Foreign Language Press Service

United States of Scandinavia (Editorial)

Revyen, Jan. 5, 1918

A Swedish-Scandinavian recently gave a detailed idea on uniting the four Scandinavian countries into the United States of Scandinavia, with a separate national government for each country, but with a set up of one foreign ministry, one president for the Union, one revenue department, and one army.

All issues that would come under the Union would be decided by the president and a combined parliament.

The president would be elected for five years and would be one of the present kings; the parliament would be from a combined electorate of the parliaments of all the countries. In the event of not having a majority at the election, the oldest of the monarchs would automatically become president.

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It was also proposed that the flag of the Union be white, with the flags of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland in a square in the center of the white flag.

This Swedish-Scandinavian believes that his idea will receive widespread support, and that the United States of Scandinavia will be born in time to sit in at the coming World Peace Congress.

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