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Show SCANDINAVIANS PRO-ALLY EGAN EXPLAINS SENTIMENT MR. AND MRS. MAURICE F. EGAN. . . i : U. S. Minister to Denmark Says Even Sweden Is Anti-Teutonic. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Maurice Francis Egan, minister to Denmark, Den-mark, in Washington on leave, says that despite the threat of the Hun a.e over the head of the Scandinavian countries, the sentiments senti-ments are distinctly pro-ally. Dr. Kgan returned here this week ,to recover from the effects of an operation, and has had several conferences with state department officials over conditions in Denmark. "Denmark," he says, "has contributed more to the relief of Belgium, in proportion propor-tion to her population, than has the United Unit-ed States. That, ought to guarantee her pro-ally sentiment." Sweden, he declared, is basically anti-Teutonic. anti-Teutonic. He bases this conclusion on the result of the recent elections in Sweden, Swe-den, which turned on the revelation of the Duxburg letters and put into power a Socialistic and distinctly pro-ally government. govern-ment. He says that Norway's sentiments are the same and that these nations only trade with Germany as much as their neutrality understanding requires. Efforts to foster a pro-German leaning in the Scandinavian countries. Dr. Egan believes, are part of a. well-laid German plan. Another part of this plan Is to I export from Germany to those countries I commodities of which they are in the I greatest need through the United States j embargo. i The Danes, however. Dr. Egan says, I prefer to burn peat in their stoves rather i than the coal which Germany offers them. I The middle classes suffer most from the food and coal shortages in Denmark, because be-cause the well-organized Socialistic government gov-ernment there takes care of the very poor through a rigid system of rationing. |