William H. Ukers (author)
- Dutch government monopoly controlled coffee cultivation Java early part of the nineteenth century up to 1905 ⟨early nineteenth century to 1905⟩
From the early part of the nineteenth century up to 1905, cultivation was carried on under a Dutch government monopoly
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening sentence, which explicitly states that 'From the early part of the nineteenth century up to 1905, cultivation was carried on under a Dutch government monopoly.' The passage clearly identifies this as occurring in Java (the islands referenced throughout), and the timeframe matches exactly.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly identified as 'author' (the passage presents this as historical fact without attribution to a named source), stance is correctly 'asserts', and sentiment is appropriately 'neutral'. The time qualifiers are accurate, with 'when' and normalized dates matching the passage's stated period. The quote is verbatim and supports the claim. Minor deduction: the context field should note the exception mentioned in the passage ('excepting for the five years, 1811-16, when the British had control'), as the monopoly was not uninterrupted throughout the period. The context as stated could be read as implying continuous control without this caveat.