The evening times., 1913-03-25
DENMARK awaits
PANAMA CANAL
No Country in Europe TAX
ing Greater Interest in
Its Opening.

Denmark by leaps and bounds. and a
notable result is the collection of a
huge public fund for the defense OF
the country. Repeated demands on
the government for additional fortiti-
cations have met with little response.
and private interests have now de-
termined to take up the work.
The subscription is headed by the
king and queen, and other members
of the royal family have contributed
generously. The money is now pour
ness houses and offices contributing
freely. Several artists have donated
their paintings to he sold for the
fund.
The present unrest in Europe is
largely responsible for the interest in
this remarkable measure of national
defense. The Danish people feel that
In the case of q war between any OF
the great powers. their country would
be crushed unless they are in a posi-
6on to enforce armed neutrality.
Interest in Panama.
interest in the opening Of the Panama
canal than Denmark.
The East Asiatic company is maxi
ing arrangements to run direct line
Of steamships from Copenhagen to the
Golden Gate via the canal, and Den
mark expects that the new waterway
will place the fruits and wines of the
Pacific coast within reach of her
purse, as well as provide market for
her products.
The visit TO Copenhagen of the
commissioners of the Panama-Pacitic
International exposition aroused great
\ ~. loS-
lned to be adequately represented at
Of neighorliness with the United
States was increased by the recent
gift Of Rebbild Park to Denmark by a
large group of Danish-Americans.
Nany Danish merchants have return
ed recently from tours of the United
States, where they Went to get into
touch With the latest business meth
0ds. and the closeness with which
American political and financial condi-
tions are studied is indicated by a
plumber of new Danish laws modelled
on those of the United States.
Edward w. Winslow, the American
American trade with the Scandinavian
countries during the past year estab-
ushed a high water mark.
America is learning rapidly that
Copenhagen occupies for Scandinavia
the same place London does for the
rest OF Europe. and as clearing
house, that the Danish metropolis
acts as barometer of trade between
the United States and the northern
countries of Europe. American mer-
chants find the free harbor of Copen-
hagen an excellent distributing point.
1t is interesting to note, says Mr..
ho a., M
against American goods; on the con-
trary, they are preferred. Denmark is
now buying from the United States In
large amounts corn, machinery, oils,
boots and shoes, cotton garments.
-four. canned fruits. apples and ready
made clothing. and she is sending In
return garden seeds, sugar beet seeds.
raw hides cordials flint pebbles, dried
fish, Icelandic wool and beer. During
the past year the Danish exports to
the United States have increased by
$1,00O,O00.
The tourist trade is also growing.
Hardly family in Denmark is with
out relatives in America, and conse-
4uently Americans are made Very well
come. The consul general declares
that not only the cordial welcome ex-
tended to American tourists is making
Denmark popular, but also the fact
that everywhere in the country they
find their own tongue spoken.
The yacht Constance, said to be the
Oldest ship in the work in active serv-
ice, has just been sold to fisherman
OF Skaw, up in Jutland. who will use
the ancient craft in his trade. The
Constance was built in 1920, one hum
dred and ninety-three years ago, and
in her long life she has sailed into
almost every port in the world. Her
timbers are still staunch, and her new
owner declares he can see no rea-
son why she should not sail the seas
for century to come.
Prince to Tour U. S.
There is good reason to believe that
Prince Erick, cousin Of King George
Of England and King Christian of
Denmark. will complete his farming
education by tour of the agricultural
districts Of the United States For
several years the prince has been at
work on his farm on Fionia Island
with intervals spent at agricultural
colleges. Next summer he will 20 to
England to study agricultural condi-
tions there, and afterwards he will
sail for America.
IL this young prince considers that
he should go to the United States to
SCdiu oSA SAiSu1luEe, II Is also apparent
that the American authorities are con-
vinced that Danish agricultural insti-
tutions have much to commend them,
for only last week a special govern
ment commission arrived here from
washington, and has already started
to study the rural schools, agricultural
schools and cooperative agricultural
societies Of Denmark. The members
OF the Commission are II. w. Foght,
Bureau OF Education. Department OF
the Interior; l.. l.. Friend, State su-
pervisor of high schools of West Vir-
ginia. and w. H. Smith, rural school
inspector of Mississippi.
The commission will remain for
three months in Denmark. and on its
return make a report on the facilities
Tor agricultural education in a coun-
try where the science has been devel-
oped more extensively than in any
other country in the world. Just at
present the American visitors are in