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one would have nodded. The Kaiser is
a live wire.
After service an equerry presented
| in turn all those who had come from
afar, and with each he shook hands
| and sent them home with few words
which made them beam with happi-
ness.
At lunch there was much talk of
India and British rule and the present
| unrest; and ne expressed the opinion
| that King George would see the Gauges
return one day to its native rajahs. To
| this I queried whether the natives
would be happier If England should
retire in favor OF Japan? He smiled
| incredulouSly.
I asked him what he thought Of
Dutch rule in Java. He would not COM
| init himself on such subject--being
quasi guest Of Holland--but he met
me half way by saying that in Java
| there was steadiness of colonial pol
| Icy characteristic Of the Netherlands
government land that steadiness made
| for quiet and progress among the Ia
tives. He pointed out that in Holland
the colonial department was independ-
| ent of politics and conducted its af-
fairs with a single eye to native con-
ditions.
Colonial Policies Compared.
an England and the United states, u
he said, colonial policy is at the mercy
| of home politics and the natives of
Bombay and Manila are constantly be-
ing disturbed by propaganda from
washington or Westminster Hall. The
natives of Java, per contra, deal only
| with a government in Buitenzorg, where
| half the council IS Javanese and half
| Dutch. = Sc ..,
1.-THE fault of English consists in
confusing civilization and culture
| nation may furnish its colonies with al
| the externals of what we cali civiliza'-
| ton and yet not satisfy It's legitimate
cravings. We may build railways and
| roads and canals, and provide tele-
phones, electricity and harbof works
yet wonder that we receive nc
| thanks. -
I'VE must reach the soul of our peo-
/ pie. and that means kulture; as it is
| mockingly spelled in England. We
much give to the poorest class educa-
| tional and recreative opportunities
fitted to their needs. The people must
| at the mercy of revolutionary agita.
/ tors or social cranks." -
| william III Explains Kultur.
"They should have governmental as
| sistance in. matters of sanitary anS
| medical care. Their schooling SHOULD
be free from religious or political propa
ganda They should be helped in tn,
| matter of municipal Fairgrounds, o.
| washhouses, or theaters or gathering
! halls-the hundreds of little things tina
are forgotten by civilization, but ar,
ESSENTIAL to what call culture"
This is a theme. dear to the forn1el
| Emperor, for he had his first quarre
| with Bismarck over the question Of Inn
| proving the conditions of German wag'
| earnerS. The Iron Chancellor would no
| listen to any such philanthropy. HI
! took the world as he found 1t, and i
the proletariat was dissatisfied he called
| out the troops.
The Kaiser insisted upon q syrnps
! thetic study of labor conditions, ant
consequently it Is to him that we ow'
| labor Insurance and old age pensionint
1 measures that have since been copieI
throughout the civilized world.
What Our Civilization Boasts.
I might illustrate the Kaiser's no
ton of kultur by a trifle such as the
1 difference between Holland and Americi
| in the mere matter of public highway
and motor cars. We lead the world il
| these Two maSnlucenG achievements
We can motor from the Atlantic to TIN
Pacific. and from Canada to the Ri
/ Grande and at every pumping station
| slap our chests and pity the poor be
| nighted Europeans who have not q!
! many cars to the square mile or SO vasi
4 q mileage to Scorch over.
We call that civilization.
! We know that thousands are an
| nually manned or killed, and yet w
boast Of our civilization, while her ave
| nues are encountered by tramps ant
her colonies eager for more settlers.
The Kaiser Shrugs his shoulders q
| a civilization of mere mileage and ma
| chinery. He has but to wave his hant
| over Holland for me to see what az
| means.
| Holland Favors Pedestrians.
Between Doom and Amsterdam car
| see beautifully built highways crowded
| with people some in their cars, Som'
on commercial trucks, some in horse
drawn vehicles, some on bicycles, somt
| on foot This broad avenue has an ex
| cellent sidewalk for pedestrians, an ex
/ cellent bicycle path, a tram line on
| If the Qd.