Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-12-06
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It is generally considered in Copen-
hagen that the approaching visit Of the
German crown prince, Frederick Will
lam, to lie Danish court, which has
been arranged to take place at Christ
mas, is not only the kaiser's method
Of returning the recent visit to Ger
many paid by the Danish crown prince,
Frederick, but is also a clear proof
that both visits are of high political
significance It is believed that the
royal houses Of Prussia and Denmark
contemplate setting the seal to the
friendly relations at length established
between the ,WO countries by arrang-
ing for tie eng& cement Of the kaiser's
eldest son to Princess Thyra, the
young and beautiful daughter of
Crown Prince Frederick. The princess
is p years of age-a year older than
the German prince. While politically
weak the Danish court is proud of the
prestige it las acquired by its family
alliances with the British and Russian
royal houses. 1t thus feels itself able
to treat with Germany on a footing
of equality. While the matrimonial
alliance will undoubtedly be discussed
it is we'll understood that modern IL
ternational policy is not affected by
royal family considerations. The kai-
SER however, is we'll aware that a
friendly Denmark means a friendly
Scandinavia, Sweden and Norway,
along with Denmark, will soon have
to choose between an alliance with
Germany and an alliance with Great
Britain AS it is now expected that
the first bid for Scandinav Wan friend
ship will come through this matrimonial
proposition from Germany. The Danes
are pleased, because the Scandinavian
countries cannot afford to have both
Germany and Russia as enemies.
A Danish naval officer who has just
returned from Iceland has given a cor
RESPONDENT of the Associated Press
the following very interesting ac-
count on the fisheries and conditions in
Iceland: The Danish government has
observed that the fishing area is
moving nOrthWard owing to the large
and destructive catch in waters ada
cent to the Scandinavia countries. It
has, therefore, undertaken survey OF
waters near the Farof islands, Iceland,
and the regions in the neighbOrhOOd of
the polar circle. This work is conduct
ed by the navy and the results are in
teresting and will prove of great value
to the fishing interests of Denmark. 1t
has been discovered that immense
quantities of fish, especially cod and
herring, are to be found in those wat
ers. On a recent trip the Danish ship
DANA sometimes plowed through
shoals of these varieties for a long
distance, when they could be scoCped
up without any fishing tackle. New
banks were discovered, some of them
of great extent These appear to be
new homes for fish and they possess
the necessary requisites for feeding
them and rearing the young. The eyes
of English, German and Norwegian
fishermen have been turned to Iceland
and they are beginning to go there IN
large numbers for the purpose of par
ticipating in the CATCH"
Full credence is given in the best
informed circles to the report which
comes to Copenhagen by way of Bonn
to the effect that the Danish and Ger
man mOnarchs will be brought togeth-
er within a short time. Such a con-
Summation would be the outcome Of the
diplomacy Of the Danish radical cabi-
net. The radicals engineered the re-
cent visit Of the Danish crown prince
to Berlin for the purpose of inducing
the German crown prince to come to
Copenhagen, and thereby open the
way for King Christian to go to Pots
dam. All pea ce-ioying Danes wish the
project we'll; and the radicals are
elated at the prospect Of success. King
Christian On his semi-annual trips to
favorite watering places is compelled
to pass through German territory, but
though on German soil he has never
visited the kaiser. It is hoped that
this regrettable state Of affairs will
now be removed.