The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-03
NATION DIVIDED.

Charles P. Stewart, in an article
for the United Press association to-
day from London, states that the ma
tions of Europe will line up in four
groups after the war. This is the
English guess, made by excellently
informed officials.
Mr.. Stewards article in part is as
follows:
The English never expect to see
the UNITED States of Europe" so
much talked about in Norway, Swed-
en-, Denmark and Holland. There
are too many kinds of people in Eu-
rope and the different kinds are too
different to federate, the English say.
Of course there are plenty of Eng
lish dissenters from the opinion that
this four-group lineup will follow the
war. 1t is a theory, however, held
by first-class judges, and seems to
come nearer to having a plurality
of supporters than any other one.
Roughly, the four groups will con-
sist of:
1. England, Franse, Russia and
Italy.
2. The Germanic nations.
3. The Scandinavian countries
Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
f. The Balkan states
No. 1, it will be seen, is the pres
ent entente lineup. The English
opinion is that Italy, originally al
lied with Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary but now on the entente's side,
will stay on the latter side. Some
pessimists predict that the wars end
will not find England and Russia on
good terms, but this isn't the gen.
eral view.
AS to what Germany and Austria
Hungary will or will not gain or lose
as a result of the war, there are no
end of different predictions. To
choose between them is unnecessary
suffice to say that the English don't
expect the Germans to be actually
exterminated or their country parti-
toned in it's entirety.
1t is conceded that there will still
be a Germany.
That any Austria-Hungary will be
left however, as an individual cOun-
try, or rather dual-country, is not
so readily conceded. Plenty of peo-
pie believe Austria-Hungary will be
merged in Germany by the time the
peace settlement has been agreed on.
This would leave the Germanic
people not exactly in a group but I
one single country, with Austria
Hungary as one or several of it's |
states.
The get-together tendency in Scan |
dinavia has been noticeable for some |
time. There is a good deal of jeal-
ousy between Sweden and Denmark
but it is not more than skin-deep.
One thing will have to be settled
Denmark is strongly anti-German be-
cause she fears Germany, Norway is l.
somewhat pro-English and yet afraid
of Russia, and Sweden is so extremely
afraid of Russia as to be decidedly
pro-German. I
The theory is that Russia will fur
nish satisfactory insurance against
aggression by the car across the ex-
tremely northern end of the Scan
n
change Sweden's feelings entirely,
remove a certain amount of worry
in Norway and leave nothing in the
way of what should prove desirable
combinations federation, almost.
The British idea is that there can't
be- the right sort of situation in
the Balkans until the Turks have
been transferred across the Bosphorus
into Asia Minor. This having been
accomplished, it is believed here that
the Balkan people will be able to set
tie down peacefully together and
maybe, in the end, get together, as
different states, under one central
government.
Spainy Portugal and Holland don't
seem to fit compactly into any COM
qbination. For political
reasons they would naturally all be
more or less profile present allies,
however. II
80 Belgium, needless to say, would be-
long to, the Anglo Russo Franco
Italian group, assuming that it's gov
eminent is, established on it's old