Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-05
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IN DUTCH EAST INDIES

TN UUlJ6 EASI INDIES
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ny.
- I1asue Netherlands, (by maii).
WINE the conomic life of the Dutch
East Indies has been little ;,nnaaaa Nv
the European wor anrin. NJ nast y.
months, and big profits ha We eva pas 49,
booked by the nIanfat inne ensn oesn
Hollands colonial sky los haan a = ~,
tie clouded nv ,1nrast NJ az. ~
in many paris of ber 'n fa,. a-,s,a.oanees
sessions. Apart f;.om tha rah hein poi !,
two Important n~rovinoas S'laa ~
more or lass saria,,n - tSu'ialia'
taken place in Eoons, .sH,ael LAYS ha.e
and other ISLANDS ana ,rn st;,, span
adically occurrin. Troons ha va aSers-
where succeeded in ,.astor,m
save in the case nf tba Snn, ~. "a WV
bellion with little tro,,lla Int nat hs-
fore the armed notice -, - - = e
outer possessions had suffs,,ea los
es. On the otssr iana a ~" ioss
! scene of one Of Ho,lanrrs nr ~ ~, ny
most stubborn colonial wars. remainea
quiet. although coca s;onsly .ssassia
nations of officials tas,if,, :, ~ nnm
tin1ed eYistenca Of ~ So 70 - eo n
ment
IN the main ;s,.,a ,e . 49,.
unrest has hoo, ,,on;fast 49, 100 800
| there owing tn the m'arana n,ia a
agitation NJ $50 80
lificai oansa.,e msoa '.n.a!hapie po-
for the M therl,, So .I ~" ~
ever ;s The .n.iat.s asn .u.s y"
five and 1S,,ranaao 3noHn noe. : ia-
| iect Of I.nanasa oen.Sbita on ene Sup
nressea hH snme mritor. ~, .s ~
go :. on Wl!IeIs, ihe 5apa-
700 >, ,.hatasa. tssii nas siseH Nv
nicions ;ts affa,.s a. aunu u;
rantaa 70 otarS. 80 ra.l,ei
| t;ons Win ~ ~ NV 80 ~.
narty - Sou'..s. 10 1.iis eila
paiiaso oap'uss icy .ouieu .ne aicnl-
pei""su' Mhels lnsy were coFoialIy re-
. oe,tars q" Ne'iooe
Az
- .colo,'ic co,!oi.totls,
go, 10 ~ 'ariisu leSalulns tne
M " aaai.lss ol calso space avail
80 us,meet .ie eoiolls a'ia me nloth.
= ~ 49,, ~ q peli.'on Is pe.t's sen
AZ 20 l I,a.nIii polnt!iis oul WHAT pfeJu-
~ lesuaes ihish. iloW from q LUZ
w W siipfllis lot che
nueiuus piaa.al.oh eh'sfpiiSes Wi.h
nc eioptcal p,ouucts. EaIllS OWING
w INC eause' 'iere mas peeh u prac-
,.ai eessatlon OF ttle import OF an
f S,r ohtainea M Trnu, Ru.Gn i''o1a
aoi:islls on.aiiieu from EUROPE as
asa!ist Mniea phenomenon trace ana
ulaset tlal.ie VIII tAlheilca mas ullaet-
6onea s1''ie eA'el'S!oii' aieiiouSh
Japalese coii.leIee ana lhdnstfy Up
pear 20 pes pfoiitlnS even more from
Soiiitetl..oh Metii"hlls, various AaI-
pof improvements nave peeh, tor are,
pelhs eAecuteu az such pofls as rand
yGlS Iiloh Iette port OF tie capttai,
ba,aFla)' Macassar ana Sourpaya,
WIN q view 10 adequateiy meeting
future Whlle tea n
planlttiohs are eiiloSlng cohsla-
eraple prosperity, the Dig native copra
Piahllhs lhduStfS Is depressed by lo"
prices.
g oeen made toward a
solu'loh OF me ehlhese question. me
numerous Chlnese population are now
at liberty TO move o Java without
special passes, n to settle outside
the speclal quarters previously as
signed 10 theih. n antiquated sys-
tem OF appointing Chinese Officers"
70 exercise certain admlhistfatiVe pow
efs among theAr ompdtrlots has also
been done away with. = step in the
direction OIL decentralization OF admin
lstfatioh was the appointment OF may
ors Tor the three principal cities of
Java, Whlch shoaid heip 70 render the
establishment OF municipal institutions
a success. Inc question OF the neces-
sity of completely reforming and rein
forcing the colony's defense forces has
been much to the fore, and aonscrlp-
ilon schemes are pending; evidence OF
she interest taken by the population
themselves IN the question is to be
| found IN a population OF half a dozen
! natives now on its way to Holland to
queen ana her ministers and the nation.
Muttl iii.slest was tahen IN the VS..
P phM w 10y ~ III Eoseli a " .le
n n5p,ae islaiaus, Wnicn VS.. IS ea.
RryIoS,la ~ d ~ s.osel letaiio's WIN
taonan AlieliIan nelShporS ~ .le
"a e. saal' e ~ y o'iier
o.,.slaas upseaeen.i palo q Visit TO
~ paiis =. :. eoiony. .
an4h iia posSgssloIs al
nouAn <aaneiaea anu tns west !noies;
~ soly Du.l.l 1usala; ~ SUN
as'.a an = s ~ ICY uiilasai' aisIiss.
,rinas ,',1ina iioan me uip1o.leapas
nan,nsare;ai : = ~, suiie " us pIntcipal