Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05

! The rice that looks SO like June bar
! Ley ut home Not al! the rice is
| grown ia water. but water often
! Hoods The ground 50 soon as the crop
| - cut say what We Will about tire
now abolished system whereby the
Dutch induced tho native Javancsc
| - grow other things than rice. the
| oN:cct has been at;ained. In British
possessions we have sugar as rich
- any IN Java. Blt have we. be-
sides the sugar, so many Kinds OF
cof!ec and OF ;ca, rubber, tin. cocoa.
tapioca, coconUi. cloves and other
spices Long before Wa had adver-
iGreG EaStwards the Portuguese and
The Dutch had in their hands the
great trade IN spices. The Dutch
know SO far hack as our John
DRYDEN we aud traces OF the hitter
conflict III which we and they were
engaged FOR this treasure house Of
the East; And visit 10 Java might
dispose OF the least credulous 10
believe twhat some maintain in all
seriousness tina; here ana not in
any part OF Africa. lay the Ophir OF
King solomon
The Dntch Rule.
More than fifty years ago. in
classic book. The Malay Archipal-
ago which seems TO me as truc
= ~.
Alfred Russell marycled nj the in
crease OF Jaya's population from five
and half millions in 1925 % nine
ana half millions In 1850 And to-
day !; is nearer forty mil than
thirty-tiv.. one may be 10. en- Tor
wondering villa: would have happened
- Java had not some such people as
The Dutch taken control Successive
'nNasions from India, changes OF re-
lrgIpn tyranny O. tl.fa-7-,1
tics. hal left the population small
ana Very res -II, ted in scope. The
Dutch were stern masters in carly
days. but their methods have resulted
in producing dense and prosperous
race. And today l have found every
where in Java (Which is Dutch India.
tout couvD ;hc same consideration
for the native that found in our
own India when, a. half my present
age. went there for tho fins, time.
q the bensfcence Of the Dutch rule
in Java. there is evidence othe. than
tho opinion % the Dutch themselves.
II 10 strange that many ot the Ans
,"-aaC and Rotterdam u.wspn0.-s
show but small appreciation either
- the work done by their country
m"n IN lHso!!Hie or OF the value "
that Erca; archipelago. To those
who wish for Z British view Of the
]
recomend The big. two-yolumc Java
Past and Present" by the late Donald
Machine CawDt eli. who lived for
.wertythree years In the Pearl Of
ths Orient" - The Dutch Justly call
the island. His opinion tailed with
that O.: the British subjects with
whom TALKED IN lava. Some C.:
them eT1Fess.d the view that the
Dutch now t-=a. the natives almost
too rererorsl. There have been la
Dor troubles ard I is generally
n own tina, = form of government
more 'ofrrncrat .r" than thc Maternal
rule = the -lE-ch. with is sanitation.
- es-rieccy ara other Occidental no.
iirrr. !s sought by some Of the Java
7*se. But hai a-nrl2 p:oof tina,
ih@se gentle. polite people. IN their
'arcaSs, axe well cared :2- in the
matter g: labor ard n al! the -ela-
'i1-s q Ne t- +. most nations
nc El.-- - Investors ara m. in
Jury Tie Gc.tor ard The Amer
lra1 iora - Tu.e} returns S-t 80
- oIta. .as cid Lrtch Eas. India
e'-7a'y "-aS= sign .s Gt.ll - br
":-; = a-tc "G.Fs-:s6 d.-iGe:.is''
81 ip-s ir;-: ais In 1911. io- 81.
s-a--s Z. gai- "a dividend ~ ~ per
--f :---l- t.g--t-E more I'm 1878. Ana
re o: i@e Fzo-era Dutch companies
;a--5" - ssr-- rr.Hc.gle.
-: ;he Lu,ea Indie. With very
dep rssre. Elt in ;isse days II
Z. shis and :-r passengers !,
-"-a!; - make shipping conaec-
,aaHs a"-y from lae main routes.
-i.-S - n" courtesy o: the X. =. 4.
ss.H-n-!-Ee i-Eastyaa -,inaatschap-
~ $40 s.f!ated q 50 c.al steam
- r.! ~ transport 10 S3rya,,gr. ,,..u
! @Hal.et - r,lel. Caiuuoil. in ,l,,.
.,r 'ae great tst.,s - hnpEor.
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