Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-30
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in the north.
The Scandinavian languages pre-
cede in Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Farce Islands, Iceland and Green
land. They are second in Finland and
in northwestern United States. In
Guiding the Films and Eskimos whom
they christianized, protestantized and
developed their type Of civilization
and their language are in actual pos
session Of an extensive land zone Of
the north. In view Of the develop
ment Of Canada and its increasing
Scandinavian population from the
Northern States and from Eurone our
contention becomes the more import
ant.
There is much in the remark Of a
Scandinavian pastor in Seattle, whom
l heard say, 'In Seattle and Alaska
we are developing the connecting link
Of the Scandinavian Northern belt
around the globe, in travelling which
one may sneak Scandinavian and as
sociate with Scandinavians all the
way, starting from the Scandinavian
colony in st. Petersburg, to Helsing-
fors, Stockholm, Christiania, Farce
Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Boston,
New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Min
neapolis, Grand Forks, Spokane,
Alaska, Boring Strait (named after
"a Dane) and Siberian railroad, home
to St. Petersburg. In this belt co.
100000 Scandinavians and Finn
Lutherans live. The northern Sean
dinavian route around the world bv
land and water or by water only will
be shorter than the all-sea route Of
England or those Of Germany or
France. The Scandinavian Northern
all-water passage around the world
is the shortest, it touches the most
land and is the natural one. No Pan
anna and Suez Canals need to be
built, neither is it ice-bound the whole
year. Settlements and churches ex-
list north Of the water passage thru
Canada, for example, at Cape York
76 degrees north latitude on the west
coast Of Greenland. It is a suggest
i've fact that Norway's coast extends
east and west the same longitude be-
tween Marseilles, France, and Con-
stantinople. Examine the maps for
yourself and see the length Of the
Scandinavian coast east and west as
well as north and south. The langu-
age Of country with such a location
will exert world influence. In 1901
Iceland had 1920 people; in 1901,
1910; in 1910, 5000. Iceland,
like all the Scandinavian countries,
has sent large colonies to America
and still increased in population at
home. .
The Scandinavian mortimer have
in their peninsula the position Of the
future. From PauPs day down to
the present time, Christianity and it's
civilizing influence has moved in a
northwesterly direction, fortunately
in the direction Of the most land and
least people. :. Particularly has ii
travelled toward the Scandinavians
since the time Of Luther, who furth-
cred the work of Paul. The social
ed Barbarians- the Germans, and the
IScythians Of Russia have gone
ahead Of the Greeks and Latins. In
northern Germany, Scandinavia, Eng
land and Scotland has conferred the
movement from Palestine to North
America; yet we are more interested
in the Greeks and Romans Of the
south, more occupied with the study
of their languages and literature
than with those Of the Germans
|Norsemen and old Anglo-Saxons
whose defendants we are. In The
growth Of the northern nations
Germany, England, Russia and NORTH