New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
P'russian Quarrel
With Scandinavia
Now Threatening
Denmark and Even Sweden
May Be Victims of
Full Energy"
[Staf Correspondence

IA1tUM NOJf 90 DOVUC1CCCJ
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Dispatches
from Berne and Amsterdam received
here to-day by Entente diplomatists
say it seems to be the intention of the
German government to establish Ger
man sovereignty over Scandinavia and
70 make the Baltic a German lake. The
Berne telegram follows:
"The Wolff Bureau reports on
March the signing of a treaty be-
tween Finland and Germany. By this
treaty Finland is placed under the ma
tcrial, political and moral tutelage OF
the German Empire. The German
principal committee Of the Reichstag
that Germany would go to The aid Of
Finland only in the defence of the lib
erty of the country threatened by the
Red Guards, but the German govern.
ment has turned about, or rather has
revealed its real ambition, which is
nothing less than to make a German
lake of the Baltic and establish a Ger
man sovereignty over the Scandinavian
states.
Zone can conceive of this policy not
being of a nature to calm Swedish un-
easiness. 1t is this which the 'Koel-
nische zeitung,' in one of its recent is
sues, expresses. 1T seems say this
the population (Swedish) is showing a
scarcely disguised i'll will. While Rus
sia has ceased to be danger to Swe-
den, Germany has acquired unprece-
dented power in the Baltic
''In short, not only Sweden is men,
aced. The German press is showing
singular animosity toward Denmark
because of the Igotz Mendi German
sea raider prize) affair, and toward
Norway because of the commercial
agreement with the United States.
"The Hamburger Fremdenblatt,' in
commenting upon the latter act, asks
murications and break off all relations
with Norway. THE future says this
paper, has in store for US serious
anxieties.
"The intervention in Finland, the oc-
cupation of the Aland Islands, the at
titude taken as regards Norway and
Denmark, all seem to belong to the
same plan laboriously worked out, to
establish German domination over
Scandinavia. PAM -Germanism is de-
veloping and spreading in every dircc-
ton"
The cable from Amsterdam shows
that Germany is seeking a quarrel
with Denmark. 1t says:
"The German press issues a verita-
bic ultimatum to the Danish govern
ment, guilty of having interned the
Spanish steamer Igotz Mendi, stranded
off the Danish coast, with a German
prize crew.
"This steamer was part of the
booty of the raider. Wolf, and con-
tanned nearly the whole Of the raw
materials seized by the corsair.
"The fact that it was stranded off
the coast of Denmark after a storm
instead of entering Kiel sweeps away
the entire result of the voyage of the
Wolf.
"Also the decision made by Den
mark in conformity with the Hague
convention. to intern the ship and con-
fiscate her cargo, has put Germany in
a state of fury. The 'Germania.' organ
of Count Won Hertling Imperial Chan
celior) says: we shall act with our
full energy, and if Denmark must suf-
fer the consequences, she will have
herself to blame
"To those who know the habits Of
the Germans, it seems likely that Ger
many is seeking quarrel with Den
mark and even with Sweden"