The chronicle=news., 1913-03-22

| tDptnuhStu. MdfGH NV ~"
,iment OF nutionalism H. growing III
Denmark by leaps aud bounds. ana u
notable result IL the collection Oi !
huge public fund for the dci'iise o'
the country. Repeated demands on
til. government for additional iorh'
fications have met with liiuc re-
| sponSc. aud private interests nave
now determined 10 take up the work.
The subscription Is headed by th'
King aud Queen and other m"inbcrs
OF the royal family have contributed
generously. The money h. n0w pour
Ing iu from all sources. schools bust
ness houses aud office Upntrihui nS
freely. Several artistS have donated
their paintings to be suId Tor the
fund.
The present unrest lu Europe 10
largely responsible for tho interest
In this remarkable measure Of ma
tional defcnrc. The Danish people
feel that In the ease Oi n war be-
tween ANY of the srca, powers. their
country would be crushed unlcss
they ar. ln II position 10 enforce
armed neutrality.
No nation IN EUROPE Il taking
more interest In the opening OF the
Panama canal than Denmark.
TIL. East Asia,ic Company II max
ing arrangements to run u direct line
OF steamships from Copenhagen to
the Golden Gate via III" canal. and
Denmark expect. that tn. new water
way viii plac. tn. iruits and wines
OF the Pacific coast within roach OF
h.r purse. a, well ns provide mar
k.t for her products
The visit Ia Copenhagen Of the
Commissioners of the I'anamu-Pa'if-
H. Exposition aroused great local In
icrcst. and Denmark IT, determined To
he adequately represented AT III. san
Francisco fair. This feeling of
nc!ghb hborlin.>- with III" United
state was Increased by tn" recent
IIf, oi Hcbbild Park to Denmark by
- large group Of Danish Americans.
Many panisii merchant, have re-
turned recently from tour of III.
United Stai.s. where they went 10
get in touch with the Iatcst bust
ness methods. and III. closon.ss with
which American political aud iinnn-
cial conditions are studied IL indirat-
cd by u number OF new Danish laws
modelled on those of the United
States.
Edward ". winsio~ the Amrri.
eau Consul General here. declares
that American trade with the Sean
dina,isn countries during the past
year established high water mark.
America In learning rapidly that
Copenhagen occupies for Scandinavia
the samc place London does for the
rest Of Europe. and as % clearing
huisc. that the Danish mctrOpolI.
acts as a hatouictcr Vf trade bet wccu
the United States and the northern
countries Of Europe. American
merchants find the free harh0r 0i
Copenhagen an excellent distribut.
lug point. II IT, Interesting to note
says Mr.. Winston. that there is nu
prejudice against American goods :
on the contrary tlay are preferred.
Denmark In now buying from the
United States IN large amounts corn
machinery. oils. boots and shoes. cot.
:on garments flour. canp.d fruits
apples and ready made clothing. and
she is srndInE In return garden
seeds. raw hides. cor,ltals. flint pcb.
blcs. dried fish. IccluBdi. wool. and
beer. During the past year the DAN
ish exports TO the United States have
Increased by si."oo 900.
The tourist trade is also CROWN;
Hardly u family In Denmark wi,hou,
relatives In America. aud cou...
Iurntly Americans are mad. very
welcome. TIL" Consul General de-.
clarcs that not only the cordial wei.
come extended to American tourists
Is making Denmark popular. but aI.e
the fact that every where In the coun.
try they find their own tongue ,pok.
en-.
The yacht Constance. said To b,
the oldest ship In the world In activs
| service. has Just been sold TO u fish.
cTman Of Skgw. up In JutlanJ. whc
Will use the ancient craft IN h.
trrde. The Constance was built IN
| 1870. one hundred and ninetv-threr
| wears ago. and IN her long life sh.
, has sailed into almost every por, IN
the world. Her timbers are still
stil' staunch and her new owuni
declares he can see no reason VIII,
she should not sail III. seas for =.
| century to come
There is good reason to believe
| that Prince Esi"k. cousin OF Kin:
George of England and King Chrif.
ton Of Denmark. will complete hi
farming education bv tour nf tn
agricultural districts OF the tnitet
states. For several years the Prime.
has been at wor' on his farm on Fl
onia Island with intervals spent n
agricultural colleges. Next summer
he Will go to England to study neri
cultural conditions there. and after
wards he will sail for America
| II this young Prince considers tina
he should go to the United States L
learn agriculture. it is also apDar
ent that the American authoritie
are convinced that Danish aCricult
ural institutions have much to com
mend them. for cnly last week a spe
cial government commission arrived
here from Washington. and has al
ready started to study the rura
schools and cooperative avricultur
al societies of Denmark The mem