The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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36 e national life and indepffindelfce' On the other hand, with success in our sublugatlflg effort' 3. new: Unified and exceedingly perilous situation vvill be forced upon us. W Q can conquer the Philippines, and after conquering them can Prolmbiy govern them- It is in the strain upon our institutions, the de- mo,-alization of our people, the evasion of our con- Stitutional limitations, and the perversion of our national mission that our danger lies, as a distin- guished bishop has said, 'F The question is not what we shall do with the Philippines, but what the Philip- pines will do with us. . Our country will never be the same aga1n. For weal or woe we have already irrevocably passed beyond the old lines. The Republic will in some sort be saved. Shall it be only in name and semblance, with fair external appearance, but with the germs of decay fastened upon its vitalsif Or shall it, though changed, still survive in such vigor and strength as to remain the hope and pride of free Americans? ' The problem is a momentous one. Its solution depends upon the extent to which the old patriotism and good sense of our countrymen can be rescued from impending danger. Thus, these are sober days for thoughtful citizens--days for preaching-- days for sermonizing. If We are to be saved from disaster, it must be through the cultivation and en- forcement of that sort of conservatism that should find a congenial home in the Holland Society. ln the midst of reckless tumult and in the confused rage of national greed and bloodiness, this conserv- atism should dehantly stand forth and demand a hearing. Lee it be proclaimed that American free- dom and popular rule cannotperish, except through robot' he madnhis hhff blood , , d Y - fm hhohnhohfl lu oahhs .' o thhhes feilance ollf . ood hh n5erv3llSm en e ohm h 'r S dischfffge of I el . s DY W ei Q on Whihl Penrl5l'l mafh45 l I here both Peaceluldlr oooos with the ln W ei hes oh conservatiSU1 e hl here hh New Amgen mia, The historian he circumstance that l enough to have 3 Dv maidens of New York. genthy sought in 11121712 various nationalities in ll hheg so it comes to pass e oaoyagood man with veins, not descending L0 io the iemahe line. Sud hoe is with us t0.nig-lm 'Woe 10 you Dr. .1 who ooh respond tu gh, I ollUTCll on ,L , vohd HW, Explomnon' H eh hers, Boerhaav Lu C. G ' ohongeaws ren 'Wm WM li, A. XX I' X , .. - 'ef R , 'r' ,A

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Prifltiiple lays outa Chart and :Y and na. Sure foun- national ltisfagtion nd of Con. l its birth, of our na. ism of jus. frugality, so well the Suggested xservatism sentiment answer to :at degree .s opposed X strange : count ol : tried and nal happi- e for OUT atisfaction dermined- institution the temP' ent. Ouf een Weak' not DOW r. vilizaflon' Stiflablei 35 but whether necessary and justifiable or not, the demoralization that follows in its train can evaded. It teaches bloody instructionsfl Which, in a country whose citizens do the fighting, can not fail to leave their impress for a time at least, upon public and private life in time of peace, Thirty years after the close of the war for the preservation of the Union, a treaty of arbitration was formulated between the United States and Great Britain, which, if completed, would have gone far towards removing every pretext of war between the twofcountries. Thus these two great English- speaking nations at that time assumed leadership in the path of peace and in advocacy of the abolition of war, with the hope and expectation that the ex- ample would be followed by other nations, and that a more general adoption of arbitration as a means of settling international disputes would result in a great advance towards the abandonment of war throughout the worldi This treaty failed of con- firmation in the Senate of the United States. Less than ICIVC years have passed since then, and these English-speaking champions of peace and arbitration never be are still operating inparallel lines,-one in the Philip- pines and the other in South Africa,-but no longer for peace and arbitration. Both are killing natives in an effort to possess their lands. This indicates a sad relapseg and in our case it is a most serious one. If England succeeds in her attempt in South Africa, she will but add another to her list of similar acquisitions 5 a brave people Will be subjugated, and because of our engagement ill a similar venture in another quarter, they Will 111iSS the expressions of American sympathy WhiCl1 WC are accustomed to extend to those who struggle fO1'

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Che 1' hand, W,Ul1t1-ied be f0l'Ced i and em them. 5' the de- E our Con. JH of our 5 3 dlSlln. L not what :he Philip. lines alll. For ly passed nd. Shall r external ' fastened ged, still main the solution atriotism rescued re sober aching- ved from and CII' t 5l10lllll iety. In Confused COIISCIV' emallda ican ffee' thr0UEh 37 the madness of those who have them in their kee - ingg and by the blood and sacrifices of our fathei-is Q 3 by the lofty achievements of the free institutions they established, by our glorious victories of peace, and by our reliance on the promises of God, let Dutch conservatism enjoin upon our people a faith- ful discharge of their sacred trust. ' PRESIDENT VAN DYKE: In john Fiske's book on Dzzfch cmd Quaker Influence zkz Almerzkcz, he remarks that Pennsylvania and New Netherland were both peaceful and both successful in their dealings with the Indians, and that the same prin- ciples of conservatism and justice which prevailed here in New Amsterdam prevailed in Pennsyl- vania. The historian 'ascribes -this fact-in part to the circumstance that William Penn was fortunate enough to have a Dutch mother. The Dutch maidens of New York and New Jersey were dili- gently sought in marriage by the young men. of various nationalities in the early days of our colonial life 5 so it comes to pass that we have in this country many a good man with 'lots of Dutch blood in his veins, not descending to him in ithe male line--but in the female line. Such a Dutchman in the female line is with us to-night. I have great pleasure in introducing to you Dr. Andrew I-Ieermance Smith, who will respond to the toast, DUTCH DISCOVERERS. In Arts, Science, Medi- cine,iLaw, Exploration, the names of iRembrandt, Vondel, I-Iuygens, Leeuwenhoeck, Drebbel, Don- ders, Boerhaave, Grotius, Tasman, stand f01'Cm05t among earth's renowned geniuses.