Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-01

gSSyyFE fyEIStff yyN-- ENtHEylA1E,Hsis YTEI
hfmation which derives unusual Inn
nortancss from the events which are
nowptAking place In Russia
And there u asfar-reechtnE import
In the afrsts section OF the COM
muniqhe isSued 1t Chftstiania: Ii
3 reason Of the harmony existing
betweensSf the three countries, however
long theS$war5Tmay last and whatever
form II mayStake, the cordial rela-
three skin1doms shall be maintained.t
This may not be q formal alliance.
But 1t practically amounts to the same
thing, and fthe AGREEMENT certainly;
may be- Interpreted 80 that no matter
what happens to one country, all
three viii stand together. That has
been known bef0re. tits important to
see that pledge renewed in the light
OF the happenings Of the most recen
Declaration . REGULATION.
This renewed agreement to all pur-
poses and intent, refutes the claim of q,
correspondent who on September 4,
wrote in the London Times under q.
Christiania date line:
The time Of absolute neutrality is
practically past, and as the interests
OF b Scandinavian countries are not
so Identical - is often supposed
80 "ANAAy H00pAC AAC1 NSu6S 40, III
Christianity are of opinion that the
joint policy adopted by the northern
countries in many important questions
connected with the war is not so in
di~sputably right. az it has generally
been supposed to be. 1t can hardly be
doubted that this conviction will be
strengthened. and that the best policy
will ultimately be that each OF. the
northern states look after her W in
IN AHAHfQ nrIv - EtkHt. |.-- ~ tL|.. a.=. p
This is rather shortsighted, but Of
interest because 1t actually represents
the view OF many people in the Unit
ed States who Tail to understand that
solidarity among the Scandinavians is
their very life-buoy. More than in
any other part Of the world it is true
in Scandinavia that united we stand,
but divided we fall"
Why Norway Kept Out.
That the countries realize the ne
cessitY of solidarity and active har-
mony is evident from the oft-repeated
fact h a Norway would have Joined
the allies against Germany but for
the fact that a Norwegian declaration
Of war would imperil the two other
countries, especially Denmark. This
was clearly understood in Denmark,
and a cable dispatch printed in this
paper the other day had it that a
olEOAR man SenClInent mas
suddenly appeared in Norway clamor-
ing for war; upon receipt of this news
it was added that Germany would
take steps to occupy Denmark for the
purpose Of acquiring a naval base cor
responding to that which the allies
were planning. it raj said, to estab-
fish in Norway. H. N. Andersen,
councillor of state. and one of the
leaders Of Danish finance and COM
merce. fastened to Berlin and was
told by Foreign Minister Kuehlmann
that the rumor was well founded. in
other words, that if Norway would
join the allies. Germany would i'm
mediately attack Denmark. 1t will
thus be cen that the solidarity Of In
terest among the northern nations il
a fact which must be taken into con-
sideration.
Whatever the popular sentiment
may be, 1t seems plain from the Chris
,tiania communicate of yesterday that
the Norwegian government at present
harbors no thought Of entering the
war. II