ate ' s ▁administration , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁Dutch ▁out rage . ▁ ▁The ▁movement ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁form ▁of ▁Mal ay ▁national ism . ▁Non - vi ol ence ▁and ▁pass ive ▁resistance ▁measures ▁were ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁association . ▁The ▁main ▁method ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁to ▁hold ▁symbol ic ▁boy cot ts . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁then ▁brand ed ▁the ▁movement ▁as ▁le ide lek ▁vers et ▁( D utch : ▁Pass ive ▁resistance ), ▁and ▁pass ive ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁ign oring ▁the ▁raising ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁flag ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁anger ▁by ▁the ▁Bat avia - based ▁Ra ad ▁van ▁Ind ie ▁( D utch ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁Council ) ▁and ▁the ▁Ad visor ▁on ▁Native ▁Affairs , ▁Christ ia an ▁Sn ou ck ▁Hur gr on je . ▁In ▁a ▁e heim ▁( D utch : ▁secret ) ▁letter ▁ 6 6 0 / G , ▁dated ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁Council , ▁Hur gr on je ▁advoc ated ▁that ▁the ▁s ultan ate ▁and ▁association ▁be ▁cr ushed ▁as ▁resistance ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁A ce h ▁War ▁had ▁been . ▁Hur gr on je ▁just ified ▁this ▁with ▁several ▁arguments , ▁among ▁which ▁were ▁that ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ro es id ij ah ▁Kl ub ▁would ▁gather ▁around ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁and ▁refuse ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁Dutch ▁flag ▁on ▁government ▁vessels . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁Col onial ▁Res ident ▁in ▁R