let. is described to be of mas
/ sive silver, resting on base of wood
made from the old Middle Dutch
Church in Nassau Street" We are also
told that ION its sides are embossed fig
uTes Of Hendrix Hudson This name was
| Henryl. Admiral Evertson, Peter Stuy-
| vesant, and ST. Nicholas gentleman
rejoicing in the fine old Holland name
of Foster-one as truly reeking of the
| dykes and the rise of the Dutch Repub-
! lies as even that Of Dempsey-present
| ed the token TO the Dutch Minister, who
was present by invitation. We quote
/ from q report of the proceedings:
| ''Mr Foster said that it was the hope of the
| society that the eyes Of the Queen might some
| times rest with pleasure upon the simple scenes
| Of colonial life with which the cup is adorned
and that She would accept the little present as
! the visible expression of the St Nicholas So
! ciety's admiration for her. MIR. Foster explained
! that the idea OF presenting the cup was Bishop
! Potters, and that at the request of the So
/ ciety the Bishop had written the presentation
/ address"
We have not the slightest doubt that
/ the beautiful and speaking blue eyes of
the girl sovereign viii not only some
! times but often rest upon the scenes of
simple colonial life depicted upon the
outside Of the cup. She could hardly
| fail to be Interested by the spectacle Of
| st. Nicholas assisting Admiral Evert
son to fork a load of manure into
! farm wagon. or OF Peter Stuyyesant
and Hendrix Hudson hawking their
| early vegetables in the market at the
Battery. These scenes were as truly
colonial as anything could well be.
But Queen Wilhelmina will be sure to
forget all about them in her wild appre-
citation of the address which accom-
panies the gift. It reads as follows:
TO Her Gracious Majesty Wiihelmina, Queen OF
the Netherlands:
Madam
The undersigned. for themselves and their as
sccates, citizens of the United States and Inenl-
yers OF the Society OF II. Nicholas approach your
Majesty with their respectful homage and con-
gratuiations in view of your recent marriage. OF
another hemisphere and nationality than your
own. they still in very real sense. If they
may venture 20 say So % kin 10 both 1t is their
proud claim that they are OF Dutch ancestors;
that thei. foreiathers who laid the foundations
Of tins great metropolis and planted the first
Christian civilization this island OF
Holland; and that the courage, patience large
foresight. and manly wisdom Of those
were bred in that country which today enjoys
the happy privilege Of your beugnant rule.
Believe Them, madam. when they assure rou
that they have never ceased TO love and it.
out 81 the 3oins of their Dutch ancestors. out OF
the sturdy faith and strong convictions Of their
Holland torefathers. have sprung the most potent
OF those uphuilders who. under God. have made
tie American Republic what il Is The freedom
of the individual conscience, the sovereignty 81
God-giyen conviction. the right TO worship God
and 10 serve man without let hindrance.
duty showed the way; the priceless value OF indi-
yiduai and civic integrity and blaIneiess living,
commercial uprIghtness, personal honor and fam
lis purity-thcse are the things which long
ago Holland taught her children to prize and
contend for. and for which today, please God,
her chidren's children VIII not cease to con-
tend.
Can They be Indifferent to the dear Mother
land from which. long ago. their fathers cameg
Can they be iBsensible 10 the rare personal
qualities Of that gracious sovereign who to-
day rules over II. and whose life and character
already bright and engaging example
to wom5uhood all around the worldy Can any
such event as that which has united her 10 that
hOnorel and accomplished COnsort be without
deep interest Ia themE
1T Is such emotions your gracious Majesty,
that prompt These words and the gift that
accompanies them. They who send them desire
10 express 10 your Majesty the grateful appre-
citation With which they have received from
your greatly valued and highly respected repre-
sentative here the assurance that your Majesty
Nill consent 10 accept their gift. In design and
detail IL viii in substance tell its own story,
and the key 10 It's details. which goes with this
letter. wiz inform your Majesty as to the his
tory OF the men whose portraits there
called Holianders and heroes, statesmen and
seamen. they laid the foundations here; and their
children and their childrens children rise up and
call them blessed.
s'T0 YOU. Most Gracious Lady, these children's
children send this modest token OF their homage
and their high hope They Eeseech you to accept
it a. charged and filled with ali best wishes for
y0uF Majesty person conSort, and people. Long
live Queen Wilhelmina" they call across the LEA.
God guard her. her throne, her people, and the
great ideas for which they stand, pray
Your Majcsty's most respectful and humble
servants
The above production, which is, the
orator of the occasion asserted, from
the facile pen Of the Anglican Bish-
op Of New York, who is himself a
Hollander since his name is Potter,
breathes the intense and burning spirit
of a refined and degenerate nunkyism.
Queen Wiihelmina is no doubt an esti-
mable young woman. and, according to
the constitution Of her country, entitled
10 the respect, love. and loyal devotion
Of its inhabitants. That is a matter
with which Americans have no concern.
All the same, she represents in her
charming personality every monarch
cal idea against which the American
Colonies revOlted, and against which The
sane and sound sentiment OF our coun-
try revolts today. Yet these Brum-
magem alleged Dutch aristocratso Of New
York tell her that the undersigned, for
themselves and their associates, citizens |
of the United States and members of |
the Society Of St Nicholas. approach |
your Majesty with their respectful !
homage!" Could anything be more
provincial and snobbish?
we are not surprised to learn from |
the text Of the address that the St |
Nicholas homagers are as ignorant Of |
the history Of their real country as they |
are of the respect due 20 it's republican |
character and Institutions. For exam
pie, it is rather stretch of the imagi- |
nation and Of public patience for them |
10 say that "out Of the sturdy faith and |
strong convictions OF their Holland |