The Detroit times., 1916-02-01

and pedestrians occupy indiscriml
nately the middle of the street the
walkers ovornoVlng from the mar
row sidewalks There Is a coutinu
GUS stream Of people, hut with 1t all
no crowdlng and jamming or stry (
cars and 'busses The reason OF
this may Doe that The business part
OF The city is not confined 70 one
section
This and the other cities we have
seen are laid out with a view 90
beauty and comfort and the general
enjoyment Of the people. Splendid
roads. ane parks. spacious squares
courtyards and other breathing
places are 20 be found every Tow
blocks. The public Is treated much
better by the mouarchlcal form or
government Gin this respectl than
are the people Of America. Den
mark has but 900. 600 inhabitants.
it's ~nx rate is no higher than ours.
and vet II maintains an army ,
$4,000 men. a creditable navy. a
ROYAL family. The next 90 the largest
hospital in the world. where anyone
from any part OF the kingdom may
be admitted free or charge. ~ neces-
sary. and which has in conjunction
a school OF midwives unsurpassed In
any other city
small allotmsnts Of land 15xlao
feet. are rented 10 the people by the
government for very small fee
/ This land is all near the city on
the car lines. and the holder builds
upon Il a tiny house OF one room.
( where he may spend the night or
cook q meal on the land he raises
vegetables and fruits by intensive
farming methods, in sufficient guam
| tlty 10 materially aid the family lar
der.
In spite OF the apparent prosperity
and good government OF Denmark
there is a decided movement toward
social democracy. as there is in the
other scandinavian countries Many
OF the Danes whom we met had
been in America and all spoke In
the highest praise OF our people and
our country, and expressed a desire
TO return.
The morning that We left Copen
hagen fully a hundred of The peopi,
We had met were al the train 10 see
Us OF. White and red howers dan
ish colorsl we're show cred upon u
and a quartet of men sang nationa
airs. The Danes joined the party
which had previously been joine,
by an equal number OF Norwegian.
and Swedes. including the mayor o
Stockholm.
And now the most momeutous
part OF our trip began With many
misgivings az TO the treatment tC
which We would be subjected on tht
border OF Germany We crossed two
miles Of The sea in the gray rainy
morning. eating our lunch OF lneyi
table boiled fish with dry French
rolls in the cabin Of the ferry Wher
the last boat reached The opyos.t,
shore and we stood on It's deek N'
I were met by German officers In th'
splendid gray uniforms and -hinins
helmets of the army. Here our pass
ports were examined ALPHABETICALLY
and were taken away from as TEN
/ porarily AS We went up the gang
plank 10 board our train we wer,
met by smiling, courteous Germans
who moved our train further alonl
10 save MS from being IN the rain
| Only one car OF the train was an
| locked. and We we're obliged 20 wa.s
f. through all the cars 20 get TO ou'
I compartments Nothing unusual hap
pened. though everyone was appre
hensive A German officer Wen
with US. but in no way disturbed on
comfort.
At 2 o'clock We we're obliged q
get ont bag and baggage for th'
purpose OF having ourselves and oul
belongings examined. This was tn
crucial time. and in The weary hour
Of the early morning our nerves wer'
somewhat frayed What occurred
The station doors were locked an'
we we're refreshed with coffee o.
hot milk. German officers brough
I more chairs others did kindly itt
ne deeds for the sick One gave hi
arm 10 one OF our women sufferint
with influenza and escorted her 20
sheltered place our luggage wa
nor touched. our pc-sons were a
safe as IL We had been travelinl
from New York 10 Detroit. Befor
We left. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Of CHI
cago. mounted chair in the eatinl
room and thanked the Germans 10
their courtesy Again We took ou
train. but we're rudely awakened al
hour later by some slight acciden
TO one OF the cars
Out into the nigh again, UU IN
same kindly treatment always s.
We looked out OF The windows a
! Hamburg early In tho evening th
streets seemed utterly deserted. Th
| only life 20 be seen was groups o
soldiers at the stations saying g0oc
bye TO their friends
Awakening from a troubled slee
~ in the morning. We saw fror
the window again the p'cturesqu
land of Holland Canals everywhere
and houses and gardens below IN
level Of the canals How they -
cape being submerged no one bat