In this letter to the editor of De Standaard, Kuyper seeks to clear up a misunderstanding on the part of D.P.D. Fabius. Fabius (1851–1931) was a professor on the law faculty of the Vrije Universiteit, who also wrote for the Anti-Revolutionary daily paper De Rotterdammer. According to Fabius, Kuyper opposed compulsory insurance. In this response Kuyper states that he has been in favor of compulsory insurance since 1891 (see 1891.14), but that he disagrees with state-imposed insurance, preferring a process in which employers and employees mutually arrange insurance. The plight of workers had made Kuyper willing for political reasons to consider imposing insurance from above, but he still does not consider this the right method. For compulsory insurance and De Rotterdammer, see also 1906.12.

The remarkable phenomenon of the editor of a newspaper writing a letter to its editor (as Kuyper had done several times before) inspired a caricature by Albert Hahn, which was published in the political-satirical weekly De Notenkraker, 2 (1908), no. 4, January 26, 1908. The caricature showed Kuyper entering the office of the editorial staff, where he handed a letter to the editor in chief, Kuyper, who was seated at his desk. The caption read: “Could you perhaps publish this piece in De Standaard, Mr. Kuyper?” “I will read it, Mr. Kuyper, and send you my decision.” (cf. 1909.07, p. [42]).