New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
DIJKS D|SAPPO|NTS Dutch
Gouverneur Unable to Attend
Holland Society Dinner.
ANCESTORS FILL BALLROOM
Queens Minister Compares
George Washington and
William of Orange.

IN snite Of the absence Of Gouverneur
To- Diiks. there was enough Dutch
nIood in the grand ballroom Of the wal
dorf last night to match the orange ban
rers Aanked by the red, white and olue'
which graced the annual dinner Oh '"0
1IolIand Society of New York. GouverneuT
Diiks telegraphed the regret he feit a'
his inability to attend the dinner since
the doctor insisted that he stay IN peu
with his grip and neuralgia. and IN redu-
ing the telegram to the gathering heh'S
Van Duzer spelled out the signature
!, reality IL was Jean A. Dijks, but II was
rriyately explained that his eXcellency han
.unU4ttinglv lapsed into French in writing
-,,s erst name. which in Dutch should con-
tain no ..
since the rules Of the society forbid the
sdrniftsnce Of any applicant TO membership
who cannot prove the existence IN 'his
. -ourtrv before 1867 OF a male Dutch pro-
-oni+or. il is needless r. say that the onlE
-,,oste nresent of pure Dutch blood were
,he dutch Minister. Consul General and
Co,s,,l Jonkheer j. LOudon. who repre-
.,,+s Oueen WiIhelmina in Washington sat
a, the toastmaster's right and Horace
waite former Governor, at his left. Flank
.,r botb al the speakers table were repre-
,.,+ativee Of the various societies in this
,ou,r whose membership is based upon
r,ood or nationality so that the diners faced
+, r1atforro Of descendants whose combined
ancestors tanned the wilderness no" 'he
United states. -,..-.-,
Mr.. Loudon following te" lnirouu'torH
ror,arlls by Mr. Van Duzer and the orlhk-
ing of toasts to the Queen, TO the PRESIDENT
of the United States and TO the Governor,
launched into a eulogisttc comparison oil
George Washington and William OF orange
from, which neither suffered or the nan
,,o,r and the Mayhower and Of the two
den,ocracies Of to-day the Netherlands ana
the United States.
IT. he sure" said he we do not have
tho same problems I'm my country that you
. are facing here We never hear theTe VI
,ba referendum and the recall oil Judges oA
pr,orites or the Sherman law. AND we
.ro not disturbed by the proclamation OF
postmaster General in favor OF the ma
,ionaljzation Of the telegraph our 'ele,
,,rarbs have always been nationalized' ano
yre have always had parcels post
TIE, the Queens minister told OF Nls)'
- - ~ the Panama Canal and &c
Co,one1 Coethals. whom he called mot only
. grsat leader. a great engineer and grea'
r,,Ier but a real man and great Dutch'
man" Protracted applause greeted this
outburst ,s
~ was amazed at what ! saw he sald.
..>-e,.er WAS there such another example oi
harmony and efficiency in the accomplish
,nent Of a great undertaking. Colonel Goe'-
baIs is not only a great ruler, a sort OF en-
upbtened despot. but he is father to his
vorknen. Colonel Gorgas has done Wha'
no other man could have done. The sanl-
,stion is perfect. Then there is the or
eanization Of the comnissary-nlarvell
That is due 10 Major wilson.
Ex-Governor White, in response TO the
toast The Netherlands and the United
states" paid a handsome tribute 10 the
memory of Hugo Grotius, whose immortal
work on international law presented in en-
during form the true principles Of liberty
and Justice. cast food Of light and rea-
son over Europe, assailed the awful con-
6itions caused by intolerance. tyranny. the
doctrines of Machiavelh and the Papa'
rover and for the first time opened Woe
tbe door for the peaceful settlement o.
strife among nations by arbitration.