Memories of and reflections About East and West Indian states by H.V.S ATJEH / Aceh / Achin / اچيه - SURINAME

Original title :

Herinneringen aan en beschouwingen 

Over

Oost- en West-Indische toestanden 

door

H.V.S

ATJEH  — SURINAME

TWEEDE DRUK 

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Memories of and reflections

About

East and West Indian states

by

H.V.S

ATJEH / Aceh / Achin / اچيه - SURINAME

SECOND EDITION

HAARLEM

DE ERVEN  LOOSJES

I 

ATJEH

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If ever a state of affairs, the national interests become closely involved, deserves serious consideration, then surely it is that which now occurs in our overseas provinces, and whose consolidation will not only be detrimental to the Netherlands after being dragged, but even may endanger its existence as the second Colonial Power.

The weakening of our prestige in East and West on the one hand, the efforts of different Powers towards the possession of several colonies on the other, are two meager factors, which, if timely measures are not taken, to the restoration of that prestige and to improve the general situation in our East West Indian colonies, Kunneri would have to work together, that at last a fall as a colonial power might no longer be prevented, would not fail.

It can not be denied that, in the first place, the long-awaited Aceh war, which. except for so many people's lives, the country now certainly also p. in. 400 million has cost, a large part of the decline of our preponderance in the Indian Archipelago must be attributed; the measures in relation to Aceh were taken in the last time, if at least as much as possible the disadvantages from the situation there were to be reduced, could have been applied in earlier jai's, but now do us more harm than good, since Atjehers now consider our concentration (contraction) as a retreat (retreat) and ascribe to impotence: such a contraction so many years ago, immediately after the successful 2nd Expedition, did not leave behind that impression, they had a good time, and we might even have withdrawn us from it without our prestige having suffered as a result; we could have given them, in the latter case, the necessity, the assurance of coming back and repeating this if they were allowed again to give cause, which would in any case have been less costly.