Evening star., 1915-11-14

Gen. Marmora in his diplomatic notes
writes that the Darish question is so
complicated and obscure
palmerton's that Lord Palmerston,
u,.44. not having succeeded i'll
"As'AeAeA' preventing war by d.
p1omacy. had the haait of recounting
in a very witty way that three persons
only knew the very misty Danish ques-
ton: "One was Prince Albert, who was
dead; second was a foreign statesman
who had become crazed. the third him
self Gord Palmerston), who had for
gotten it,"
The King of Denmark prior to the
events of 1854 governed all Denmark.
including the duchies of Schleswig and
Holstein. Rachen describes the Schles-
wig thus: "A long peninsula which the
Ebba separates from Hanover and
which touches Germany in narrow
highlands, is a region which by the
sharpness of it's outlines would seem
to be the domain of a single people.
Nevertheless that peninsula, too long
in proportion to it's wealth, is divided
between two nations, the Danes in the
north, the Germans in the south"
After the war of 1866 Prussia took
Holstein and southern Schleswig and
annexed an incontestable Danish part
Of the peninsula-she took rich ana
fertile land and also strong military
positions situated in the heart OF the
Danish country. 1t is. true that by vir-
tue of article of the treaty of Prague
the population of Danish origin and
Danish language may return to Scandl-
navian countries whenever the people may
express their will by an act freely pro-
nounced; but the people stlll await
their convocation.
The duchy of Schleswig was created
in the course of the thirteenth century
as a distinct fief of the crown of Dem
mark. In 1924 King Sisismond recog-
nized Schleswig as a Danish country:
Later. in the PARTON between the royal
and ducal houses. the kings of Den
mark and the dukes of Gottorf pos
sessed lands in the duchies of Schles-
wig and Holstein. Following the con-
quest by Denmark of the districts Cot
torfan of Schleswig and Holsteln
G713-1715). the possession OF all
Schleswig was guaranteed by England
and France on condition of restoring
to the Duke of Gottorf the part OF Hol-
house of Gottorf ascended the throne
Of Russia his part n Holstein was ceded
to Denmark in exchange of luxembourg
and Demenhors., which passed to an
other branch Of the same house ItG1-
1879.
was subjected to the dolorous conse-
qusnces of a common de-
Unhappy feat. Norway was taken.
-, from her The King of
neSultS. Denmark remained an in
dependent sovereign of Denmark. B.
cause of incidents, the result of in
trigues Of certain elements in Schlesw g.
Holstein. violent outbreaks occurred in
1S4S. The Duke of AugustenbourG
claimed the duchies under a right of
succession accord ng to the Salic law;
the pan-Germanists of Germany and
the King of Prussia. Frederick VIII
liam ", rushed to the rescue. Ger
many exacted the integrity of the two
duchies and war was declared. A
armistice (Malmoe) was concluded
August IS, 1S4S. The terms ofth.e arm
istice ended, the German army
the defeat of the Danish army at Fred
ericia July a new armistice was con-
cluded July 10.
After the conference at London
France, Russia and England decided
to maintain the integrity of the Danish
monarchy as necessary to the Euro
mean equilibrium. The German army
of Holstein was crushed by the Danish
army July, 1880. The King OF Den
mark, by the protocol of July /, had
the consent OF Prussia and Austria.
protocol establishing the question OF
succession was proclaimed and signed
by France. England, Russia. Sweden
Norway, Prussia, Austria, to Whlch
a adhered Holland, Belgium. Spain. Por-
tugal. Piedmont, Tuscany. Kingdom
of Naples. Greece, Hanover, Wurtem-
berg and SAKE. ~
Louis Blanc, historian and politician,
addressed a letter to the Temps i'll 1892
on the Danish question, from his exile
in England: ,...-.-
1.-THE movement of Germany disquiets
and irritates the English. They be-
lieve that Germany would reduce Schles-
wig to the state of a German province
They are possessed Of N violent desire
to possess great port on the Baltic,
which is kiel, and Kiel is in HolStein
Germany hopes to establish herself on
the north shore. which is a part OF
Schleswig. England does not know sutti-
ciently well what maritime power Ger
many may become. When she may
have vessels of war she will possess
Schleswig- Holstein and hardy and ex-
mariners. England fears the
disappearance of Denmark. which
would per sh without Schleswig Holstein
England is interested in the Danes
people small in numbers, grand III
courage and with whom liberty counts
for something"
NJ Theirs. in his remarkable speech