South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-11
GERMANS MAKE
NOVEL SHOW
Of POLICY"
1t Comes in Form of Sudden
9roadSideS of DenunCia-
tons Against SCandi-
naVian Countries.

LONDON. March 1.-THE new
-: and a novel display OF German
policy has come In the form or
sudden 5rcadside OF dc1unciation Of
the Scandinavian countries by Ger
man newspapers and puJliclsts. like
Count Rev entlow OF the Tages Ze.-
tung From the similarity Of the
articles 10 H. evident that they ace
directed by one mind. which miai
apparently is the German govern
Inent
The articles accuse the Scandina-
Wan countries substantially of being
accompIces Of the entente and warn
them that therefore. they can ex-
pect no consideration from Ger
many. The reason for this policy
Is plain 10 diplomats here Ger
many's dealings with Finland thus
Tar seem 10 pe designed TO make
Finland "a minor German kingdom
with the emperor's son. Prince Os-
car. on the throne. and to make an
ether Helgoland of the Aland is
lands
This scheme is direct blow
against Sweden. and in "a less de-
gree against Denmark and NOrway
and is in line with the German en-
pcror's boast that the Baltic islands
have been made permanently Ger
man.
sweden Feared Russia.
The Aland islands. geographically.
are as niue Ina part OF Sweden rs
New Foundland is of Canada.
Throughout the war Sweden has
been troubled by the fear that Rus
STA would take them. Germany nov
occupies the islands temporarily buzz
the German flag h'es over the pub
Die buildings and no one rlievcs
DC viii ever come down except by
force The most practical effect ~
German control of Finland and the
Aland islands is pointed out by
Count Reventlow. who SAYS they
viii no longer be used AS a com
mercial bridge between Scandinavia
and Russia. This is bar 10 Amer
lean. as well as to British trade
with Russia
That The SCANDINAVIAN countries
have been overfriendly 20 the en-
tente. came here as an amusing
charge Sweden has been generally
rated the most pro-German Of the
neutral European nations except
possibly Spain The royal family
the aristocracy. the universities and
the army have been outspokeniv
pro-German. For long time it
was feared that Sweden would Join
the Germanic alliance. According
20 one newspaper. 80 per cent Of
the steel Germany has used fo-
munitions has been furnished bv
Sweden.
Denmark Never OverTriendly.
Denmark has never been COnsid-
cred overfriendly 20 the entente. but
considering the fact that she is
small nation living under the muZ
2lcs of the German guns and with
the mailed fist at her throat. tho
fact that she Is leaning backward in
maintaining her neutrality toward
the entente countries is understood
10 have caused no i'm feeling.
The latest German move appears
60 be "a familiar one Germany feels
that she now is i'm a position where
she Is so strong i'm the north thot
she need no longer cultivate the
friendship of the scandinavian
countries and that She may maks
whatever damaging arrangements
she desires and threaten them. Jt
IS the same procedure she followed
when she began bombardinS unde-
Scarborough. explaining her action
ON the ground that they were forti-
fed. She mo- wattacks the Scandi-
uavian countries with the excuse
that thew are uuueutra