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FROM VOLKSRAAD TO THE CENTRAL INDONESIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
(1917–1949)

in Yogyakarta), Mangkunegaran (the duchy of Mangkunegaran), Abdi
Dalem Wargo Pakualam (the duchy of Pakualaman). Meanwhile, the In-
sulinde and the socialist factions were not interested in joining the com-
mittee.

The committee meeting on August 31, 1916 produced a proposal to send
delegations to the Netherlands. The delegations would deliver the vote
to the Queen of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina, and the Dutch Minister of
Colonial and Parliamentary Affairs.

The delegations consisted of six members,
including Prince Ario Kusumodiningrat as a
representative of the Mataram Prinsen Bond, Dwijosewoyo delivered
Magelang Regent Raden Tumenggung Danu
Sugondo as a representative of the Regenten speeches in various
Bond, Mas Ngabehi Dwijosewoyo as a repre- cities in the Netherlands,
sentative of Budi Utomo, Abdul Muis as a rep- discussing the two
resentative of Sarekat Islam, Frist Laoh as a
representative of the Minahasa Union, and W. main issues that drove
V. Rhemrev. They were accompanied by Dirk the delegations to the
van Hinloopen Labberton, the President of the
Theosophical Society and a supporter of Politi- Netherlands in the
cal Ethics, who was appointed as the delegation first place: militia and
chairman.
parliament.
In the Netherlands, some of the delegation mem-
bers actively participated in different discussions.
Two who were particularly active were Abdul
Muis and Dwijosewoyo. Dwijosewoyo made an
effort to build as many connections as possible while in the Netherlands.
On the 1919 Verslag Boedi Oetomo, Dwijosewoyo reportedly extended
his network to all social circles in the Netherlands, even receiving an au-
dience with the Queen. He also attended a lower house session. Here he
meant to accomplish Budi Utomo’s aspirations to realize the indigenous
militia mission in exchange for the people’s representation rights in the
Dutch East Indies.

Dwijosewoyo delivered speeches in various cities in the Netherlands,
discussing the two main issues that drove the delegations to the Nether-
lands in the first place: militia and parliament. He asserted that a repre-
sentative body with legislative authority was an urgent need in the Dutch
East Indies at the time.

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