Hein Meijer is a subject named in General Swart, Pacifier of Atjeh (1943) by M. H. du Croo, in connection with the history of Atjeh and the governorship of H. N. A. Swart.
Account in du Croo’s Generaal Swart (1943)
From Meergebied
Improvement began only in 1911, “onder ‘Hein’ Meijer’s krachtige marechaussee-hand.” In January the influence of Tgk. di Barat still made itself felt; the bands showed heightened activity, the Telongbende fired on patrols, and there was another klewang attack at Linggö. But at last the Telongbende received the blow long intended for it: Jenae with a patrol of the 5th Division struck “a blow such as few have been struck” — the entire band of Tgk. Léjman, successor of Tgk. di Tjòt Tjitjém, was rendered harmless, thirty-six men falling and fourteen rifles being taken; the European sergeants Loeff and Roobaart earned the Militaire Willemsorde.
From Meergebied
Swart’s inspection of the Meergebied under Hein Meijer produced one of the anecdotes du Croo collected: crossing the lake by motorboat from Takèngön to Bintang with the European fusilier Boonstra at the wheel, Swart timed the engine for a minute and announced “that engine is making seventy revolutions a minute.” — “Tachtig, generaal,” said the engineman promptly. — “Well I’ll be blowed! Would you contradict me? Did I not count them myself?” — “Quite so, General, but then your minutes are shorter than mine.” — “Hm,” said Swart.
From Takèngön
Formerly the mountain region “where the bands found good and safe hiding-places everywhere,” Takèngön became the seat of the sub-division. Seureulo, where Tgk. di Barat hid and where a great meeting of the resistance party was held and dispersed in January 1911, lay in the Meergebied, “thans onderafd. Takengon”. In April 1914 Takèngön reported the killing of Pang Intan with four followers at the Waih ni Wis. H. N. A. Swart crossed the lake by motorboat from Takèngön to Bintang with Hein Meijer on the inspection that produced the anecdote of the engine revolutions.
See Also
- Meergebied
- Takèngön
- The resistance in Atjeh 1908–1912
- H. N. A. Swart
- General Swart, Pacifier of Atjeh (1943)
- Atjeh
Source
Generaal Swart, Pacificator van Atjeh (“General Swart, Pacifier of Atjeh”), by M. H. du Croo, Colonel K.N.I.L. (retired), with the collaboration of H. J. Schmidt, Titular Colonel K.N.I.L. (retired), with a foreword by His Excellency Lieutenant-General K.N.I.L. (retired) G. K. Dijkstra (Maastricht: N.V. Leiter-Nypels, 1943), passim.