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HAPPENINGS IN The FATHERLABD.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
IN the Oad Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or SO just Past.

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or SO Just a
A Scandinavian Policy.-A.p Peschke
Koedt. a Danish author on civil govern
ment and political economy, has pub
lished a newspaper article which has
reprinted in Sweden and Norway on
account Of its Significance. In the first
place. the writer is a recognized author.
tty On the subject discussed. Secondly,
h article is supposed to represent the
Views Of the new cabinet Of Denmark.
And. thirdly. the attention paid to it. in
Norway and Sweden only enhances its
value. The heading OF the article is 1.-The
Defense of the North" It consists Of
three distinct parts. In the first part the
author deplores the political friction
which for thirty years past has crippled
the efforts to strengthen the military de-
lenses of Denmark. and he urges all loyal
Danish men and ONE to forget former
quarrels. and make honest efforts to put
the defenses of the country into such
shape that no power can invade h coun-'
try without serious struggles. The sec
ond part of the article dwells o N the
great historical facts. that the southern
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Germany and that the Swedes Of today
are witnessing ''the sad fate of Finland
under the encroachments of the Russian
government. From two sides the king
doms of the North are threatened by riv-
al World-powers."& Separately, the three
Scandinavian countries are too weak to
make a successful resistance. Unitedly,
that is. by means Of a defensive union,
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great power. Therefore, there ought to
be put a sensible Interpretation on the
old slogans: Norway for the Norwe.
CLANS. Sweden for the Swedes, Denmark
for the Danes" Indeed. each Of them
should be permitted to develop unhamp-
cred by the others; but they nave 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-
navian 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 It's ground in evident
facts that call for action. 1.-THE Danish
government must therefore reckon on a
defensive alliance Of the North and build
UP a 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 a strong
Sc~andinavian alliance which will make
the invasion of the North q very expen-
sive and serious undertaking, to say the
least. "Our fate lies in our own hands,"
thus runs the wording. "We are not
branded as moribund nations by a dimin-
fishing vitality. On the contrary, taken
as a whole. we possess mental qualities
n political possibilities Of which but
few European states can justly boast"
The third part of the article refers to
Denmark exclusively. The gist of 1t may
expressed in a few words: Let The
new cabinet n the rigsdag endeavor to
make the great mass of the Danish peo-
Dle as prosperous and contented as pos
slble. 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.
y DENMARK.
The public restaurant National, In CO.
penhagen. has been rented by a man
named Foberg for a period Of five years.
He is to pay $31, 900 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-
equalled in Denmark. TIL late J. c. ia
eobsen presented to the state nearly TO-
eOO, 900 kroner ($5, 100000 to be spent for
scientific and philanthropic purposes. He
also created the Carlsberg fund, which
now amounts to IL, 500. 900 kroner His son
Carl Jacobsen has just given to this fund
his own brewery. which is valued at TO-
900, 900 kroner. Carl Jacobsen two years
ago gave to Copenhagen the largest col
lection of sculpture in the world. 1t is
valued at 10000. 600 kroner.
Copenhagen, Sept. 26.-The new Danish
ministry has resume 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 tc
be in a position to give the rigsdag def.
mite information when 1t meets.
The private library Of Frederik ]. Hey.
man. a rich brewer. comprising 11.0Nt
numbers, was sold at public auction
Oct
HANDBOOK on INC HISTORY OF Cne NOrIh
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 800 years the Danes OF
the disputed territory have been strug.
Cling against the Germans. It 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, thirty-seven years ago.
The Copenhagen Society for procuring
footwear for poor children distribute,
5000 pair of shoes to poor school children
during the past year. and 1900 pair
have been given away during the IL years
existence of the society.
SWEDEN.
It seems strange that so little capita
~ spent on the development OF, coal mine
in southern Sweden. while the country, l
importing foreign coal ut the rate q
about SIG. 900. coo Al year.
The temperance people Of st. Tun
made special preparations for a temper
anee meeting Mt Ron,a!,ed on a Spnda
afternoon. four lecturers having been sc
cured to address the soldiers stationed q
that place. But Just as the meeting wa
to begin the commanding officer demon
strated his hostility by ordering the reg
ment out on a drill.