Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-20
|GElNAD TURNS TO AMERICA
Channels of Trade Diverted by
European War.
sturdy People First Cnme Here 900
Years Ago under Left the Lncky---
Wares They Ofcr and Seek
In Barter Now.


ed, Jagged island perchcd far up in the
storm-swopt North Atlantic which the
Biographies vaguely and somewhat er-
roneously name Iceland. For 1t was ViI-
ing company from Iceland, under Lief the
Lucky, a Soaking of renown. who ven
tured across the unknown western ocean
and gained the shores of this continent
at point supposed to be i'm the vicinity
of Marthas Vineyard. some 500 years
before Columbus set sail with his cara
wells. Now. Iceland, after passing through
such Vlcissitudos as hav" visited few
countries in history has struggled back
to condition approXimating the splendor
of its ancient days. and it has extended
hand across the Atlantic, inviting
Americans to establish closer trade rcla =
tionship
The war which has racked Europe has
been particularly hard in its effects upon
many isolated communities, thousands of
miles dcmoved from it's storm-center. OF
these. none has been more quick to suf-
fer than Iceland. The 1celanders are
compelled to rely for their grain, wood.
and many other essential domestic wares
upon the outside world. Its communica-
tons with the European continent are
menacod 10y tho widely sown mines of the
beligercnts. and the increased prices Of
foodstuffs on the continent have made
the continuance of the trade unprofltablc
So in their dilemma. the Icelanders have
turned to the United States
Tourist tours to Iceland, although they
would certainly prove interesting, are
practically unknown. Most persons who
have been even slightly curious about Ii
NJ rho knor,od,,o thor .ho ,sro,a t.
Dorisb do,,ordonc,. rbo,. ,,,inI. +, to &,
hohi,od ara rn,orood hy nanos
,.,
wv y NJ - SELL
iceland, as matter OF TACT is n uny
country by itself. 1t is Of course. de-
dependency of Denmark, and has been
for several hundred years. but il bears
about the same governmental relation
ship to the Danish kingdom as Canada or
Australia bear to the British crown. The
King of Denmark appoints a governor
general to rule the island. but the Danes
themselves elect an Althing or Parlia-
ment, by which they are actually govern
ed. The island is practically republic.
IL has no aristocracy, no army, no navy.
and one Of the smallest poor lists In the
They are lcelanders. and their language
is lcelandlc' which is neither Danish,
Norwegian nor swedish, but the parent
tongue from which all three have grown
In snort, the Icelanders are the uncor-
rupted stock of the ancient Norwegian
Ni"''NS, =" N"i'h was grated pro-
.ectad nc NOV ho,.o heo,, t,,. ,ho;r isa,,-
,ion ,bo ohsonco 81 ,n,,,,io,ro,io,, a,a ,ho
t,,rdi,,os.. 90 .rat,. ,+,.i, 49,, ,,,,.as.,.
,o.d,,. ,,roc.ic,I,,. ,ha so,,,, rooo nc ,ho,
Of vbich tho sl,old. s,,,, t., ,ho oraa,
,,oirtod hollis Of ,ho ,tiof+oi,s - ,t,o
1coIa,di. s,o,.. ,,.a,.o ,.o,,,,o,ad -, na,o.d
tho dead, os io,, mis-, d,,o,., .t.,,. ,o,,r
.bius ,,bo,.,,.or tbo,o ,,.o u.,,. =, .,,,,,,.
tboir lsools
The etorv ~ tceto,,d t. - y.,,ao,f,,,
storv AVID sop,o ido,. Of # &c ,,o,oes,,.,. e.,
order 10 co,,,,robo,,1 tb. ,o,,,lio, ai.,o
tior Of tho isI,,a ~. ,bo ,,,.oso,,. TINA
like Greenland a ,.o,. so.,ia,, a., ,,,.o,,
tented roblas ~ scordiro,,, 49,, ,ba
Western islands vourgo, sorrs outlaw.
ed eoo-rovcrs ana odver+urors d,ov.r h,.
the luro Of tho e,,rs.t. b,t ,,,Iii,o C.r.o,
land and favored NV a much Ieso ,ioor-
oIs climata ito .,,bst,r,io, coio,,ias u.or.,
able tn sllr,ica tho isoIotion of the >,idd,o
Ages ana ,horob e,r,boualo eruntior
ana nlnp,,e diminished tho oon,,Istio, Nv,
tens OF thousands the Tcelondars chung
to their land. and. finally with rho vim
ming from Denmarl, of autoro-nv in 1siS
were able to SGT obo,t its ret,,vanation
ppt,s,t,>.,r- e,, ,.>.r,,,, ,,,-,,,,.,r,
I0ci"Hu III 'he heroic ages or its ms
''' 't'7'"r' Sll''"u'" picture LUIS
Pe'Ioo H'S'eu Tor ABOUT j" years from
Il 'out S'o' WAeh the Jars lhSol, Neul
= -"e"-. SNa'a-H'fn ana Thorolf came
''"i" '\"'"dN' 10 I-,i' Wheh, AFTER pro- !
'"tte" lcFlou OF "lV!l wars the great
houses were crushed and submission was
mace TO the Norwegian Kings During |
'hIS period Iceland was common
" '''''"' s"Ne'l'", u course ny group
as close an aunroact - ,hn |
,aru1,lico,, ,,rircin,o DC co,,,a 10 fo,,,a ,u
the >riddIo ,ros rho low, ,,, -
the ralisior ,h, r,orra.s 90 ,,,o r,ol,,,,a
,yero ,,i ,..,,o,.ualI,. ,,l,,,,,.s.t-. ,r,'
were Inn, tvo r,naro1 ord,,s -, ,o,,a.,,
I'M. fra.n,au and ,ho throll ,,,,, tho ,hraI,
,v,, .ore na,l,o ,-,,, ,,,,, 49,, 49,,
,i,,l,, ~ ,,t. o,.,,
4, ,bis rim, f..,,,,, a..,..,
lion IN o>,oo,, 90 no n,o. 49,. si.,
,.biob ,o, ol,,a,.,,, a., I'm, ~,
1iscny,,.o,. .,,.,.a.a.,.a5
not ,,ot hao, faua, ~. ,' .hl.,.t 'la'
,>o. - ~. ,,.'.,'
.,,do ,,,,. ,.i,,,.,,,. S,,, VfII'
=, noo+ o,d aet,,. ,, ''
<een ana hrood-n,irdod. ,ha,. eIs,,ar' .,.o,e
,oreet and doeo,,ir,. h., ,. ~, .,.