Willmar tribune., 1901-10-16
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN The FlIHERLAND.
Ff1ncipal Events That Have occurred
In the Old Countries About the
., North Sea Within a Week
or So just Past.

"A scandinavian Policy.-A. Peschke
'>oeoe' Danish author en- civil govern
.nene and political economy. has pub.
Ifshed a newspaper article which has
oeen reprinted in Sweden and Norway on
account of its Significance. In the first
pace. the writer is recognized author
r. ety on the subject discussed Secondly
Tue article IS supposed to represent the
views or the new cabinet of Denmark
AND. thirdly. the attention paid to II in
norway and Sweden only enhances its
vaiue. The heading Of the article is ..The
petense OF the NORTH 1t consists or
'htee olst'nct parts. In the first part the
au,hor deptores the political friction
"hlch Tor thirty years past has crippled
tne enorts to strengthen the military de-
1ehses OF Denmark. and he urges all loyal
Danlsh men and women to forget former
quafre1s and make honest efforts to put
tie detenses Of the country into such
shape mat no power can invade the coun-
Try without serious struggles. The Sec
ond part of the article dwells on the
great historical facts. that the southern
part or Denmark has been torn away by
germany and that the Swedes of today
are witnessing ''the sad fate of Finland
unoer the encroachments Of the Russian
government. From two sides the king
ooms OF the North are threatened by riv-
al World-powers." Separately, the three
SCANDINAVIAN countries are too weak to
make successful resistance. Unitedly.
that is. by means of defensive union,
tney are not to be trifled with even by a
great power Therefore. there ought to
De put sensible Interpretation on the
OLD slogans: Norway for the Norwe-
sfans, Sweden for the Swedes, Denmark
Tor the Danes" Indeed. each Of them
should be permitted to develop unhamp-
cred by the others: but they have COM
mon interests which can be advanced
most successfully by united Efforts
These common interests will be crowded
more and more to the front in Scandi-
navlan politics as the years pass by. And
the power that impels them will not. as
before. spring from desires and senti-
ments. 1t will have its ground in evident
facts that call for action. The Danish
government must therefore reckon on a
defensive alliance of the North and build
up military system which will eventu-
ally fit in as a part of such an alliance.
A sensible Scandinavian has only two al
ternatives to chose between! disarmament
and an Increased risk Of being reduced
to dependencies by some powerful neigh
Dor. or the establishment of strong
Scandinavian alliance which will make
the invasion of the North a very expen-
sive and serious undertaking, to say the
least. Our fate lies in our own hands"
thus runs the wording. I'VE are not
branded as moribund nations by dimin-
lshins vitality. On the contrary. taken
as whole. we possess mental qualities
and political possibilities Of which but
few European states can justly boast
The third part Of the article refers 70
Denmark exclusively. The gist of it may
be expressed in a few words: Let the
new cabinet and the rigsdag endeavor to
make the great mass of the Danish peo-
pie as prosperous and contented as pos
sble, and they will learn to love their
country so dearly that they will cheerful
ly make the necessary sacrifices for the
perfection of its military defenses.
DENMARK.
The public restaurant National, in Co.
penhagen has been rented by man
named Foberg for period Of five years.
He is to pay $4,000 a year in rent
The rigsdag will convene October fifth.
Copenhagen. Sept. 26.-The donations
for benevolent purposes of the Jacobsen
family of brewers have hitherto been un-
egualed in Denmark. The late J. c. ia
cobsen presented to the state nearly co.
100000 kroner (S5. CG0) to be spent for
scientific and philanthropic purposes. He
also created the Carlsberg fund which
now amounts to II, 900 900 kroner. His son
Carl Jacobsen has just given to this fund
his own brewery. which is valued at lO,-
600 kroner. Carl Jacobsen two years
ago gave to Copenhagen the largest col
lection of sculpture in the world. 1t is
valued at 100000 kroner.
Copenhagen. Sept. 26 The new Danish
ministry has resumed negotiations with
Minister Swensen for the sale of the Dan
ish West Indies to the United States. The
ministry favors the sale and is anxious to
be in a position TO give the rigsdag def
mite information when it meets.
The private library of Frederik J. Hey
man. rich brewer. comprising l1.OOO
numbers, was sold at public auction
Oct. l.
Handbook on the History of the North
Slesvig Question" is the title of a monu-
mental work published by the co-opera-
tive societies of South Jylland. The book
shows that for 900 years the Danes of
the disputed territory have been strug-
Cling against the Germans. 1t also shows
that the Danes down there are as much
Danes now as they were before the in
CORPORATION Of the territory into Ger
many th1rty-seven years ago.
The Copenhagen Society for procuring
footwear for poor children distributed
5000 pair of shoes to poor school children
during the past year. and $1,000 pairs
. have been given away during the II years
existence of the society.
s& SWEDEN. -:
It seems strange that so little capital
is spent on the development of coal mines
in southern Sweden. while the country is,
importing foreign coal at the rate of
about s15 coo year.
The temperance people Of st. Tuna
made special preparations for a temper-
ance meeting Nat Romahed on Sunday
afternoon. four lecturers having been Sc
cured to address the soldiers stationed at
that place. But just as the meeting was
to begin the comma ndlng officer demon
strated his hostility by ordering the regi-
ment out on drill T
- The reservoir containing acetylene gas
for the Hoppet restaurant. in Engelholm.
exploded with such force that the build
ing in which it was located was demol-
ished The windows of the neighboring
houses were smashed. Some chickens
and pigeons were killed and horse was
injured. but no human being was reached
by the effects of the explosion. -
l. The receipts Of the nationa! treasury
for the, first eight months of this year
from the customs. beet sugar. whisky dis
tIIIeries and railways we're $12.725,325.
which Is s2.GS0.OO0 less than the corre-
spending amount for last year.
& Nordenskiold's South Pole expedition fs
expected to- leave Gothenborg Oct s.