New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
ORANGE JUBILEE
If Princess Makes Family Of
vot;ou-North Sea RiUdLS.
The Hague. MAY ..

Giap1eo emily affair in which every house
oan i -.antue town or thriving fishing port
toa J." IT. Interested For nearly seven weeks
Fp-o-s waited on the edge Of the wood
tne 4a1 70 fire the salute and the four
20 e beralds to ride through the town to
T'lit -, the glad tidings that there was
f. heir to the throne. Now that the chlld
., horn. everybody is waving flags dane
the roadway and shouting for JOY ana
oe,ar night there is carnival OF pracucaI
tbe gayly illuminated capital If there
t.e, deeper note of thanksgiving III 'ie
res the artistic strain in the blood has
GU r,,ression in the street decorations Inc
f5an. are simple whether bunting is draped
tl7'N ;rao,,s or lanterns are hung in the trees
f'a' ors fs decorative setting for the viva
Sc nh NJ. rareants. with their throngs of
t'O -oai5ens and mischievous lads. rushing
faiI. f.TT through the streets and playing pranks
Pm Islanders Public joy over the birth OF
w Ices is simple. artess and sincere. ana
;. historical basis for il. Queen Nllhel-
~ I,,. all her orange ancestors, has under
h +,s putch people and commanded their
-ssence and affection. She has been one OF
-. The princess is one Of the direct line ana
- t-7,sted 70 love and honor her future
Subjects. .,..o..to,, 20
-.,t throne has led directly toward Ber-
= r4tl,e- the Grand Duke Of SaXe-Nelmar' OF
s,sss Maria Of Reuss or any Of her four
,ua,sr would be under the influence or the
a-,7ne family in Germany The next OF klh'
Csc Fila beth SaXe-Weimar Etsenach Would
.,.o he German. and so would the majority OF
=, ,hir+v other heirs with remoter descent
=. Netherlands would inevitably lose lnd1Nlo-
u. = the throne were 20 be inherited by
RI he
.,rso+ heir the separate and independent eE-
80 of the kingdom is apparently assured
-, orange princess will appeal to the Dutch
--.-;+ ~ nationally. revive patriotic memories
"a xtreng+her popular prejudice against for
-, in+rie7,es With the succession provided
= - che direct line Germany Is less likely To
s-s-r the Netherlands into a>Customs union ana
h,Ao,,AntIy into the federated empire Of states
"a Li,gdor1s A movement which has MADE
considerable progress through systematic dis
,sr,ination Of Pan-Germanic literature receives
/. serious setback. Neither agitators nor IN
.-,,,,e-s can now assume that the incorporation
.. 4o1and with the German Empire is only a
uusstion of time
cs--oan .rrona gandists have been saying that
twas not worth while to shake the Dutch trees
r-smaturely when the apples were certain 10
fsU as soon as they were ripe They VIII not
cssse 10 covet Holland, but will be forced 10
change the line Of attack. They can repeat
their formula that the day for little Kingdoms
~. rassed and that the future Of the world
belongs TO a few great powers Of unrivalled re-
sources They can reiterate with more emphasis
than ever before that the Dutch cannot hope to
-rotect themselves against military invasion.
nor 70 obtain feet sufficiently strong to defend
colonial er1pire second only TO that Of Great
Britain How plausible will be the special
risasing for annexation under some specious
guise, The Dutch people Will be reminded that
they lack both population and financial re-
sources for playing great part In future MS
tory and that by entering the German customs
union and state system they can dispense with
arruv and navy, have an immense Continental
market opened for their produce and hold
guarantee that their territory and commercial
interests will be adequately defended. Iney
are however. too jealous of their independence
10 be imposed upon by Pan-Germanic agitators.
The birth Of the orange heir defers indefinitely
the filhlment Of German aspirations for the
consolidation Of the Rhine lands and the acqui-
sition Of a magnificent colonial empire without
2 sea fight
The Dutch people. with the splendid tradi-
tons Of tie House Of Orange unimpaired, and
with the firm conviction that they are safe as
and keep out Of foreign complications. are like
ly 10 offer strenuous resistance TO the az
sorption Of their country by Germany. With
succession no longer dependent upon German
heirs, Holland is apparently left at liberty to
work out its own pacific destiny without moies-
tation from its powerful neighbor. There was
E time when from resentment over the cam
paign against the Boer republics the Dutch dls-
trusted and disiked England and were disposed
70 favor an entente with Germany. The paclh-
cation Of South Africa has wrought complete
transformation OF feeling in Holland. Justice
is now done 10 England and jealousy Of Ger
many has been revived. What the Dutch are
new saying is that the British feet VIII clear
for action II the conquest Of the little kllguoii
BE attempted on the German side. In realltE' the
intense rivalry beween England and Germany
Is a safeguard for Holland So long as there ID
serious risk of naval war between those pow
ers the indep.ndence Of Holland remains an
interest Of paramount Importance 10 6erfSITlS
AS neutral power with continuous hheE u
land communication it would be base OF sup
Plies and foreign trade while hostihtles were
IL progress German ports might be olockaueo
ana the merchant marine held up, but the export
trade could be continued without interruption
through Rotterdam and Amsterdam. and i'm
ports Of food and general mechahdlse pe re-
eeiyed with absolute security. In time OF war
in the North Sea the neutral seaooard OF Hoi-
land would be a rampant for Germany ana
base Of supplies and overseas commerce. more
over, The Hague with its permanent inter ma
tiaasl tribunal and its rising palace OF peace
built with an Americans surplus weal'h Is a
centre Of moral force in the modern world anu
is protected by its new traditions against wan
ton assault
II their tranquil JOY over the happy event
for which they have been waiting impatleh'is