The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-06

all kinds OF patriotic periodicals. proceeded
almost octirnlv from Denmark. YET with all
lhls latg' fraction ni Tao Danes nav" l"rn
du2,ci hy tho cuhnurlfl .lumour II the past
martial achievements q, their hygouo dyuaS-
tics. ana To tu Vrry dly are unfortunately sUli
imbnCd with tNc hal. lulctou~ notion that tlr
local history 1T Denmark surpis- 10 in
poriance AMI interest that u the rest Oi SoaLdl-
unvia.
No one denies for n moment tho very prom
in"nt part sustain ii by hutl sweden AND Den
mark in the wars OF tho sixteenth and s"vpu-
le,uth centuries. on TINT both nuirr'ily con-
irihuicd tu the triiMuh ~ the Reformation.
w., il Is pu~-i nv STRANGE tu oh-rrtr BOW. oyer
since HAT time. iAe attention OF hnih Countries
has uren CONSTANT, rlNctvd on Germany. DID
the gratitude of Germany. and that henccgorth
they were the chief parties interested IN the
man States beyond thc Eihe? Is eycnts have
proved. tho notion WAS ncifhpr Nl;teriug nor
plrusun, to the Germans. Recently tho Srindi-
NAV nH uuiiurN mos ineit. ln te lli.rdr und
Dunr@ aui ~V.l'- ct thai delUsve symrathy
WIN Hrrnauy-a syMputiy N''u. .ryiu It's en-
highly offensive ir thu Germans thcms Ives. 4
modern French phiiologist dcscriucs the Sean
~ think. not without d shade Of truth. During
the long wars In Germany and tive drplorNllc
wars between sweden and Dgninurs SrandinH-
VA certainty nrcame more a'c'ssiJ 10 tnc Ia
nurnre 81, foreign literature ana iOrrign
culture. whether Ircu.h o. German. Then
cnule ilig reaction against this tendency IN tho
revival 81 the ancient literature. ~ Iceland.
which. by ita venerable character. etruck az the
deepest chords of Scandinavian icel ins ana pa
S @rs Il s5 T i'4 LS M: G qan to n md
SUhm. and In reIity il impaired the 'arlicst
IMPULSE To- 30" foundation pi su.i"jir- and PEE
riudl ais. which have 'l 'etuaiJ luVrd the way
Tor tAe S'anainlyiar tra. ], was ~ hr expect
cd that uud"r a." iniiuencn ~ the frrn IN thrp-
riH- 81 the ciGLte. nth century nationality
should have boon considered as rquiVHleut o.
sIuopoiitlnisU. winch naturally tended H.
ohlitrrutc al International disparities. aud
aIH .IfHf a In a
ei VA 1875 hv Hoech GuldOerr. Yet hy the
greater purt this spirit Wus felt TO work direct y
against the genuine Sgndlnlvi0h idea. The
Norwegian STUDENTS III S9ptlu,i u tesp'hird
bv founding Ill exclusively Norwegian spclnty.
AMI THO Iceland us. thanks - their dIu-triou=
countryullu. the President Of tue DANISH Caei-
not, Jon Eirikssou. already DV.s SD their
national society ot literature. Ia 1877 there
wis founded nj Copcnnngrn n scandinavian
SocIcty oi Literature, and a little Inter fresh
periodical wl- started. which altogether super
srdrd a." Nof'r. | may also mention that
moo 1872 % Scandinavian society huu b''u In
existence ia London. Ne;uts which Ia. Suec-
dorm. ON q certain H|N.lsiDn. stHIke on tile i'm.
portance oi scandinavian unity. The time
finally came when the activity pi such mon ~
Rg-k. Henry Sten rs. Gruudtyig. and a great
many more rendered u morally Impossible that
the ihrre Scandinavian nations should again
lose sight of or deliberately depart from theii
time-honorcd p9lt 'l idcai,
have cniely drtt Nith THO rhetorical
ASPECTS IT the scandinavian Idea. md cons-.
Iuently have rcirllned from touching on 1t,
actual phases ia ihr three countries lht
Scandinavian idea. from practical point Of
view. mas pulil5. az least. p'"u r,alltel ia III,
actual political union OF swollen and Norway
Although tAis union was accidentally brought
/ about uy diplomacy. IL nevertheless has becomt
u tru" Scandinavian nation. Hni as such la,
boon Of manifest advantage ~ both countries.
What remains to he done ls merely u question
of time ana c.reuu stances. The Seaudl nnViaf
idea has 50 long be \ rpening ON the iunel
field oi norui Hnd Intellectual Efforts that thi'
ldrn. ike Minerva from the bead ut Jovc. vii
probably some Jay max is final appearance 4,
comp. urmor. and prepared for 4 strenuous
deien % %! tie material inter sis and prestige y
/ the three Scandinavian klugiOns. u.