Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10

Neishbors-Work Of Danish Credit
Societies Attracting Widespread At
tention-Sweden Will Participate In
Panama Exposition at San Francisco.
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verdens Sang, a leading daily,
speaks very frankly about the future
relations between Norway and her
great ~neighbors, England, Germany
entente between England, France and
Russia, the country last mentioned
will not be apt to crowd the Sean
dinavian countries, for such a step
would be highly offensive to England.
For the time being, therefore, Eng.
land and Germany are the only great
powers that may cause trouble to
Norway. The present strained rela-
lions between England and Germany
may develop into war, in which case
the Scandinavian peninsula, and
Norway in particular, would be ex.
posed to an invasion by England or
Germany. Accordingly" says the
paper, I'VE must look to both coun.
tries with anxiety. But there is a
considerable difference in the feelings
with which he consider them. In.
stinctively we fear Germany more
than England, and by tracing the rea.
sons for this sentiment we feel sure
that instinct is on the right way.
For We feel and believe that England
In the long run would be less dan.
gerous than Germany to our i~ndepend.
ence and liberty. II We suppose that
England, in the race following the
breaking out OF war, beats Germany In
being the first OF the two to establish
a firm footing on the peninsula, we
take it for granted that in case Eng.
land Is victorious at sea she will not
keep any permanent positions in ouI
country. If, however, England should
violate her policy of one hundred
years standing in this respect, she
would, according to her traditions and
her home politics, NEEDLE as little
with our internal affairs. But II Ger.
many should win the final victory we
Norwegians believe that we would
have a poor show of getting rid OF
Germany again. She would be so
greatly interested in keeping the keys
to the Baltic against England and Rus.
s1a that she would not give up her
strongholds on the peninsula. In that
case our fate would be a sad one.
Such an ove~rpopulated country as
Germany, which at all times has
sent emigrants In large numbers to
h neighboring countries to the east,
n north, and the west, will, IL a firm
footing is gained on the peninsula,
make this the object Of an invasion
which may result in the establishment
OF permanent German colonies in Nor.
way and Sweden. This would not be
the first invasion of the kind. We all
know that for centuries Bergen and
Stockholm had d German and
German speaking population, though
the countries were politically indie.
pendent Of Germany, and hat as late
as the year 1S4S there were German
speaking clans in Copenhagen. Such
German colonies would of course be
far more serious II the Scandinavian
countries became political %dependen-
cies Of Germany. Fearing nothing of
this kind from England, we naturally
look upon Germany with greater anx-
iety. A nation, as well as an indi-
vidual, is eager to preserve its own
identity and integrity"
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The war for the control of the oil
market In the Scandinavian countries
has resulted in practically a complete
Victory for the Standard Oil company.
The only concession obtained by the
Scandinavian association from the big
American company was that the price
q oil In Scandinavian territory should
not exceed the price asked In any 9th
or country. The Standard OIL company
obtained an entrance into the country
by an agreement with existing inter.
ests 70 take over the distribution sys-
tenn for oil In Scandinavia. There was
much opposition to the scheme by the
small dealers association, which
passed a resolution In favor of gov
eminent Intervention to prevent the
establishment OF a Standard Oil mo.
nopoly in the Swedish and Norwegian
markets. The Austrian minister made
every effort to secure the admission
to both countries Of Austrian oil, which
has been kept out by the safety regu.
~lations.
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Henri Richter, principal OF a high
school In Norway, lectured on Henrik
Wergeland at a Scandinavian educa.
tors convention in Roskilde recently
and on ccoun of ~unfavorable remark
about the Swedes ne was not permit.
ted to deliver another address for
which he had been booked.
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The Norwegian steamer Beta, which
reached Tromso recently, found one OF
the Andree buoys. which contained
the following inscription: "Andree'a
North polar expedition. Buoy No. 10 q