The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
Both Nations Likely to Join the Allies
In Case Sweden Takes Up
Arms For TeutOns

IL hat although the Danes have reaped
u golden harvest sine the beginning
Of the wal by the sale of supplies to
the Germans, yet they ycarn for their
Gefeat as indispensable TO the fulfill
ment OF their national aspirations for
the restoration of their lost provinces.
While Norway has less reason than
Denmark TO hate Germany. and espe-
clally Prussia. she has more cause, per-
haps. to lean toward Germany's foes,
especially toward Great Britain. Russia
and France. She owes the restoration
of her independence after over 500
years and her escape from the intol-
cradle domination OF Sweden for the
most part to the encouragement and
support given to her by Great Britain
and by Russia. Indeed. the stories of
this support, which German agents
have purpoSely exaggerated in the
dominions Of King Gustav. have con-
tributed in no small measure to EN-
bitter the Swedes against the cause
Of the Allies.
The Germans never lose an occasion
! to point out to The Swedes thai the Sc
cession of Norway and It's proclamation
.s hI INV NiiiH'Oiit WIZ -
! marty due To- Edward VII. who
showed. SO they allege. his hand in the
matter by securing the throne of
Norway for his son-in-law II his
favorite daughter. King Haakon II
Queen Maud. one thing is certain
that Sweden would never have sub
mitted To the loss ~ Norway without
occurs to arms had it not been for
the espousal by Great Britain. by Rus
! STA and by Franc Of the Norwegian
cause, and 1t may be recalled that
King Gustav. ~hen Crown Prince of
sweden. repeatedly advocated in he
most public and violent ann at the
time of the secession and during the
two or three years previous thereto the
invasion OF Norway by u Swedish army
for the purpose Of crushing once and
for all time the nationalist aspirations
OF the N~orwegians and their yearnings
for independence.
For the last six. or seven decades
or SO Sweden has always looked upon
Russia az her most dangerous foe.
As I pointed out in these columns on
Sunday last, Russia mas been, dur
ing the reigns Of Nicholas |. and of
Car Alexander H.. ON two or three
occasions on the point Of invading
Sweden for the purpose Of securing
redress for rongs and incidentally
possession of an ice free seaport on
the Atlantic. being only deferred
therefrom by the friendly intervention
Of Great Britain and France.
Ever since 1870 Germany. realizing
that sooner or later she vas bount
To become involved in a war Will
Russia. has BEEN e~ndeavoEing by al
sorts Of ingenious and extremely cleyei
methods to develop these well n.Cl
universal approximations of the Swede'
with regard to Russia. IN To lmprc'
upon them that they were in dan
ger OF sharing the alleged unhapp!
fate OF the Grand Duchy of Finland
. While the Swedes have thus bee,
r taught to look upon Russia as he.
"Erbfeind." their hereditary foe. III,
|, Norweg.ans, perhaps on this very &C
, count. were brought to consider Rus
= s!a not merely as their friend aut
we'll wisher but as their eyentua
, savior.
II cannot lie denied hat all C..
movements in Norway for lndepcn
dence from sweden down to 1905 r,
Z ceived ENCOURAGEMENT from the Rus
: sian Government and monetary sup
port from the Russian people, Scvora
i Norwegian newspapers ChampIonin
@ the cause of Norwegian independents
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