6 JULY 1901, Page 9

The Dutch Liberals having been beaten at the elections, the

Cabinet of the Hague has resigned, and has been suc- ceeded by one of which Herr Kuyper, the Conservative leader, is the head. He is said to be strongly anti-French and pro-British, but as he is probably much more Dutch than either, we need not take that into account. The interesting point will be to see what the new majority decrees in the matter of education. As was long ago believed would be the case, both the orthodox parties, Catholic and Calvinist, are united against agnostic education, the turning-point of Dutch elections, but the course they will actually pursue is still undecided. If no compromise is arrived at, the struggle will be an object-lesson for all who are interested in education.