Scandinavian American. [volume], October 01, 1948, Page 10, Image 10

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10
More Food On Denmarks Tables
Other News Not So Pleasant
A more plentiful breakfast than
cold-storage eggs and gray bread
new is in prospect for mast Danes.
On Oct. 1 almost all Danish
foodstuffs and clothing went off
the ration list. and points for oth
er items were greatly reduced.
This meant that white and rye
bread was ration-free again, and
that each Dane might enjoy a
quarter pound of Danish butte}
each month.
Other points in the announce
ment by the Minister of Com
merce. Jens Otto Krag. included
the end of tobacco rationing after
Dec. 1 and the promise of'rice.
raisins. oranges, and other good.
things for Christmas,
Newspapers no longer are to be
hampered by paper rationing, and
various import and export restric
tions will either be lifted or modi
fied.
Twn Factors (‘n‘ditod
In his radio address to the peo
p10. Mr. Krag emphasized that
the decisions had been made pos
sible by just two things—~—the good
harvest and the Marshall Pian
which permits Danes to buy goods
in American markets for an esti‘
mated 350,000.000 kroner more
than last year.
If this was good news to the
Danish citizen sitting at his break
fast table, the remainder of the
paper made anything but pleasant
reading.
The Russians, he learned. con—
tinue to accuse his government of
having drawn up secret defense
agreements with the other Scan
dinavian countries, Great Britain.
and the United States, at the re
cent foreign ministers‘ meeting in
Stockholm.
The Russians refuse to admit
that they sent military planes over
the Danish island of Bornholm on
two occasions. and they accuse the
Danes of fortifying that island
contrary to treaty.
Politiken, one of Denmark's
leading newspapers. comments on
these Russian attacks: "Foreign
Minister Gustav Rasmussen's .de-
Swedish Singer
0n Goncer-t Tour
' Mm. shim Akprluna-"Rk-ssiu's.
“ell known Swedish singer, ar
riwd almard the Swedish Ame-r
iran nmtorlim-r “(iripsholm" re
m-mly. Sho- is here on a rum-0r!
tour.
let’s Give Washington
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nial of these Russian radio at
ltacks on Denmark‘s foreign policy
'is based on such obvious facts that
iit is superfluous to.mention them
| here."
‘ The paper goes on to ask what
{purpose lies behind these Rus
sian statements which are echoed
tword for word by the Danish
Communist newspaper Land og‘
Folk when “that paper knows that
Denmark has no secret agree
ments either with East or West."
“It knows that the plans for
Scandinavian cooperation, which
have been discussed. are not di
rected‘against any other nation,
but are solely to guarantee peace
in Scandanavia." Politiken said.
“The paper knows —— or should
know —— that Denmark has con
tinually striven for better relations
with the Soviet Union. as well as
with other countries.
I “It may be naive of us. but we
fail to see why Land 0g Folk
should try to break down these
[efforts at friendship instead‘ of
lbacking them. We may well ask
iwhat the motive is behind these
1false accusations concerning Dan
éish and Scandinavian policy. What
ldoes Soviet Russia think it will
’gain by them? Our friendship 1’"!
I VVVhile Land 0g Folk continues!
its blasts and even writes “Social-l
!democrat" whenever it has oc-'
’easion to mention them, which is!
!fairly often, the straight Social!
‘Demoeratic government under
iPremier Hans Hedtc‘ft has steered!
!a clear course since the end of the
war, its one object being to put
the country on its feet again.
Apart from commercial and in
dustriai planning. plans now are
ready to provide free health in
surance and dental care for all and
home help for mothers with large
families. The Danish Congress of
Trade Unions also is a strong sup
porter of these programs.
! In general. it can be said that
isocial democracy in Denmark is
!not only achieving practical eco
nomic results, but has succeeded
in building up one of the strong
est fronts against communism of
any of the Scandinavian countries.
Great Problem
One of Denmark's greatest prob
lems, however, continues to be
the refugees from Germany, who
found haven just over the Danish
border of Schleswig-Holstein. The
matter is so grave, in fact, that
Mr. Rasmussen recently brought
up the question before the United
Nations in Paris. There he stat
ed that unless these refugees are
removed, there may be serious
consequences, particularly as fur
ther thousands of German dis
placed persons remain on the other
side of the Danish border in
'Schleswig. which belonged to Den
]mark until the Germans took it in
11864.
This mass of people for whom
no work has been found. not only
is causing a severe economic drain,
but represents a potential danger
from both a political and military
point of view. in Danish eyes.
Of the 224,000 vGermans who
wm‘c transferred from Germany's
bombed cities to Denmark during
Vl'orld War II. 45.000 still remain.
The bill for their food. clothing.
and ltou§ing has topped $100,000.-
Designer 0! Lincoln’s Log Cabin Back
Axel V. fl‘eisen. Chicago. the well-known Danish-American archi
tect who designed Lincoln's Log (‘abln in the Reblkl National Park
in Denmark. returned recently aboard the "Grlpshalm." after hav
ing spent the summer in Denmark.
‘000, which. in a country with the
population of Denmark. is a. tre
mendous burden. -
The Danes have housed the ref
ugees in fomier German barracks
and have given them everything
they require in the way of neces
sities. They have, however, iso
lated them as completely as pos
sible, refusing to let the Danes in
the region mix with them.
The Danes have not forgotten
that one of the Germans' most
successful tricks in World War II
was to send to Denmark and Nor
way as occupiers their grown-up
war children from World War I,
who had been members of families
in those countries. learning condi
tions and the languages in each.
It is considered probable that
Mr. Rasmussen's appeal will lead
to the removal of most of the ref
ugees remaining on Danish- soil.
as the French, British, American.
and Soviet zones have agreed to
absorb about 40.000 of them. while
Denmark will continue to send
them food provisions for a year
thereafter.
Those remaining over the border
in Germany, however. are regard
ed as a real danger to Denmark's
national defense.
But despite this news. the Dan
nish citizen is not surprised to
read that on the initiative of the
Friends of Peace, 3 new contin
gent of 40 German children is on
its way to Denmark. where they
will have the first chance in their
lives to live like normal children.
Many of them were born in
concentration camps. others are
Jewish orphans, and all of them—
between the ages of 8 and 14——
are undernourished and alone.
Remarkable Mord
Since the end of the war. in fact,
Denmark's relief work is remark
able. Few other countries among
these occupied and badly in need
or help themselves ,can present
such a record.
The Danish Red Cross. cooper
ating with the Save the Children
Federation. began its relief job
in! July, 1945. by feeding 20.000
Parisian children. Later. as many
as 225.000 children and aged per
sons in Holland. Poland. Hungary.
Austria. Belgium. Yugoslivil. Bo
mania. and Germany were receiv
ing a Danish meal a day.
The work is still in progress in
Germany and Austria. and at the
end of 1947. amounted to over
210.000.000 kroner, or about 87.-
000,000--- exclusive of the costs for
refugees-~01 which a third was
donated by the government and
the remainder contributed volun
tarily by the Dnnlnh people.
Norway’s Largest
School Opens
OSLO. — On September 20th
Norway's largest school opened
classes for its 3,000 students.
Grandmothers who were at last
finding time to learn a foreign
language as well as mill-hands.
office clerks and taxi drivers had
all signed up for the free evening
classes offered by the University
of Oslo's Student Organization.
Most of the 150 teachers will
be advanced students from the
University. who will conduct an
impressive variety of courses.
Languages are particularly popu
lar. and this year's selection will
be headed by five courses in
French, a similar English curric
ulum. and courses in just about
any of the other modern tongues.
Chlld welfare, mental hygiene,
psychology for Scout Masters. for
eign policy, home furnishing and
a score of other free offerings
have drawn a record number of
participants.
Classes are held in various lo
cales in the city of Oslo and are
conducted on a semester basis.
Aside from hundreds of other
study-courses being offered
throughout the country. the pro
gram of this single Oslo school
will provide part-time instruction
for one Norwegian in every 100.
Atlantic crossing
ln Small Sailboat
s'rocxnom, Sept. 30.9mm
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trip across the Atlantic Ocean,
from the eastern end of the Pana
ma. Canal, Felix Brandsten. a six
ty-seven-year-old Swede. and a
Finnish sailor. Ivar Heine, have
arrived at Marsh-and. on Sweden's
west coast’. in a two and a half
ton sailboat. Mr. Brmdsten orig
inally sailed out of San Francisco
on October 15 last year. and pro
coded south by easy stag“. An
Englishman. accompanying him
was replaced by the Finn at Pun
nma City. The pair weathered
fourteen severe atornfs on the At
lantic trip. .
' Five hundred bath tube a day
are being produced by a new fac
tory recently completed by the
Swedish Cooperative Union at its
porcelain plant at. Gultavsberg.
outside Stockholm.
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by skilled Norwegian military per
sonnel. No one has been killed
and there have been only two mi.
nor accidents.
.The leader of the work. Lieu
‘tenant Commander Ottar Johan
sen has been admitted to the Or
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