The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-29
NORWAY SWEDEN
MAYBE UNITED
Common Fear Of Looming War
Clouds May Unite Nations
for Mutual Defense.
.CAssoeiated Press BY Mail.)

CHRISTIhNlA, May 20--Thc west
crn hall Of the sepndinavian peninsala,
Ilikc Inc eastern bali, has become aei
sated BY tho problcnr Of hatioaal do
fcnsc. The camraign Tor strohethcd
Cd aruamcht appears almost daily, TO-
assume some new phase Of popalary al (
forest, aud il N believed that. the com
mon demand for protection against on
croaclment ~ any Of the European
powers may bring Norway and sweden
together again TO the extent OF do.
feDslvc alliance
Tho Norwegian parliament has rceept.
! " bcen popularity criticized for It's
ardent faith II peace tresties. II has
been conspicuous the peaer movement
ever since IL was entrusted by the late
Alfred Nobel with the distribution Of
the Motel Peace Prize each year, aud
! further II has during the last seven
years relied faithfully npdn an integrity
treaty signed by Russia, Germany,
Frantc and England, BY which the neu.
| trality OF Norway SHOULD be strictly
observed in case Of European war
Want No Trouble.
Tho people Of the Scandinavian pen.
Enthusiastically they be Norwegiaps or
5wedes have 10 thoughts Of expansion,
but want TO be kept ont Of the political
turmoil which during tho last few years
has agitated Europe. Fears that inte.
1 gritty treaties are worthless have be.
como popular among Scandinayinns
since the Balkan war. when il was seen
that Turkey profited little by its trea.
tics, az gnarantecd by tho powers. In
/ a war between the Triplc.ententc and
the Triplesslliance the scandinavian
PENINSULA with its safe and excellent
ports, might be Of such value TO any
of the bclligcrcnts as refuge Ravens Of
operation bases that no paper treaties
would stand In the way Of seizure. II
I such were the case it is feared that
Norway and Sweden miPht, against
their viii, be drawn into warfare.
Looming Dangers.
Recognition OF this is the moving
factor in the talk of a military alliance
hetwecn Norway and Sweden for niutua
defense and preservation Of neutrality
/ Both nations are exercised over pos
sibIe dangers from the east. II Is be
/ lieyed, however. that no European pow
! or nc war withinnothere would be abb
! to detaeh enough OF its military forces
! to operate Against a. well fortihei
. scandinavia wlthout exposing its owT
. ports and frontier 10 the enemy. y
j II iscsident that the people Of Nor
/ way arc ihclining more and more I,
! this view and IL II doubtful IL thu
| Norwegian parllament and the radiea
| cabinet, which is not yet alarmed ovel
, the political situation In Europe, will
be ablc 10 resist tho general call from
tho people for strengthening of tn,
defenses, larger appropriations for tn,
army and the navy, better Fertilization
Of the forts and longer military service
u Parliament recently has lcngtheneC
the service in tho navy from half 1
year to fun year, and bill for long
or service in the army, which now il
j IA days, IS in preparation. There j,
q general demand for one years ser
vice in the army, and AL the partie'
except the Socialists, have declaroc
their willingness TO bear heavier mill
tary burdens s'h
Centenary Celebration.
4 The centennial Of Norway s consti
!, tuition, which will be celebrated thi,
n year win give an impetus to patriotic
sentiments, recalling how one hundred
years ago Norway trusted only in iti
own resources and braycd all Europe
in refusing to submit to tho demand
from the allied powers. The genera
interest which has been inspired fol
increased armanientT is such that civic
orgunizations of many kinds and pr
vate individuals are subscribing to
ward funds. Ladies societies particu
larly are busy everywhere collecting
money and numerous local 0rganiza
tions are planning to buy military
\ aor0plAnns for their special districts
and banks and business houses arc Civ
4 ing Of their last year 5 profits 10 thu
defenses 49,
1 a patriotic seal something like the
4 stamps used in Tuberculosis campaigns
to be placed on mail, IS proving sue
cess toward fund raising. The STAMP
bears the words IN defend my land
and ii is sold by hundreds of thou
sands, the money TO 60 for dcfenses
Tho churches also have been taking
up collections for the yame purpose
Everybody appears willing to Offer
something for the security of the coun
try, except the Socialists, who arc firm
against any kind Of military prepare
tions The other parties, however, are
j confident that in ease of war even tbs
! majority Of Socialists would join the
ranks Of citizens in defense Of Scandi
naVia ~ W. E.