Arizona republican., 1916-05-15

trality shall continue to be the policy | of all. In this respect the Copenhagen | conference was hailed as an evidence | to the world that Scandinavia stood | together for rigid neutrality but ex- pected consideration for the rights of | neutral states in return. There was to be here none of the discord of the Balkans.
 In connection with the conference the general feeling here was that Swed- ish sentiment favored a more aggres- sive attitude by the northern states toward the belligerents. This ten dency in Sweden already had been shown, it was said, by her strong pro- tests to Great Britain against the ac- tion of that government in holding up and confiscating much of the parcels post passing between Sweden and the United States. This was followed by Sweden's act of retaliation in stopping all parcels post between England and Russia.
 Norway and Denmark, on the other hand, feel that bad as the situation is with respect to shipping it might be worse. It is argued here that while England's policy of declaring so- called paper blockade may be ir- regular the difficulties arising there from are not so great as they would be If an attempt were made to establish an actual blockade and couple with it still further extension of the list of con- traband. The belief here seems to be
 that more can be gained for the small ] n,s
 ful cancellation than by bellicose at ! titude. It is not believed by the Dan- ] ish or Norwegian governments that 1 England will go so far in her dealings
 with neutral shipping as to create d condition with respects to Scandina-
 vian rights that might be classed with
 the German treatment of Belgium.
 In considering the attitudes of the Scandinvian countries it must be borne
 in mind that in Norway and Denmark
 public sentiment greatly favors the
 Allies, while in SweCen the majority
 sentiment appears to be pro- German
 There are close ties of kinship be-
 tween the rcigning families of the two
 former countries and the royal family
 in England. Then too there is the
 feeling here against Germany whict
 has existed ever since the ceding oi
 Schleswig and Holstein
 Sweden on the other hand has Ions
 stood in fear of Russian aggression
 This feeling was at it's height in l9i4 when the European war swept all min, ,,l
 considerations aside and Russia wa! plunged into the conflict with Germany {. ] There hl 1 fgff Sweden to establish close relations witt ; Germany as a possible friend in tn, } event of trouble between Sweden ant [ Russia
 The fruit of this work of course i the present Swedish sympathy fo ) Germany. There is growing senti
 nent that this attitude should not ? however, prevent the fullest coopera , ton between Egland and Russia con r sistcnt with Swedish rights Tn Swedes are a proud people. but one O the influential newspapers in Stock , holm, admittedly free from outside in . fluence has urged there would be noth ] ing incompatible with honor in makin another effort to negotiate trad
 agreement with the Allies. thus solv
 ing many industrial and commercia difficulties IL was suggested the ne gotiations might he brought abou
 through third party, but so far a U l.nowE here nothing has been done i
 that direction.
 Various Scandinavian statesme ' have urged from time to time tha :, there should be the closest possibl . alliance among the peoples of Denmarl U Sweden and Norway. Such confer :. ences as the one held here have bee o referred to in the press as tendin a gradually in that direction. althoug |, the time is not now regarded as rip n Thus it is that while the three ma
 tions still Have their somewhat diver fl gent interests. the conference fouu e there were many common ground q dpon which they could unite. Thei fl are mary phases of the war whic . affect all alike and in these matte d of broader policy tho northern neutra d '.ill be found standing side by side ' ---O-