The Story Of Sam Ratulangi Ditampar Serdadu Japan

Portrait of Soekarno and Sam Ratulangi. (Perpusnas)

JAKARTA - Saul Samuel Jacob Ratulangi's outlet is an important figure in the history of the Indonesian nation. There is no two struggle. Sam Ratulangi was able to fight for the life of the bumiputra through the Volksraad (People's Council) arena.

He is also widely known as a hater of the true colonial system. Not hating the Dutch or Indo-Dutch. In the Japanese colonial era, for example. Sam Ratulangi was busy providing assistance to KNIL widows. Even though he had to receive a hard slap by Japanese soldiers.

Dewi Fortuna often colors the life of Sam Ratulangi. He became one of Tondano's sons who could access higher education. Something unusual in his time. All because of the national status of his family.

The fortune also brought Sam Ratulangi to study in Europe. From the Netherlands to Switzerland. He felt the true benefits of education. Instead of using education as a mere means of intelligence, Sam Ratulangi actually made education a tool against colonialism and ignorance.

His actions that were active in the Nusantara student organization in the Netherlands, the Indonesian Association (PI) became evidence. PI was able to make Sam Ratulangi's sensitivity to the fate of the Bumiputras even more widespread.

His story abroad was then closed with Sam Ratulangi getting a doctorate in natural philosophy in mathematics. He also returned to the archipelago with a myriad of plans. He began to combine the aspirations to educate the nation's children and introduce ideas of independence through education.

In fact, it was the right arena for him to develop ideas of independence, not education. He then took the opportunity to become a corporate freedom fighter. He joined the Dutch system as a member of the People's Council (Aman of the Dutch era DPR) in 1927.

The Dutch hope that Sam Ratulangi can help the work agenda of the Dutch colonialists a lot. Long roast from fire. The thing that happened was the opposite. The power made him work to perpetuate the narratives to improve the lives of the bumiputras. He later became one of the respected figures in the People's Council.

However, the calculation of the Dutch missed. Like M. Husni Thamrin in the future. Sam remained strong in carrying out his political actions. However, considering that this time it was launched through an official forum that had strong authority, the Dutch could not take any crackdown. 11 years Sam Ratulangi has been sitting on the People's Council, which in essence was not structured democratically by the Indonesian people, which is 90 percent of the Dutch East Indies population, represented only by more than half of the council members.

The rest consisted of Dutch people and the Foreign East. The representatives of the Indonesian people were not appointed by general elections, but on the basis of the appointment of the colonial government. However, it turned out that later, representatives of the Indonesian people who were meant to be tamed by the Dutch, continued to carry out political actions of concentrated nationalism. Even Sam Ratulangi is known as a warrior who persistently stripped of the colonial extortion of his colony, written in the Dharmasena Magazine report entitled DR. GSSJ. Ratulangi: Opposing the Colonial Until the End of Hayat (1986).

The actions of Sam Ratulangi's struggle to defend the natives were not easy. He is considered a thorn in the flesh by the Dutch. All because Sam Ratulangi actively criticized colonialism. Sam Ratulangi had languished in Sukamiskin Prison because of it.

He did not lose. Because what Sam hated was his colonial system, not the Dutch or the Dutch. This spirit was clearly seen when Dutch colonialism fell and was replaced by the Japanese colonial era in 1942.

Sam Ratulangi is actually active in helping the families of the Dutch East Indies Royal Army, the KNIL who are displaced by the war for power. The assistance was also perpetuated by KNIL widows. In fact, the KNIL itself is part of the Dutch colonialism tool in the archipelago.

He helped without expecting anything in return. In fact, the action made Japanese soldiers furious. Sam Ratulangi, who was caught providing rice assistance to the KNIL family, was immediately dealt with.

An angry Japanese soldier then slapped Sam Ratulangi in the face. Japan is not happy that there are natives who care about the Dutch colonial section. Even though Sam Ratulangi was later asked to collaborate with the Japanese government.

In 1942 Sam Ratulangi remained in Jakarta. He started to be silent with the Japanese army government. He only worked on social fields, helping to support the bereaved families of the KNIL, as mentioned in advance.

"At that time there was an incident. A Japanese officer became angry to see Sam Ratulangi distributing rice to the wives of the KNIL troops. Even though the effort to ease the burden on the KNIL family had received permission from the government," explained Masjkuri in the bookDR. GSSJ. Ratulangi (1985).