[Footnote 39: Riksdagen protocol, 1890. First Chamber, No. 37; Second Chamber, No. 45.] [Footnote 40: When Wellington once, as a victor, went over the field of battle, he burst out with the cry, "There is nothing so disastrous as a victory, except a defeat."] [Footnote 41: That is 12,000,000,000; sufficient to furnish the annual pension of a minister of State, 2,000 kroner, for EVERY man and woman, old man and suckling in the whole of Norway.--ED. of Danish edition.] [Footnote 42: Five times as many able-bodied men as there are men, women, old men and children in the whole of Norway.--Do.] APPENDIX. _Note on page 123._ The ASSOCIATION for the NEUTRALIZATION of DENMARK. The objects of this Association are to work for: 1. Securing for Denmark a permanent neutrality recognised by Europe, like that of Belgium or Switzerland; 2. The concluding of Arbitration treaties between Denmark and other independent States, especially the two Northern Kingdoms; 3. The solution by a pacific means of the North Sleswick question in accordance with the principle of popular veto. _Note on page 125._ INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION and PEACE ASSOCIATION (40 and 41, Outer Temple, London, W.C.). OBJECTS. Among the objects of this Association are the following: 1. To create, educate, and organize public opinion throughout Europe in favour of the substitution of ARBITRATION for WAR. 2. To promote a better understanding and more friendly feeling between the citizens of different nations. 3. To correct erroneous statements in the public press or in Parliaments on International questions. MODES OF ACTION. 1. To establish in the chief cities of Europe Committees or Societies which shall correspond with each other on all matters likely to create disputes, with the view of ascertaining the facts and of suggesting just and practical modes of settlement. 2. Where Committees cannot at present be formed, to obtain the services of individuals acting in co-operation for the same purpose. 3. To form a medium of communication between men of different countries by a Journal devoted to these purposes, and to promote International fraternity and co-operation, mutual appreciation and esteem. 4. To hold periodical conferences and congresses in all parts of Europe. 5. To correspond and work with similar Associations and committees in America. WHAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS DONE. It has held two International Congresses on the European continent. Many visits have been paid to cities in Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, and Hungary, for the above purpose. In these countries, including America, the Association has directly or indirectly corresponded with more than six hundred persons, many of whom are Members of Parliament, journalists, literary men, professors, merchants, and manufacturers.