The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
DANISH OFFICIAL
IS ENTERTAINED
Counselor Schou on Return
Visit to Southern Com
mercial Congress.
DINNER IN HIS HONOR
Kings Representative Tells Former
Commission Of Countrys Love
for Cow. and Chickens.

Denmark is a country that loves the
cows and the chickens, and Rudolph
Schou. who chances to be counselor OF
state to the King Of Denmark. told all
about his country's fondness for both In
speech at dinner given in his honor
by the Southern Commercial Congress al
the University Club last night.
sion of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress went over to Denmark to learn
some Danish tricks in producing butter,
cheese. hams. and such like. While they
were there Maurice Francis Egan. the
Minister to Denmark. introduced them to
Mr.. Schou, who made their path Of farm
ing knowledge very easy.
Danish Minister speaks.
The Danish counselor of state Ia now
In this country on a visit. SO the South
ern Commercial Congress gave n dinner
IN his honor. William II. Saunders. resi-
dent director Of the congress at Wash
ington, was toastmaster. He made the
first speech. outlining the purposes and
scope of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress and then he called upon Mr.. Con-
stantin Brun. the Danish Minister. for
few remarks.
II.
ness to become the international agricrl-
tural college. but he hoped the rest of
the world would not learn too much. He
said Denmark was willing to buy United
States corn to feed its cows, but he hoped
we wouldn't acquire too much dairyIng
knowledge by sending over commissions.
Mr. Schou said a very few words. which,
expressed chiefly his appreciation OF the
honor bestowed upon him. although he
spoke OF how the farming Of Denmark is
based chiefly on butter. pork and eggs.
AS a man who claimed to be made
quately paid for keeping quiet, Minister
Egan made a very neat response for the
United States, IN which he spoke Of the
debt of gratitude the 1913 Denmark COM
mission of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress owed to Mr.. Schou for his efforts.
Tells of Congress- Work.
Clarence ]. Owens. managing director
of the Southern Commercial Congress.
spoke on the work Of the congress. He
said. in part:
Denmark has made a notable con-
tribution in the evidence and informa-
tion assembled by the American COM
mission that during 1913, under the
direction of the Southern Commercial
Congress, visited the country and made
an exhaustive study in the field of ag-
ricultural finance, production. distribu-
tion, and the organization of rural life
This report is the basis of legislation
now pending in the Congress of the
United States, and furnishes. in part
the inspiration for national and State
legislation that is to- mark an epoch In
American life"
Among those present were Rudolf
Schou, counsellor of state of Denmark;
Maurice Francis Egan. United States
Minister to Denmark; Constantin Brun.
Minister of Denmark; Clarence ]. Owens;
william II. Saunders, Southern Commer-
cial Congress: Representative John II.
Small. North Carolina: Representative
Claude U. Stone, Illinois; ]. Selwin TAFT;
Admiral r. E. Peary, U. s. N; DIR.
Bradford Knapp, Department of Agr1-
culture; DIR. Albert Hale. Pan-American
Union; H. c. Perkins. Brooks J. Win
gard, secretary Senate Committee on I'M
migration: Marion Butler, former United
States Senator from North Carolina: DR..
A. c. True, Department Of Agriculture.
and Wade H. Cooper.