Show scandinavian NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT happenings IN FAR OFF NORTHLAND ITEMS kom THE OLD HOME res resume of tho the most moat important events in sweden norway and denmark of 0 interest to the scandinavians in america 1 I it tile tho present pros brit plans do not miscarry sweden Den denmark maik dreece greece and itou ilou manla and persapa switzerland are to lo bo be brought into the projected central european customs union which naturally will be dominated by germany count 6 an international authority on naval affairs has seen tit tAsI zb 1 up tho the position of scandinavia in the great war norway and fie nm ark ho he says are no longer independent pep dent neutral states under the tha pressure of the commercial policy and cont control rolof of england they have no will of their own several months ago it was said that the most powerful men in norway was tho the british ambassador and a groat copenhagen dally daily has baa nailed tilled ri it down as a fact that tile tho now new gom commercial mercial and political agreement with england places denmark at tho the mercy of england A aromi pent swede who recently visited den disik m ark wrote arota in tho the stockholm that the tha present sentiment of the danish people Is complete resignation all classes are hostile to germany chiefly because germany started the war and and violated the neutrality or of belgium tho danes are ara getting into the habit of thinking this way because england is too and because it would be dangerous to think differently denmark says the swede takes tho the position that germany will be beaten and divided up most moat of the norwegians Norwegia ns entertain tho the samo view these two countries hav i i given up themselves and are getting into the habit of being handled as the subjects of england and russia they assert no will of their own they are patiently waiting for what those two great powers will use them tor for and what chances they th ay will give them the swede finds that the position of norway and denmark ra may ay be a menace lo 10 10 sweden the swedes are coming to the conclusion that a free and independent sweden can be only beneficial to germany the great bulk of tho the swedish people are ara proud of their enbe enco and guard it witha with a jealous eye not sa BO the other scandinavian countries they are drifting farther and farquer away from sweden and there to la no longer such a thing as a scandinavian solidarity la in this conflicts conflict there Is much truth in what this swede gays |