The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11
sSsc1oi Correspondence 70 THE suS.

STOCKHOLM, May
navia. a threefold militant state With a
single foreign policy. n customs union
and an army Of 500. 900 men, Is to-day
nearly "a realized idea, 1t has been II
Danish ideal ever since the pano-Ger.
man war Of is4s and to-day the pressure
OF war has practically made II a fact.
Henceforth sweden. Norway and Den
mark will resolutely and with one sword
defend their neutrality. and lake com
mon measures FOR protection In tile trade
eonfic. which IL TO follow the war.
Last months conference AZ coren-
hagen Of the Premters and Foreign Min
listers Of the three countries came TO a
series of highly important military AMI
diplomatic conclusions. They practically
compel any I'VE 81 the states 10 ass's,
by force a third state which IL In DIM
Guilty. This plan IL q favoritc %.
sweden's Premier. Han,marskJold also
OF Denmark's FOREIGN Minister sea-
venlus. It's realisation has been him
dcrad by the anti-German sentiments OF
Denmark and the mildly pro-rerms'
continents Of HininarskJo!d and his
' p'lStIN tllNr FuIb'i w 'F''
~ the Riksdag.
A, we're found formulas
which reconcile these contrary interests
and IN future sweden and Denmark VIII
a., In unity. with Norway there has
bee. no trouble. The only foreign com
p.tca,iun which Norway fears - the
alleged Russian plan to seize NsrvlN
Tromso. or some other ice free rort OF
the Atlantic coast. This national rear is
neu'ralized hy the pro-tntente sent
nents Of Sorway's population II Nor
way. in a neutral spirit. has s'epped INTO
the Pan-Scaniiuavtan League.
sweden In h Lead.
Prominent Scandinavisns rejoice ~
the union. strongest is the rejoicing IN
Sweden. as sweden is far the STRONGEST
and richest Power, and she will lead IN
e,plomacy and arms. sweden's pacihst
Liberals and socialists proclaim tha'
Pan-Scandinav!a will prevent war; pro-
Entente Denmark. they believe. WI
check the pro-German A"tivisf war
Party - sweden and Swedens pro-
,;ermnr.sm will act as u brake on the
Danish conservatives. who, under the
a-maments asltatcr Count Piper. want
Denmark 10 try her luck In an attemp'
TO recover SchlesW!g-lioistein
Against tnlS SNtu'n Ndl "'' -
io!ce. - Sweden VIII now 1laN Il role
worthy Of her tradition as Eurores
greatest, military Power in the seven
,eeuth centut,. Tire swedish agitation
in this direction reaches extreme limits
Adrian Moiin. editor o: the Sotr Sued'n
and chief advocate OF intervention OF
Germany's side. proclaims That sweden
must PLAY toward Denmark and Norway
the glorious role whirll Prussia PLAYED
toward Bavaria, Saxony, Nu-t.mh.rs
and the minor German state SIC rlas'
unite all Scandinavia by diplomacy. ana
IL Necessary by a successful foreigv war
sven Hedin. Prof. Gustav StcNen oI
G%o,henburg, author OF the G~ernanophl'e
book War and culture Prof. kjcIlen
Of Jpsala. the chief activtst who STANDS
for recovering Finland. and the lleera.
Eikstug member. cant. IhljsdaM. all
stand FOR this aggressive policy To greater
or less extent The fiery hjell"r ports
on, that Finland contains half n million
swedes: Italy. France. Serbia and other
countries aspire 10 reunite their lost
regulations. hut sweden coTpla"entiy
ALLOW. her fellowme 10 remain under a
foreign woke WITH k,el'en III" watch
word o. "pau-SCaudinavia" Is get back
Finland