The Danish Social-Democrats started in 1871. At the first Danish Socialist Congress in Copenhagen in 1876, seventy-five delegates were present, who represented fifty-five organizations with 5,500 workers as members. On February 12, 1876, a labor party was formed under the name Socialdemokratisk Forbund (Social-Democratic Union).

[Translator's note: The Social-Democrats or the trade unions have been in power in Denmark since the war, and have put into effect some of the finest social legislation in the world. This information is important in view of the fact that so many Danes came to this country strongly believing in socialism.]