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“...23
van de vooroorlogsche economische politiek en duidt in een
enkele passage de nieuwe richting aan, speciaal, naar het
mij wil voorkomen, in verband met Nederlandsch Indie:
There was a time when, in the terms of Lord Lugards
dual mandate, the development of colonial resources for a
hungry world came first in practical importance, and the
well-being of the population had to come second. If the signs
and statistics do not deceive, that period is past. Apart
from political and humanitarian considerations, it is econo-
mically justified, even from a world point of view, to put
the interests and the well-being of the population absolutely
first, because it is the only way towards an undisturbed and
continued development of colonial resources. It will not be
an easy process. We shall have to alter and to rebuild our
house, in order to adapt it to the needs of its inhabitants.
But it is certainly possible. Native crafts and trade are
capable of expansion and improvement, once room is made
for...”
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