Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-04-25

ticularly when he appeared at the
university.
Seventy thousand crowns have been
subscribed and collected to defray
Roald Amundsen's expenses during his
recent trip to the South pole. Even il
the storthing will make an a%ppropria-
ton it will still be necessary to col
lect 100000 crowns to cover the ex-
penses of Amundsen's proposed trip
to the North pole.
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Editor Duckert of Christiania has
been making an extensive tou
through the western part of the Unit
ed States. He recently arrived in
Chicago where he gave a series of
lectures which were well attended by
his countrymen of that city.
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Oscar Braaten, the author, has been
appointed editor of the weekly jour-
nal, For Country and City," Mr..
Braaten is one of the strong writer's
of the country and is the author of
seVeral popular novels.
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The city council of Christiania will
ask the storthing to make an appro-
priation of 10000 crowns for the ex-
position in 1914. The exposition
budget includes provision for an ex-
penditure of 2,700.O 900 crowns.
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Fritz Reuters play, Life In the
Country" has been rendered more
than thirty times in Christiania and
II has attracted full houses.
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In an article entitled "Denmark's
Life Problem" the Gegenwart (Berlin)
says: Two great problems enter into
Denmark's foreign policy: the North
Schleswig question and the land de-
Tense Of Copenhagen; ministry upon
ministry has fallen on account of the
latter. The point is: Shall Copenha-
gen, the head and front of the little
realm, be protected against maritime
attack by batteries, mines, etc., only
toward the Baltic, or shall 1t entrench
itself, on modern lines, landward as
well? The old land Notifications are
absolutely inadequate. Even the radi-
calls admit this, but they claim that an
armed defense of this capital would
mean a positive danger-and they are
right. For a neutral state is spared.
A country that arms in defense ex-
periences, in case of defeat, the fate Of
a foe. This might be said about the
coast Notifications likewise, but these
have their significance as protection
against Norway, Sweden and all sorts
of contingencies.
Shall Copenhagen be a fortified
town? Nobody doubts that such de-
Tense would mean protection against
Germany alone. II the English were
to land at Esbjerg, in order to invade
Schleswig-H olstein, every Danish ma
tionalist would rejoice and the govern
ment, entertaining pretty much the
same sentiments, would, at the ut
most, protest" as a matter of form.
The Danes are ardent friends of Eng
land, and apprehend no danger from
that quarter. BY far the greatest part
OF Danish imports and exports are in
t~erchanged with England. On the
other hand, the Germans are their
hereditary, warmly hated enemies,
whose discontinue would please them
greatly. But suppose II the Germans
were to divine this, and, forestalling
the English, would occupy Jutland,
prevent the entrance of the English
feet, and force the Danes to unequivo-
cal action? In 1901 the Danish
troops were in marching order, ready
TO regain South Jutland" in case Of
German defeat-which was fully ex-
pected. But at the news of the Ger
man victories they silently retreated
to their homes. Doubtful neighbors
these, the Germans feel, for such
things cling to the memory. How,
then, does the case stand: strict neu-
trality or not?
That is the fateful question that has
again confronted Denmark with the
Moroccan affair making war seem a
likely contingency. In North Schles-
wig reunion with the Kingdom" is
more or less openly agitated. In
Copenhagen the people disciaim n
knowledge about 1t. I'VE do not think
OF such a thing" has been the en-
phatic assurance the last weeks. But
who has questioned them? This seem
ingly motiveless excuse and assurance
looks suspicious. Oficialiy, OF course.
they wish to ignore ~it-otherwise there
would be q direct clash. But II, for ex-
ample, Germany were to be defeated
IN a war with France and England.
and Schleswig we're offered to the
Danes, would they reject IL? II they
were w~ise--yes. But as far as We
know them. they do not seem wise
enough for that.
MARION 8. NORELIUs.