Jackson County journal., 1919-06-27

of the underworld, now a real menace
in the economic and civic life of the
Netherlands.
The same spirit Of disregard of the
conventions that obtains throughout
the country, as far as the rights Of
others is concerned, obtains in the ma
tons parliament-the Staten Cen
eraal. Ultra -bolshevistic members Oc-
cupy seats in the lower chamber and |
openly advocate doctrines which, a |
year before the war began in 1914, |
would not have been listened to by any
self-respecting Dutchman. The selfre-
Spectfng Dutchman must listen to
these doctrines now, for they are
preached on every street corner. from
the forums and from the platform of
| the governing body, whenever the
radical wing gets a chance to give
| voice to its sentiments.
Blocked at the Frontier.
The government does everything hu-
manly possible to prevent the influx of
the radical element from Germany
and every day dozens of would-be in
truders, be they bolshevist or Sparti-
Gus, are turned back at the frontier
with the admOnition to go East. But
many slip through, with the result
that this formerly quiet, orderly land
is fast being poisoned by the seed Of
violence that has been planted in it's
fertile soil from the very day that the
one-time kaiser entered the country as
refugee and the one-time crown
prince took up his involuntary abode
on the Island of Wieringen.
There is enough of the regular army
left to prevent any serious concerted
movement by the forces of the NAL
contents, especially as they are not
organized and no leader has yet put
in an appearance. The police in the
various districts, too. still observe the
street discipline of the pre-war days,
although they have not been very sue
cessful in stamping out the lawless-
; ness that is everywhere evident they
are. at least, holding the unruly eie-
ment in check and, to a certain de-
gree. holding it in awe of municipal
authority.
The principal hope Of the better
educated class Of Hollanders lies in
an early restoration of the regular
channels of food Importation.
Now Land of Unrest.
Just now the Hollander is anything
but tractable He will drop his ham
mer. his shovel, his hoe or his churn
ing handle at the drop Of a hat ol
the whisper Of labor agitator. He
imagines that he is the under dog Of
every man who possesses q nicke
more than he does.
From land of calm, peaceful
seeth:ng quiet, Holland has changed
into land Of unrest. It oOZes out O.
the very ground at every step on
takes. Lack of grains keeps the girls
mills idle, which consequently fail tt
provide work for those who might b.
induced to take up the broken strand
of their tasks and don the snow whit
of the miller for the blue of the sol
der.
StagnatiOn in shipping. owing to tn
restrictions placed upon the countr
by the allies, has had It's natural e1
feet upon Hollands inland waterway
commerce, with the result that thou
IT, sands of men who were emplOye
& along the numerous canals, both a
81 boatmen and tow drivers. before til
"a war. now find their vOcatiOns gOn'
# This is another important indust1
M which, if it could resume its norma
@ proportions would greatly reduce til
~ number of the unemployed.
Over everything, however, looms til
N. one large fact that the formerly co
ch rect Hollander could SO readily
RS. changed into man with criminal i
Sir stincts and to such an extent as
mt make the entire countrg, nrGcticall
burglars paradise