St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-29
EVERT IS IN DENMARK.
The Fawn Eyed Socialist Prowling
About the Old Haunts
7 of Hamlet.
He Sees and Hears Everything and
Tells Of Politics and Lit
erature.
Snubbed by Newspaper Hireling- Will
Ventilate the Ellison
Fiasc0.

an end with tnat day. tnOugn not dlS-
tinguished by any events of importance,
will leave it's mark in the national an
mails of Denmark, and it is this mark 1
wish to record in my present article to
the GLOBE. In Denmark, as in Scandi-
snavia at large, the year has beenmarked
srather by preparation and gigilant eX-
pectancy than by decisive events.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
remains at the close of the year as at its
opening, wrapped in anxious uncer-
Danes, is still at the head of public af-
fairs; his policy has the upper hand,
and the opposition stands fatally adj
viceless as to what to do with him. The
vital question at issue in Danish poll
tics at present is the fOrtificatiOn of
Copenhagen, the gay capital of the
kingdom. 1t is a proposition by Estrup.
the minister, and is likely to be carried
through. He has Nelleman, the JUS
tice minister, and Prof. MatZen,
of n1a the stro1g Copenhagen sgsmnons unversty
colaboratOrs. He is fully determined
not to let the power and position he has
slip out of his hand, and SO far he might
be a statesman somewhat resembling
Bismarck. But he has not that scien-
tific look OF that timely initiative as re-
CARDS politics which are, in fact, the
very characteristics of the latter.
Estrup's present policy is also, contrary
to what it has been, a strong, conscious
opposition to modern parliamentarism
That is to say, as long as parlia-
mentariSm is in direct antagonism to
the interests of his government. In
very best friends of parliamentary pro-
cedures. The opposition, on the other
hand, which is led by Horup and Count
Holstein-LedrOborg, has in its pro-
gramme fierce, constitutional demand
for justice in regard to the nations
budget, which by EStrup is handled
simply as governmental prerOgative of
the king. The opposition is also against
fortifying Copenhagen and making of it
heavy middle-age castle. AT the same
time it opposes the right of the EStrup
party to proclaim prOvlsOry laws.
THE MOTTO REFORM.
The motto of the opposition is reform,
but reforms that are wholly in accord
ance with the peoples wishes and the
tendencies of the time. 1t is against
maintaining an attitude of armed watch
fulness for Denmark. But the OppOsi-
ton. is split here as everywhere in the
civilized world. Berg. who is now fallen
hero an the popular estimation Of man1,
has only four or five representatives In
the rikSdag, who side with him at pres
ent. 1t is Count HOlstein who is now the
rising man for Denmark's lert. He is
of an old, noble family, and much
political Importance attaches to his
| vigorous leadership among the radicals.
He is politically backed by one of the
| best newspapers in Copenhagen, the
"POlitiken'' published by HOrup, and
| who himself is assisted by writers like
| Herman Bang, 1.-The Danish Wonder"
| at present on the staff of POlitiken.
The "MOrgOnbladet'' is his own Count
Holstein's) organ, but it has not that
reputation as ''Politiken." Neither has
it such eminent publiciSts on the staff
as for instance Edward Brandes in the
Politiken. 1t is significant of the pres
ent politics in Denmark to hear a man
| like George BrandeS "a brother of the
foregoing), say: 1.-The opposition party
! in Denmark amounts, in fact, to moth
! ing, according to my view of the mat
| ter"
The policy of the lefts, is simply to
protest, and there it stops. EStrup un-
/ derStandS the situation, and goes on un-
interruptedly and without the least fear
| for consequences. He is the right kind
of a man for his time, although some
what shOrtSighted, and to this his stead
| 1H6SS llldy NC dllllOltCV, lllo
| and success.
| GEORGE BRANDES.
| j had the pleasure of being introduced
| to George BrandeS through RasmuS B.
! Andersen, the United States minister in
| Copenhagen. and found in the great
| author and critic pleasant gentleman
and thorough scholar. His account to
| me of his recent tour in Russia as a
lecturer was exceedingly interesting. l
| shall embOdy in an essay on this great
| author all the information l received
and publish the same when | return to
America. | shall do similarly with
| Scandinavia.
/ THE NEWSPAPERS.
| The organs of the government are
| two. First the Berlingske Tidende, an
old, well-established daily. then the
| Daycus Nyheter. In all my interviews
| with editors and publishers l never met
with such cold reception as from the
| city editor of the last named paper. On
having furnished him with my intro
ductiOn he simply said: ''Sir, we have
no use for you, no information, nothing %
Il am ever so much obliged to you," l
answered, ''but l shall get the informa-
tiOn am seeking all the same, good
bye" And out l went. In the editorial
sanctum of the ''Politiken" got all
/ wanted. The secretary, Mr.. Ad-
ler. gave me all the information
II inquired him for, and he
behaved very gentlemanly. Through
| him j got acquainted with Herman
Bang, the champion of Folaism in Den
mark. This man is more of woman
| than man-at least to his exterior per-
s9nal conduct. He never became SO eX-
| alted as when | flatteringly said, speak
ing to him of the recent literature, that
the modern Denmark is Herman Bang
Here, in this city, L have met the great
Swedish author, August StriDdberg, and
lady novelist, Mrs. Victoria Benedict
| SON, who writes under the pSeudOnym
of "Ernst Ahlgren." They live in a
niaisOn garni, and are at work Oh new
| novels soon to be published. Strindberg
is not SO insane as he is pictured in
Sweden by his cOnfreres.
I COPENHAGEN ITSELF.
SAS to Copenhagen itself, its history
resembles much that of Paris. Until
lately the city was scarcely to be cOnsid-
cred a very healthy place. The plague
has been a very frequent guest there.
| The city consists of three parts, the
| Copenhagen proper on the Island of Sea-
land, and ChristianshOrn ON the small
Island of Amager, and Fredericksburg.
The harbOr is safe, deep and capa-
| ci0uS. The town has q friendly ami
mated aspect, and, although it
iss not rich in architectural beauty,
it offers very great attractions
by the excellent museums, as well as by
the neutrality-suspicious. of all kinds of
nmusements. The ThorwaIdsen's mu-
scum world famous. Our Lady Church
E{aFrue Kirke'0 is alse noteworthy, as
Mell as the Rosenberg's castle, the Ex-
Fchange, Round Tower and Tivoli, etc.
The country belongs to freehold far
mers, possessing farms from twenty to