El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-22
HATI0NILISM
SPREADS IN
Denmark
Big Public Fund For De-
fence Is Raised by Popu-
lar Subscription.
Is INTERESTED IN
THE PANAMA CANAL

OPENHAGEN. Demarnk, March %.
The sentiment OF nadonalism
~ is growing in Denmark by leaps
and bounds and q notable result is
the collection OF a huge public fund
for the defence OF the country Re
peated demands on the government for
additional Qualifications have met with
little response. and private interests
have now determined 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
ing in from all sources. schools bus1-
ness houses and offices contributing
freely. Several artists have donated
their paintings to be sold for the fund
The present unrest in Europe is
largely responsible for the interest IN
this remarkab measure OF national
defence The Danish people feel that
in the case Of a war between any OF
the great powers, their country would
be crushed unless they are IL posi-
ton TO enforce armed neutrality.
Interested in Canal.
No nation in Europe is taking more
interest in the opening Of the Panama
canal than Denmark
The East Asiatic company is making
arrang emeuts to run a direct line OF
steamships to the Golden Gate by way
Of the canal and Denmark expects thaC
the new waterway viii place the fruits
and wines Of the Pacific coast within
reach Of her purse, as wen as provide q
market for her products.
The visit to Copenhagen Of the com
miSsiOners OF the Panama. Pacific IN
ternationaI exposition aroused grea1
local interest and Denmark is deter
mined to be adequately represented at
/ the san Francisco fair This feeling OF
ne1ghbOEl1neSS with the United states
was increased by the recent gift OF Reb-
bid park TO Denmark by a large group
OF Danish-Amerieans- Many Danish
merchants have returned recently from
tours OF the United States. where they
went TO get into touch with the latest
business methods, and the clOseness
| with which American political and f.
nancial conditions are studied is indi-
| Gated by a number Of new Danish laws
modelled on those Of the United States
American Trade Grows.
Edward ". WinslOw, the American
! consul general here, declares that
( American trade with the Scandinavian
/ countries during the past year estab-
[ lished a high water mark
[ America IS learning rapidly that Co
] penhagen occupies for Scandinavia the
/ same place London does for the rest OF
Europe and as a clearing house, that
/ the Danish metropolis acts as q baron
/ eter Of trade between the United States
and the northern countries OF Europe.
American merchants find the free har-
I Dor OF Copenhagen an excellent distrib-
uting point 1t is interesting to note,
says MI. WinslOW, that there is no pre-
( JUDGE against American goods, on the
contrary they are preferred. Denmark
is now buying from the United States
in large amounts corn. machinery, oils,
boots and shoes, apples and ready made
clothing and she IS sending in return
garden seeds, sugar beet seeds, raw
hides cOrdialss flint pebbles, dried fish
Icelandic wool and beer. During tbs
past year the Danish exports 70 the
United states have increased b.
The tourist trade Is also growing.
Hardly a family in Denmark Is without
relatives in America and consequently
Americans are made very welcome. The
consul general declares that not only
the cordial welcome extended 70 Amer
lean tourists Is making Denmark pop
ular, but also the fact that everywhers
in the country they find their own
tongue spoken.
Oldest SEdp Sold
The yacht Constance. said to be the
oldest ship in the world in active ser
vice. has just been sold to a fisherman
OF Skaw. up in Jutiand who Win use
the ancient craft in his trade The
Constance was built in 1920, 1s3 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 rsal
son why she should not sail the seas
for a century to come
Prince studies Farming.
There is good reason to believe that
prince Erick, cousin Of king George OF
England and king Christian OF Den
mark. will complete his farming edu-
cation by a tour OF the agricultural dis
tricts OF the United States For sew
eral years the prince has been at work
on his farm on F1On1a island, with m
tervals spent at agriculture colleges
Next summer he viii so to England to
study agricultural conditions there, and
afterwards he viii sail for America
II this young prince considers that
he should go to the United States 70
learn agriculture, il is also apparent
that the American authorities are con-
WINGED that Danish agricultural insti-
tutiOns have much to commend them.
for only last week a special government
commission arrived here from Wash
ingtOn, and has already started to study
the rural schools. agricultural schools
and cooperative agricultural societies
OF Denmark. The members Of the com
mission are H H FOght. bureau OF
education department OF the interior.
L. L Friend. state supervisor of high
schools Of West Virginia and W H.
smith, rural school inspector OF Mis-
sissippi-
The commission will remain for three
months in Denmark, and on its return
make a report on the facilities for as
ricultural education in a country where
the science has been developed more
extensively than in any other country
IN the world Just at present the
American visitors are investigating the
highly successful small Iandholders'
school at Ringsted
says No Offer Made.
The American minister to Denmark
Maurice Egan. has given denial to the
persistent rumOrs that the Danish gov
eminent has approached him with a
proposition for the purchase from the
United States OF the island OF Mindanao.
IN the Philippines He does not deny
that certain prominent Danes have pro-
posed that Denmark should exchange
Greenland for MindanaO, with the priv
liege of trading the latter to Germany
Tor Slesv1c. but he does deny that such
a proposition was made to him nv fba
German government