Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-28
mote as many people are inclined to
think. This was one Of several, note
worthy statements recently made

mote as many people are inlclined to
think. h was one Of several, note
worthy statements recently made
showing that the discussion Of unt4d
Scandinavia has taken on asss'rather
serious aspect during the period Of
Fridtjof Nansen in an essay written
for a Christiania periodical pointed
out some of the numerous fields in
which Scandinavian collaboration
might be probably continued, or in
itiated. but he admitted that the
.'Scandinavianism OF university stu
dents" filled him with fear, for he
thought the movement merely aes-
thetic." 1t suffered; DR.. Nansen said.
its final defeat in 1864 because it
rested upon a foundation altogether
too weak. ., - -
Warns the World. 4
On another occasion DR.. Nansen In
an authorized interview appearing in
the Observation-Disclosures. Review.
gave this warning. @a.e
Something new win rise out
of this wal. A new sense Of Shu-
mar brotherhood will be born of
its hatreds. Already there Is a
growing body Of internationalists
In every country, and they arc :
not such a small minority as
AA6A appear oAA O41C 6tAE1t1COs
"But they must not fall into
the mistake of trying to wipe
out all national p~eculiaEities and
substitute q new International =,
culture. Even II it could be done, F"
such q culture would he barren"
DR.. Nansen's references to tho
scandinavian problem gave rise ito a
discreet discussion in the Northern
press, and its most potential result
was the appearance in the leading
Swedish periodical devoted to politi-
cal science, the Statsvetenskapligt
Tidskrift, of an essay signed Swedish
Scandinavian" in which a positive
plan for a federation was outlined"
Some Features of the Plan. =
The writer maintains that the ainri1
of the new federation should be: 10
further mutual intellectual and ma
terial development; to maintain joint
neutrality and to protect scandi-
navian independence against foreign
aggression.
To achieve this. the federation
should be a customs union as well as
a. defense alliance, regulated by ispe-
cial treaties between the individual
countries, but every phase of life in
Scandinavia that can be subjected to
joint legislation should be included in
the arrangements of the federation.
The government of Scandinavia, a.
cording to this plan. consists ora
president and a parliament; the first
three presidents who are to be elected
for a term Of five, years, should be
chosen from among the present rulers
of the northern countries, and the
parliamentary bodies act as electors.
Fol the purpose Of controlling
inter-scandinavian affairs, the cabinet
is to be composed Of the premiers Of
Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and
another member OF the cabinets Of
each Of these countries. In regard ID
the foreign affairs, the premiers and
foreign ministers of the three coun-
tries r to compose the Scandinavian
cabinet.
The government which is to meet
in the capital Of the country whose
ruler is president Of the union. is to
prepare all joint matters, and to pre-
sent to each separate. governmeIt
proposals which necessitate :indM
vidual consideration prior to being
introduced in the general parliament
(To be Continued.)