Evening star., 1915-01-10

The meeting Of King Gustaf Of Swe-
den. King Haakon Of Norway and KING
Christian Of Denmark at
A Meeting tho port Of Malmoe. swe-
.sv den, December IS. has re-
in the project Of q neutral Scandina-
Wan union, or Baltic empire" A dis
patch from Petrograd December 22 an
nounced that the conference at NAL
moe constituted a subject OF interest
in Russia.
1t was rumored that Prof. ostweld,
chief Of a semi -ofiiclal German mission.
had suggested that Sweden might oc-
cupy in the union a place analogous to
that Of Prussia in the German confed-
Grafton. This "circum Baltic" union Of
twenty-five million souls. according to
the Petrograd correspondent. was sup
posed capable OF becoming an impor-
tant European power. while the Scandi-
navian countries. separately, and de-
spite their high culture and Industrial
development, would be politically in
significant
Russian diplomat. discussing the
proposition. said Russia favors such
proposition. We do not believe. how
ever. that Sweden wants our provinces
or that the Finlanders. Ethonians or
others desire to join the Scandinavian
Union.
Therefore the figures Of the over
Jealous who place tho population at
twenty-five million must be reduced to
twelve and a half million. the actual
population OF Sweden. Norway and
Denmark, adding. perhaps. schleswig-
Holstein. which may be returned to
Denmark. The immediate aim Of the
union would be to fortify neutrality"
A journal of Christiania-the Morgen-
bladet-publishes an article entitled
THE Future of Scandinavia" from the
pen of DR.. H Molenaer OF Beyreuth, a
German pacinst we'll known in inter-
national pacifist circles. He is also i'm
nerialist on occasions: he would estab-
lish peace in Europe by means Of dis
incompatible with pacifism. The doc
tor says for our information:
Prussia Is half Tartar and cannot be
other in Europe than an element Of per-
turbation. This Is why she
Molenaer's SHOULD be put out Of the
49,, Baltic and turned toward
AAop"s"i' the Pacific, where she may
serve as boulevard against the Mongols
whilst toward the west she Is capable Of
fulfilling duty of kultur.'
There should be established an un-
interrupted chain of free states between
Russia and central Germany. the White
sea and the Black sea-Finland, the Bal
kanic countries. Poland, Ukrainia. Fin
land should be united to Sweden, Nor
nd ri fp ndf oxyio
federation, or, still better. a confeder-
ated state, confederated as the German
states under the authority of Sweden. In
the interior each Of the free states could
preserve its entire liberty, language,
ment, etc.
"But in its attitude to foreign countries
it should have strong unity represented
by strong common navy. The chief
would naturally be the most powerful O
the sovereigns, the King of Sweden, who
may become the emperor Of Scandinavia.
Stockholm being in the center would be
the capital.
But as neither the Norwegians Danes
Firms nor Battles would recognize the
Swedish as the official language, and ss
it would be absolutely necessary to have
an official language. the simplest thing
would be to adopt the German. Nearly
all the cultivated ScandinavfanS already
possess that language. That federation
Of the north would join Germany and
Austria In an alliance of three empires. a
powerful guardian of universal peace"
DR.. Molenaer, in his fancy, declares
that If this alliance had been consum-
mated and Scandinavia Joined to the
triple alliance in place of Italy. the
present war would not have broken
out. Furthermore, he declares that it
is not to be doubted that the war
would be rapidly terminated IL Sweden
and Norway, in their mutual interests
would declare war. or by an ultimatum
exact the liberation and immediate
evacuation Of Finland. the 'Ingerman-
land; also the Baltic provinces of Est
land. Livland and Courland. 1t would
be thus almost certain that Russia
would be conquered, while that Is a
question not yet solved, DR.. Molenaer
avows.
Besides" continues DR.. Molenaer, ''it
is clear to all Scandinavia, who sees
that a decisive victory
Warning to Of Russia over Ger
y.s: many implies for Swe-
scandinavia. den and Norway the
obligation to yield their territories in
the north because Russia desires outlet
on the Atlantic.
"One may see the peril. but may not
possess the energy to avoid IT II Is