Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-31
AMERICAN DEBT
TO Dutch TOLD
At THE HAGUE
Speakers Praise Friendship of
Holland for the United
States
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THE HAGUE. Holland-A memo
rial plate vas recently unveiled q The
Hague. 1t was placed in the YestibGle
of the government printing office by
the Albany Institute and Histcrica!
and Art Society, and is a beautiful
bronze plate bearing the arms of Al
bany. the State of New York. the City
of The Hague, and the Netherlands,
and bears the following inscription:
'1609-1913. God zy met on (God
be with u.s.. In God We trust. In
token OF more than three centuries of
enduring friendship and OF the mani
fold debt of the people of the United
States Of America to the Netherlands.
The Albany Institute.
The United States government was
represented by James G. Bailey. secre-
tary to the embassy, the government
Of the Netherlands by Baron Won
Heeckercn, and the city of The Hague
by its burgomaster. There were many
other representatives. of archaeological
societies. Including Mr.. Rose and Mr.
| Van Karnebeck, president Of the Car
negie Foundation.
| DR. William Elliot Griffis OF Ithaca
/ n. Y, speaking in the name Of the Al
bany Institute, recalled the Old ties
between America and Holland, and
| how much the former owed to that
! old land of freedom. Directly the
! American independence was estab-
/ hshed, in 1880, John Adams came to
] Holland, as the first representative of
!. the newborn republic, asking and re-
/ ceiving its recognition by the Dutch
/ government. Shortly afterwards he
4 settled at The Hague, in the above
1 mentioned. building, which remained
I the seat Of the American embassy UNI
i til 1899.
] John Adams raised loan of $4,000
= 600 at The Hague on behalf of his
7 country. which was paid to him in
4 gold. This money was not repaid un-
/ til 1909, but was Immediately invest,
4 I'D in America. Since the time when.
4 m 160s. the first Dutch vessel sailed
D Up the Hudson. Dutch influence had
4 been felt in America, especially in the
a middle states of the present republic.
h This had considerably influenced
81 American thought and morals.
81 Although many nowadays are of a
b different opinion, scholars and histor-
q ians know and acknowledge the fact
/, that there are far greater and better
n ties than those portrayed in the story
h of Rip van Wrinkle. They also know
how much in American institutions
and morals is owed to Holland. The
stripes of the American flag are an
imitation of the ancient Dutch com.
mercial flag. The American senate
| io 81 NJ 81 ho
= States General, The speaker also
mentioned that, although himself oil
English descent, he was glad to be
able to read and understand the Dutch
language.
MISS Marion Elise utrecht then un
yelled the memorial. After this
James G. Bailey gave an address il
the course of which. ne said that the
greatest compliment one nation could
pay another was to claim mutual at
fiaity OF race. He said that when be
first came to Holland, six years ago
he used TO say the Dutch bore more
resemblance to the Americans thar
any other people, but that after ripe
experience, he had arrived at the con
c1usion that it was better to say the
Americans bore more resemblance t
the Dutch than any other nation
America to q great extent had imi
tated the Netherlands.
Mr.. Bailey concluded by thanking
the Queen of the Netherlands, thu
Dutch government and people. Barol
van Heeckeren then replied in thu
name of the government of The Meth
erlands and after the national hymns
had been sung the proceedings closed
three cheers being given for tn,
queen of The Netherlands.