The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-09-26
NORWAY.

speaks very frankly about the future
relations between Norway and her
great neighbors, England, Germany,
and Russia. On account Of the triple
entente between England, France and
Russia, the country last mentioned
will not be apt to crowd the Scan
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 relar
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, " we must look to both coun-
tries with anxiety. But there Is q
considerable difference in, the feelings
with which we consider them. In
stinctively we fear Germany more
than England, and by tracing the rear
sons for this sentiment we feel sure
that our 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 independ.
n c and liberty. # 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 our
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 u internal affairs. But if 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
STA that she would not give up her
strongholds on the peninsula. In that
case u fate would be a sad one.
Even if the character of the German
people in the course of time is changed
so much that the German governments
and the German people interfere no!
more than the English with the gov
eminent Of an occupied country, yet,
the character of the position which
Germany would occupy on the Scandi-,,'
navian peninsula would make her in
terfere more profoundly with the in.
nfif1IfiNno of tho n0nn1a %hor El~r1o-l
would. Such an overpopulated coun-
try as Germany, which at all times has
sent emigrants IN large numbers to
the n%eighboring countries to the east,
the north, and the west, will, if 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 a numerous German and
German-speaking population though
the countries were politically indie
pendent of Germany, and that as late
as the yea 1848 there were German
speaking clans in Copenhagen. Such
German colonies would of course be
far more serious if 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 it's own
identity and integrity. But as Il
would be a sad fate to have even
England occupy any part of our ter
ritory, it is our duty to keep our de-
fences in such shape that it will not
pay either party to make an inva,
sion"
The infantile paralysis epidemic 10
evidently on the retreat in Norway,
The whole number Of cases reported
In 1911 was 1,407, of which 1874 were
fatal, while the whole number report,
ed up to the beginning Of September
this year was only 179, including "a
deaths. About rs per cent Of the vic,
Tins were children, which is sufficient
reason for calling the pest "infantile.s
A free religious rally at Lilleham.
mer was attended by 800 persons
from different parts of the country.
The program was of an exclusively
devotional character, and there was
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