ist ▁to ▁ne oli ber al ist ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁imperial ▁poss essions . ▁The ▁tr end ▁showed ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁n atives ▁and ▁implement ▁a ▁better ▁protection ▁of ▁colon ies ▁against ▁outside ▁threat . ▁With ▁this ▁idea , ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁began ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁greater ▁integration ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁human itar ian ▁idea ▁of ▁offering ▁help ▁and ▁guidance ▁to ▁achieve ▁peace ▁and ▁order . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁assumption ▁that ▁subjects ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁were ▁not ▁m ature ▁enough ▁to ▁build ▁their ▁own ▁state ▁or ▁politics , ▁and ▁the ▁mother ▁country ▁felt ▁the ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁educ ate ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁sphere ▁and ▁set ▁an ▁example . ▁The ▁new ▁policy ▁was ▁called ▁Ass im ilation ▁and ▁aim ed ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁unity ▁between ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Western ▁Dutch men . ▁The ▁new ▁harm ony ▁would ▁be ▁joined ▁polit ically ▁and ▁nation ally ▁dis reg arding ▁ra cial ▁differences ▁which ▁could ▁not ▁weak en ▁it . ▁This ▁however ▁would ▁mean ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁political ▁aut onomy ▁to ▁the ▁dependent ▁Indones ia , ▁something ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Dutch men ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁with ▁primarily ▁because ▁of ▁economic ▁reasons . ▁This ▁cultural ▁and ▁national ▁synth esis ▁was ▁never ▁realized ▁in ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁strong ▁national istic ▁feelings ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁and ▁European ▁affairs ▁soon ▁ri pped ▁the ▁plan ▁apart . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Hem is phere ▁Dutch ▁colon