14 MARCH 1903, Page 1
The Government and people of Denmark are apparently weary of
their struggle with Germany, and the Emperor is shortly to pay a visit to Copenhagen, where he will be received with all honour as a friend. The quarter of a million of people in North Schleswig who speak Danish feel their position acutely, but they are gradually resigning themselves to the inevitable. This is a decided triumph for the Emperor, for although Denmark by herself is weak, she might in the event of war provide a valuable base for a French fleet. The gradual disappearance of the Scandinavian Powers from European politics is one of the most interesting facts in European history. They were important factors down even to the time of Napoleon, but they have not grown, and every other Power has.
