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TAIN'S GUARANTEE
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In Sweden the treaty of 1855 national policy. It would probably was replaced by the North Sea and be an exaggeration to state that Baltic Declaration of 1908 to they have to-day an uncondition. which Denmark also was a party, ed and implicit belief in the col- With the outbreak of the Great lective security built upon the n, French, War this Declaration ceased to Covenant and the Kellogg-Briand Govern- exist, and it has never been re- treaty. But on the other hand, undertake newed. ity of Nor-
When Norway entered the Lea- ty of Nor- gue of Nations in 1920 it was felt violated by that the treaty of November 1907 an, French, was incompatible with the Coven- from an outside Power.
Govern- ant and so had ceased to exist. But
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they do not feel
convinced that any special guarantee, given by one or more of their co-signa- tories, would materially lessen an eventual danger of aggression
Of course, the great difficulty of
er first con- the Government of Russia (who the moment, perhaps the greatest, an Govern- was not a member State), when in- ms then re- formed by the Norwegian Govern- ble, to lend ment of this interpretation, re- and in 1924
is the general distrust between governments, states and nations, What might be called the interna. eguard the Norway formally denounced the completely broken down. No state tional political credit-system has
t Govern- fused to accept it;
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gs after the
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the Nor
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date, was ntries be- and more tes with a unity and 1000 years
treaty.
SINCE then none
believes whole-heartedly in any of the Nor- promise given by any other stato of the add to-day. Covenants, pacts, treaties,
conventions and or has been willing to
agreements conclude any treaty of a nature similar to obligations, undertakings,
violated on the slightest pretext; the agreements mentioned above.
pro- mises and guarantees not fulfilled The Great War taught the Nor have left the world in a state of thern countries the necessity of moral chaos; as states have gone friendly co-operation; and in this
off gold, there has been continual growth their whole system of political res- so they have gone off and progress, so that if need ponsibilities. It is hardly the op- should arise, they are fully pre- portune moment for inspiring con- pared for mutual support and as- fidence. That cannot be done by sistance.
In an official statement, publish- ed after the meeting of the Kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in Oslo in November 1917, it was said:
words any longer, however beauti- ful and reassuring. It can only be done by deeds, however modest.
HE nations have lost interest in guarantees on paper, they
"On account of the sympathy are not deluded quite so easily as and solidarity between these they used to be. They even have countries the Governments agree a lurking suspicion of slogans and privileged to declare that however long the are not convinced that democracy d not seek War may last and whatever forms or the reverse is the true touch- it may adopt, the friendly and in- stone of action taken by Great group of
timate relations between the Powers. States shall be maintained. Con-
The Northern countries are fully sonant with earlier statements and with the policy followed so far,
aware that an absolute condition it can be declared that it is the for remaining neutral in case of a definite resolution of these coun. European conflict must be to arm tries severally to maintain their to such an extent that no attempt could meet neutrality against the belligerent on their territories
with an immediate success and to The same feelings of Northern be prepared to defend their inde- pendence to the utmost of their solidarity and will to preserve peace have animated the policy of power. That is why they have, in
all four countries, with the con Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden during all the years since sensua the War.
liday are
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and one
to shows a
Note the
situation.
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are suffi-
of all political parties, voted larger credits for national The very idea that the Scandina- defence than they have ever done vian countries should need any before even if it can be discuss. special guarantees from any state ed whether the sacrifices made in or group of states is foreign to Denmark and Norway
-cient. the Northern countries and ̃waüld- seem to imply that they had dan. The four nations are also fully gerous national or political dis- persuaded that it will be in the agreements with some nation or interest of every country and of other, which is not the case. · the future of European civilisation that one corner of Europe should States are remain neutral if the worst should members of the League of come to the worst, and convinced Nations and signatories to the that the world is longing for hope Kellogg-Briand pact for renuncia- once more, and also for plain tion of war as an instrument of speech.
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