The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-26
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 In Europe for the Summer.
 Lessons resumed September 15.

law commission has been recently at work upon the drafting of common laws for sale and exchange, and, though not sitting at the moment, will return to it's task again later on. Swedes and Norwegians can be natu- raIized in Denmark after shorter res idence than men of any other nation ality, and vice versa. Fifteen years ago a Northern Shipowners' League was founded, which watches over the has already examined no fewer than fifty-four hundred cases.
 There was a large meeting of trade representatives in Copenhagen in 1903, and since then the Scandinavian Trade Association has been formed for the purpose of economic cooperation. about customs union between the three lands. For years the idea of a Scandinavian Zollverein has been much and earnestly discussed. There are difficulties in the way of its reali- zation, the principal occupations of the three countries being so different. Sweden is becoming more and more a manufacturing and industrial center, Norway Is largely maritime nation, while Denmark is to such an extent engaged in the export of agricultural produce that England, her largest eus- toner, consumes on an average fifty thousand pounds worth of Danish butter, bacon and eggs every day. But this very difference between the occupations of the. three Kingdoms has Its advantages, and the discussion is by no means at an end.
 With regard to the present Swedish Norwegian conflict Denmark's synnpa- thies are undeniably and to, no small degree on the side of Norway, with out, however, the slightest feeling of trend of feeling was stimulated and confirmed in Norway's favor when Bjornstjerne Bjornson a few weeks ago publicly declared in Denmark that ''the dissolution of the Swedish Nor wegian Union is a decisive step to- wards the independence of the three northern Kingdoms and towards an even greater goal-the Triple Alliance of the North" Public opinion in A(CAlliiolA n lo III WllIhs rllillls The Conservative circles that in clined to the Swedish side some ten years ago have slowly altered their views in proportion as the Norwegian Conservatives have themselves shifted their standpoint. Still, no remarks have anywhere appeared in the Dam ish press that could wound Swedish national feeling. ~ #|.>-
 One striking point of difference be- tween the three countries should be noted. Sweden is a land of aristocrat- ie traditions, land of form and cere. mony, uniting a great deal of the French courtesy to a measure of Eng fish stiffness. Denmark is much more democratic. Her aristocracy is repre- scented by the upper bourgeoisiep and the gentlemen farmers There are, it is true. many snobles among these lat ter; or rather descendants of old noble , families, but patents Of nobility are no longer issued in Denmark. Though the kings prorogative has not been abolished, he has quietly ceased to ex- ercise it. Of the Danish nobles there are at the outside four or five who take any leading part in public affairs, none even of these holding any post of great responsibility under govern ment. In Norway there is practically no nobility at all. Time has gradual ly extinguished it, and in the same way, during the nineteenth century, it has slowly been crumbling away in Denmark. In Sweden this levelling process is still proceeding.
 Denmark has quite recently had a dispute on constitutional matters with Iceland, who demanded anda has ob- tained more absolute system of au- tonomy. That conflict only presents a very incomplete analogy with the con fiict between Norway and Sweden. But it's happy solution is, nevertheless, regarded as of suspicious augury by the advocates of a future union be- tween Norway, Sweden and Denmark, whose secret and ardent hope is for the complete independence of the three countries, each under it's own governmental head, and at. the same time, despite all social and economic differences, the union of the three northern poWers.-Co Copenhagen Cores pondence of the London Times.