Willmar tribune., 1915-03-24
the Scandinavian-Amerlcan press:
The fate of Belgium has convinced
Nnrwopiano Cwodoo ond Dopoe +ho%

"The fate of Belgium has convinced
Norwegians, Swedes and Danes that
they must stick together and present
q united front to the world. The re-
cent meeting of the three kings in
Malmo was in recognition of this feel
ing. No one can say just how far
the alliance will 90, but it will prob
ably extend not only to measures of
concerted defense, but to other eco-
nomic and political measures. The
feeling used to be that an alliance
of Sweden and Norway was practical,
but that Denmark was too close to
the great German war power to make
1t practicable for her to enter the al
lance. This feeling has now changed
and 1t is recognized that the 5000, 900
or 100000 Scandinavians of the
three nations must act together. The
dream of Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Of
the forming of great united Scandi-
navian power, Is likely to be realized
sooner than most of US thought posi-
BILE. Scandinavia has suffered less
from the war than most of the neu.
trails In Europe. In Norway we are
somewhat concerned over what ar
rangements are to be made the com.
ing summer for taking care of the
large government loans made abroad
for building railroads. telephone lines
and so on. But no one is worrying
much, for though we cannot get gold
We are piling up credit. Our mer-
chant marine is doing an enormous
business. The new Norwegian-Ameri-
can line, which is really a govern.
ment enterprise, has chartered twenty
ships in addition to those it owns.
The greatest difficulty is in finding
bottoms to take the goods out of New
York."
i. + +
Henry Goddard Leach, secretary
Of the eAmerican-Scandinav Founda
ton of New York, has been lecturing
In the Western states recently. Mr..
Leach is an old lineage American who
has taken upon his shoulders the
praiseworthy task of perpetuating ra-
cial culture and literature among the
Scandinavians of America. The Ameri-
can-Scandinavian Review, published in
New York, is doing much to aid in
the perpetuation of the Scandinavian
languages and racial characteristics
In this country, but we have prin.
cipally and first of all the Swedish
press in America and our Scandina-
nian-American Lutheran churches to
thank for the fact that the beautiful
languages, songs and poems of the
Northlands are being perpetuated on
American soil. All honor therefore to
the work of the American-Scandina-
Wan foundation and to Mr.. H. Cod
dard Leach! It will all serve to
strengthen our love for higher cul.
ture,. will not lessen, but will also
tend to strengthen our love and devo.
ton to our own dear America.
+ + f.
Just one single person is all that
now remains of the titled nobility of
Norway. This is Baroness Wedel-
Jarlsberg, and she is ninety years old.
The titled nobility of this country was
abolished in 1921. From her age it
will be seen that she was not born
before that year herself. But her hus-
band was born before that year and
they had a right to the titles of baron
and baroness until their deaths.
+ + ]. !. i. !. !. !. !. !. + + !. + !. + /.
+ DENMARK. 4
+ + ]. !. !. i. !. !. j. !. + j. !. !. !. i. !.
The Scientific American speaks as
follows of the railway which is to be
built in Iceland, Denmark's depend
ency: For many years the people Of