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Title: Java, Sumatra and the other islands of the Dutch East Indies
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Cabaton, Antoine, b. 1863 Miall, Bernard, 1876-
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Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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rposes of worship, someantique Hindu idols preserved in the palace. Thesepoys thereupon sought to persuade themselves and himthat he was a descendent of Ra, destined by the gods torestore the Hindu empire. Had he declared himself hispeople would probably have followed, and a terribleupheaval might have convulsed the islands. Rafflesquickly subdued the rising, without severity and withouta display of force. Java was actually taken over by the Government ofHolland in 1818. The Dutch had the wisdom torecognise the excellence of Raffles work, and continuedto govern according to the system he had created. Of the return to the bad old methods known as the^ system of forced cultures there is only one good wordto say. It resulted in the reclamation of yet more virginsoil ; so that the effect of this system, together with thereforms instituted by Raffles, was an increase in thepopulation from 4,500,000 to 30,000,000 in less than acentury. The last serious hostilities in Java broke out in 1825,
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HISTORICAL SKETCH 21 when Dipo Negoro claimed the entire island. Therebellion was subdued at the cost of five years of warfareand the loss of fifteen thousand men. When at length theisland was pacified the hold of the Dutch was firmer thanever. There were further attempts at revolt, when theMahomedan priests sought to persuade the people thatDipo Negoro had returned, or was still alive. The mostserious attempt was in 1849, when the exile was inMacassar. He died in 1855, and the last rebellion wasin 1888. These revolts have resulted in the entire lossof local independence. In 1848 sweeping reforms wereintroduced by the Grondwet, or Fundamental Law ; andduring the last sixty years the Government has grownmore and more paternal, humane, and enlightened, untilit is now an example to other nations. The increasingimmigration of private colonists has had an excellenteffect, and has fulfilled the colonys natural destiny. Hostilities still continue in Sumatra, in the jungles ofAchin, but only

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