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Show lllifii NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP-PEN1NGS HAP-PEN1NGS IN FAR OFF NORTHLAND. ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME Resume of the Most Important Events in Sweden, Norway and Denmark Of Interest to the Scandinavians in America. The three Scandinavian nations, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, through identical notes, the Norwegian Norwe-gian copy of which was handed the state department nt Washington re eently by Minister Bryu, have expressed express-ed their lively interest in President Wilson's proposals looking towards the "establishment of a durable peace," and pledged their "deepest sympathy" with nil efforts to shorten the war. Unlike the Swiss government which offered to help in nny way, "no matter how modest," the Scandinavian countries coun-tries make no direct offer of co-operation. This fact attracted particular interest in-terest because Norway, especially, has-been has-been one of the greatest sufferers from the war among the neutrals. The state department made public the Norwegian Norwe-gian note without comment and in line-with line-with the policy of silence adopted by President Wilson and Secretary Lansing, Lan-sing, no other official information concerning con-cerning peace moves was forthcoming, during the day. The text of the note follows: "It is with the nost lively interest that the Norwegian government has learned of the proposals which the-president the-president of the United States has just made with the purpose of facilitating facili-tating measures looking toward the establishment of a durable peace, while at the same time seeking to-avoid to-avoid nny interference which could, cause pain to legitimate feelings. "The Norwegian government would consider itself failing in its duties towards to-wards its own people and towards all humanity if it did not express its deepest deep-est sympathy with all efforts which could contribute to put an end to the ever increasing suffering and the moral mor-al and material losses. It has every hope that the initiative- efforts of President Wilson will arrive at a result re-sult worthy of the high purpose which. Inspired it." |