The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
THE DUTCHNAN'S BURDEN
How He Handles Problem Which Is the Dedicate
of Ours in the Philippines.

elder brother shall have considered the
wisdom of it. Neither may his Royal
Highness be annoyed by improper per-
sons. The elder brother takes care of
that, too, by scanning the names of in
tending visitors before permitting
them to call.
To do still further honor to the
Javanese Princess, the affectionate
Dutchman has built very pretty forts,
so situated that every Javanese pal
ace is commanded neatly and COM
pletely.
Once the Javanese princes started to
move their palaces, or Kratons, which
is the native name of the big groups
of buildings that are necessary to the
majesty of the brilliant life. The
| princes declared that it was a religious
! law that the Kratons must not remain
on the same site for more than a CEN
| fury, and the century was about up.
Whatever the Dutchman may have
| thought about the religious part of the
explanation, he did not wink an eye
lid, but agreed cheerfully. Only, he
remarked, of course he would feel it
| incumbent on him to honor the princes
by moving the Dutch forts also, so
that they should still protect the kra-
tons in their new site. And, of course,
said the Dutchman, the expense would,
no doubt, he borne by the princes.
The princes have not changed the
| location of the Kratons.
| The Javanese Bismarck.
| The Dutchman is not always in alb
| solute control of the situation, how
ever. There is a Javanese Bismarck.
| He is so clever that the Dutch have
| given him the name.
| His right name is more difficult to
remember 1t is Raden Adipati Sos
rn6ininDr1f &c <Ne
| the sister of the Soesoehoenan the
| Emperor" of Surakarta, and occupies
| a position in that grand court that is
similar to the post of premier or I'm
perial Chancellor in European courts.
The importance of his office can be
realized more clearly when it is I'M
| derstood that the rule of the native
chiefs is direct. They govern the peo-
pie under native laws and the Dutch
| hide behind them, so that, although
| they pull the strings of government,
| the Europeans, as well as the natives,
are judged and ruled by the Princes.
| AS it is the policy of the Dutch, in
| addition to this, to conciliate the native
| population by making it feel that its
| interests are protected particularly,
| the tendency is always to give the
native the best of it in disputes be-
| tween natives and white men. Con-
! sequently, the character of the Impe-
rial Chancellor at Surakarta is of vast
/ Importance. All leases, contracts and
| other transactions connected with
plantations come before him. He
| must stand between the Princes and
| the Dutch government, and that is no
| sinecure, for the Javanese Prince is
an autocratic and naughty person, who
is spelling for scrap with his elder
brother and also the great father at
| Batavia.
The great father is the Governor
| General, and he is a Governor General
indeed. He can do practically what
he good and we'll pleases. He can
declare war within the East Indian
/ possessions of Wilhelmina sentence
persons to death, exile anybody who
doesn't suit him, forbid foreigners or
natives from travelling from one town
to another, and otherwise run the ma
chine at his sweet will.
| His immediate representatives are
| the residents, one of whom is installed
in each province. They, too, have great
| powers. If person doesn't happen to
| have a passport emitting him to visit
any of their towns, they can lock him
up: and they often do.
1t is sight quite overwhelming to
| behold state function under one of
these Dutch autocrats.
| In the rear of the great reception
hall of his residence is a magnificent
throne, awaiting the arrival of the
Prince.
When he appears the resident leads
| him to his seat with all Difference A
page with a great peacock fan places
himself behind the Prince and anoth-
er one kneels before him, holding a
| golden stool as a foot-rest. Then the
big "gamalang" music is set up be-
fore the ruler, surrounded by forty
musicians, each of whom plays one
particular instrument.
AS soon as the music strikes up
twelve beautiful Princesses step out of
! the side door and begin to dance
These are true Princesses of the bluest
! kind of blue Javanese blood
Two by two they dance toward the
Prince. Behind and in front of each
pair there go four older women, also
| Princesses, whose duty it is to pick
up any flower, pin or ornament that
may fall from the dancers and to fas-
! ten ii again in its proper place with
ont interfering with the dance.
These dancers must amuse the ruler
| whenever he wishes it, They are
trained from early youth for the pur-
! pose. The training goes so far as to
lead to the bending of their joints in
/ unnatural directions, so that the dance
has something serpentine in its grace.
| The grace of these women is Won
derful. Each motion is like that of a
/ winged creature. Add to this. not
only the beauty of face and form. but
| the biillancy of the magnificent cos
tunes and the eye is hewildered with
| the gorgeous scene.
Difference Due to the Dutch.
The immobile Dutchman lets her
| rip with complete equanimity. He
| doesn't care, as long as he knows that
| he is the real ruler. And he knows