New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
Plan to Make
Denmark Great
Clearing House
Would Have Trade of United
States and Britain With
Russia and Siberia Pass
Through Danish Channels
Ne:v York Tribune
EOrej0n p~eeo R,,,c,.

Ne:U York Tribune
Foreign Press Bureau
comprehensive plans to make Den
mark the principal clearing house Of
trade between Russia and Siberia OF
the one hand and Great Britain and
the United States on the other are be-
ing laid by the leaders of Danish COM
merce and finance, according to ''Finan-
stidende," a Copenhagen trade weekly
Realizing the eyer increasing interest
in the vast natural riches OF what use.
to be the Cars empire and their owl
strategic position at the outlet of the
Baltic. Danish commercial circles lose
no time in their efforts TO restore to
Copenhagen the position held by it be.
fore the ascent of Hamburg. the
principal port and trade centre Of
Northern Europe. Simultaneously 81
organized campaign has been Launched
to intensity trade relations with the
United States. "Finanstidende" writes
THE Baltic question seems to attract
the general attention more and more
not only from political but also from
a commercial point of viey and to be
destined TO play a prominent part in
the forthcoming reconstruction of~the
worlds trade. It is but natural that
Denmark keenly watches what the
Allied powers, especially Great Britain
and the United States. are planning as
regards the future of Russia and ST.
IBERIA and the development of Their
natural resources.
Zone thing is sure. trade seeks its
natural ways and means, in spite of all
artificial hindrances, and when pesss
onces comes to Russia, too. and the rich
" flowing streams of organic ana inor'
ganlc raw materials find their way 70
Western Europe and Amelia in re-
turn for industrial products from these
countries, the trade is bound to go over
the Scandinavian countries, and the
sounds and the belts are the inlets 10
and the outlets from the Baltic. But
the commercial and shipping centre Of
the north is Copenhagen
w ell aware of the fact that the Dan
ism capital is an excellent rate basis for
commercial distribution, the foresight
ed men of trade and finance of the
country have long since been planning
for this commercial revival. Capital is
accumulated, the harDor has been En-
larged and deepened and otherwise
modernized, the up-to-date and excel
lently situated free port offers natr-
raj commercial clearing house for trace
and great preliminary work has been
done by Danish commercial concerns
having erected branch Offices in Russia
and Siberia, and they are now busg
connecting these with their relations
in Great Britain and America"
According to 'Finanstidende," the
peaceful penetration" of the United
States by Danish enterprises is well
under way:
Only III New York not less thar
about fifty Danish concerns have es2b'
llshed themselves during the last few
years, many of them with the Only
purpose Of breaking fresh ground 10
Russia and Siberia for American ara
DANISH commercial enterprise after sne
war. The British and American press
has also lately drawn the public's 81,
tenrlon to the growing importance o.
Copenhagen as the great North Euro,
pean staple place in the way TO the
near East, now that Hamburg mas
been seriously handicapped by the val,
and the facts that many foreign iirnis
have recently entered into business
connection with Danish houses soieN
with this point in view and thst many
foreign concerns already have, or az !.
about to erect. their own branch on.
ces in Copenhagen show that Lns
campaign has not been fruitless, in y.
city offers also. with its fine climate, ~
high sanitary standing and order.
municipal constitution. its compa!ss.
lively cheap costs of living ana ".
genial population an excellent place i, y
residence and business to all nations'f
ties"