With the period of discovery, especially as regarded America and the Indian' Ocean, ie might br aald that the Nordic race was set free ud the subsequent domination of jarl-parts ofthe. world by it had been the" result. Holland had shared in hia ex was een in the Jexpansion of trade and the begin-[ning of colonization. At thi point, the speaker" mentioned the. island of Java which to the end of the 10th Century "bad. been. exploited com. mercial ly by the Netherlands East India Company, and. which repre sented then and "later when the Igovernaient had taken coutel, an [open door" policy to other interests and trae. "The "problema of the Dutch colonies were to he compared with those of the American govern-tment in the Philippine Islands, Mr Greenman said. "questions always raised in the minds of the Iniatrators of sch colonies were, Should the white man be a. polcemea lay missionary educator towards a future indeendance of the colony?" Te. had tron the hope of the Netherlands to leave a "white stamp" on. the clones, but not {0 coerce fu. such Feepects as for example the Malayan direct example. Malayan was the language of the Island, as for a Jong time the natives had not been allowed to speak Dutch.
Returning to the subject of the ther lands, mention was made of the reclamation work going on in the country which had created great many famous engineers! through the necessities confronting' the motion. At the present time a dyke project was under construction, near the Zayder Zee which con trasted os a marvellous feat with the pyramids of Egypt.
The Royal House Other lines in which Holland had "d_ distinction were Interna tional law, made noteworthy through the contribution of Asser and Loder, and in painting which was one of the priteipal expressions of the national characteristics. Feminism in Holland' had not shown the militant sufragist side, the speaker pointed out, although Dutch women had the vote. Mr. Groenman said further that the feelings of the people toward the reigning house were anther outstanding charnel teristic of the nation. Recently the Jconstitution had been altered so
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