Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Americas
Interest.

world. The Latin and the
We're once spoken in London, as.
indeed. they were at Amsterdam and Ley
den. 1t Is useful to recall that It was
Of French name and origin.
Jean 1azac or U.uxac). one OF the editors
Of the Gazette de Ieyden published in
French at Leyden from 1850 to 1910. who
was the cause OF loaning America in dis
tress several million dollars.
Baron LoudOn. Hollands minister to
speaking at the ,tercentenary
Of the Hendrix Hudson discovery and the
dedication Of a monument to the memory
Of De Vrfes. the first Dutch settler at
'Swanendael, now Lewes. Del, Sep
TENDER %, 1909. said:
when money was needed, when
mutiny was rife in the destitute Amer
lean army, Holland had confidence and
loaned the struggling states sums which
when paid in 1909 amounted to $4,000,
900: when there was alliance between
Holland and the United States silver
medals were struck in commemoration,
April -, 1872
This incident is recalled here to show
how closely we are bound to Holland by
ties of a common sympathy.
Religious Holland is the classic land
r. Of almost numberless po-
litical and religious par
ties. Each and every religious creed has
it's source in q political party. Nor Is
this so strange as it may appear, FOR II
We look backward We will find that most
If not all Of religious heresy and schtsm
was political rather than religious. This
fo In
for so-called religious persecution.
The distinctions in religious parties are
many and not always apparent to the
laynan. According to the terms OF the
constitution entire liberty OF conscience
is granted to members of all religious
confessions. Holland. 1t is generally as
sumed, is an entirely Protestant country.
The government itself is Protestant. but
as well as the Protestant there is
very numerous and powerful Cathohc
party. The following enumeration Is In
structive. The Dutch Reformed numbers
oics, 1,SOO.OCO: Sanscrit, $500; Jews.
100000: unknown creeds, $4,000.
The Protestant party. or the Protestant
parties, are divided into those who are
absolutely anti-Catholic and those who
are, on the contrary, very large ana toll
Grant in spirit. The most important party
is the Kuyper party, which is large and
tolerant and is the ally Of the, Catholic
party. It Is frankly anti-revolutionary
and opposes the doctrines and principles
of the French revolution; 1t does not hold
as an ideal state with neither God nor
master, but. on the contrary; a state
based on Christian principles. shading Its
policy on circumstances. without ever
these principles. The In
dependent anti-revolutionary" Is another
party of the same religious color. but
less democratic. more aristOcratic, more
h. Ss m flsSsyvn nor
M. de Savornin-Lohman. Other
Protestant parties are very much more
anti-Cathoiic. antiRoman: the historical
Christian" party. at the head OF which
was Dr. Bronsveld. reproves all alliance
with Catholics and the Kuyper party or
others.
Catholic and Protestant parties alike in
right The left is consti-
Dutch tuted by the liberal parties.
which during fifty years
. a1tAes' were the masters of the
country. Two or three times only from
1919 to 1901 the direction Of affairs was
changed: since 1901 the right, with DIR.
Kuyper and then NJ. Heemskerk. exer-
cised the power. The liberals. under NJ.
de Meester, remained in power only two
years, from 1905 to 1907.
The left, whose principles are those OF
the French revolution. are very much d.
vided; they are united only against the
but each division has its pecul-
lar ideas of government, SO that there
is little or no unity among them.
The .old liberals are the most mod
crate and the most liberal. and perhaps
the least democratic. Their opinionH are
in great favor with the country. They
are too moderate for the left. too radical
for the right, and hence their strength in
is always doubtful.
The liberal prOgressists. the liberal
union," corresponding to the radicals
in France, are led by M. Merchant and
M. Borgesius. The latter Is deputy from
Rotterdam and q politician. writer and
orator of unusual merit. These two have
much influence in parliament.
The radical socialists are liberal
democrats, dominated and led by M.
Drukker and NJ. Treub. socialist evo-
lutionists" These latter are increasing
in numbers and act as union between
liberal progressists and SOCIALISTS.
Holland has caught the German con-
tagion and now possesses socialists OF
the type Of the implacable Marxists. who
are rank anarchists. and these are led by
Domela Nfeuwenhuis. The workman
party mas at ltS ucaO M. 4IOcl-
stra. Each of these political parties has
its organization, committees. etc. Each
has it's journal or journals.
The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant,
published at Rotterdam, Is the largest and
most important journal of the liberal
party. The Journal for a fact, is not
strictly liberal, but reserves its own
liberty and independence of action wnen
If deems it necessary. 1t is for this
reason read by all parties. 1t was
in 1914, four years before Will
liam III of Orange had taken the initia-
tive of a constitutional revision and es-
tablished the parliamentary regime. and
when the great Thorbecke, statesman and
came to power. In matters OF
exterior policy the journal advocates strict
neutrality and has opposed the project of
the fort at Flushing.
The Nieuwe Courant is liberal and
more moderate than the preceding. IT
was founded in 1900. In its
Conita1's council af administration are
NJ Van Houten, NJ. Stork
VISaA' and other we'll known eco--
oomists and journalists. This journal.
With car.italistic tendencies. is resoluteiy
anti-socialist. 1t is published at Tie