The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
Bjorkman Says Scandinavian
Nations Are Now Anti German

pected that the Berlin diS not want
coal 90 much as 1t did some mines hid
den under the Brand uburg's coal
ON November - the German sub
marine U-17 appeared Off Bergen, took
Off a pilot and Immediately put him of,
the captain saying that he could navi-
gate that dangerous harhor. The t-l7
had received a bad injury astern This
gave the country shock. for it showed
that Germany knows the Norwegian
harbors. The C-17 would not intern and
escaped when chased by torpedo boats
in great storm. 1t is believed that
she went TO the bottom.
Germany established a patrol off Co
ponhagen, for little later a steamship,
the Anglo-Daue oddly enough, ran
down and cut IN two the German de-
struyer S-l2j, cruising without lights.
German warShps appeared of Stock
holm. \ torpedo boat took to them an
order 10 get outside the three mile limit.
III went, and thirty q rman warships
"Trouhe was very near them. for the
entire Swedish fleet was brought from
( he north. whore b. had been wttChing
{ Russia, and II was drawn up In battle
order in an inner harbor behind reefs
They would have fought. but the Ger
mans sailed away and thereafter Ger
manys intimidations were chiefly YER
| bal.
I Among her emissaries were Prot
q Wilhelm OstwIld, the Nobel prize win
liner. and he remained about four days.
! An interesting incident occurred then.
"Early in he war an effort had been
made 20 raise "A Belgian relief fund 1t
received very few subscriptions.
/ NNIu. the ;ime Prof. OSWALD departed
and other facts became known, the sub
, script!ons began 70 roll in. The intlu-
: outlal men ~ the country came for
ward and openly espoused the cause.
Germany declared lumber contra
band Of war, which was "A severe blow
20 Norway and Sweden. England had
! declared iron ore contraband, but had
withdrawn that when Sweden protested
. earlier in the war. Sweden's protest
about lumber has not yet been acknowl-
edged so far as I know.
"Rclations between Norway and Swe-
DIN had bccn very much strained since
1908. when the former country broke
away from the union. but the expert
cnccs NJ Belgium brought them together
carly In the war. They met and agreed
that both ms one should protect the
neutrality OF either II thrs atened. Fur
Their both agreed that neither should
take any step nor make any agreement
with n third party without the consent
OF the other They agreed upon com
pulsory military law which will raise a
reserve force OF about 100000 men in
sovcra! years.
This happened in countries where
the peace feeling is certainly as strong
as It Is In the United States, but they
had Belgium before their eyes and there
mark was taken in later and the Scandl-
navian peace coalition has been formed
This triple alliance is 10 work for peace
but II IL to be backed by an adequat,
naval and military force. Combined they
will have more than 100000 soldiers
and n powerful joint fleet They vii
,, protect their own neutrality in the only
, effective way II can be protected.
: 1T Is pleasant TO note that since the
first meeting between King Haakon OF
Norway. Gustave Of Sweden and Chris
tian Of Denmark and their Ministers n
further meeting has been held, There
II was agreed that the alliance shall
endure after peace Is restored to
Europe"
81 found England grimly determined
said Mr.. Biorkman. "They are bending
all their energies to place that army
of million or more men In the field
this SPRING