[10] In a long note at this point, Mas severely criticises Camba's book, which he has already mentioned. He declares it lacking in knowledge of the Philippines, and says that it was written to prove that the Philippines are thoroughly loyal in every respect. Mas's own experience pointed to the existence of an independence party among the Spaniards of the colony. Mas condemns Camba's policy of giving posts to the natives; as well as Camba's assertions of the immunity of the governor from removal at the will of the monarch. Camba is accused of a change of sentiment from that which he had during his first years of residence in the country. [11] Mas refers to the culture system practiced by the Dutch in the island of Java, 1830-1870. Clive Day (Policy and administration of the Dutch in Java, New York and London, 1904) compares it to the system of forced cultures established by Spain in the Philippines in 1780. In addition to the above book, see the following for the history of Dutch colonization in Java: J. W. B. Money's Java, or how to govern a colony (London, 1861); P. J. Veth's Java (Haarlem, 1896-); Jules Leclercq's Un sejour dans l'île de Java (Paris, 1898); Wilhelm Krüger's Das Zuckerrohr und seine Kultur (Magdeburg und Wien, 1899); and Pierre Gonnaud's La Colonisation hollandaise à Java (Paris, 1905). [12] A note at this point by Mas mentions a recent pamphlet by a Cuban who advocates complete autonomy for the colonies, and freedom of the press. This author says that long before the French revolution free negroes and mulattoes were being educated in Paris; but Mas says people of that class in Cuba do not travel in foreign countries or receive an education in European colleges. [13] Mas cites a passage from Captain Gabriel Lafond's Quinze ans de voyages autour du monde (1840) to the effect that the Philippine conquest was one of religion. The power of the friars grows because they are permanent in the colony. Their influence over the natives is all powerful, and they regard foreigners and even other Spaniards with suspicion. The friars asserted that the natives to be happy had no need of European civilization; yet they prevented progress by not allowing the entrance of industry. Spain did not suppress the orders in the Philippines, fearing lest it lead to independence. The native priests are those most hostile to the friars. They are almost without education and often dissolute; and are sure to be the first authors of a revolution. Natives should be excluded from the priesthood.