40 ORGANIZATION IN DENMARK 



the combined result of agricultural depression 

 and national disaster, but the general position 

 of Denmark to-day is one of greater prosperity 

 than ever, for the Danes are deriving more 

 advantage from the extremely limited amount 

 of soil they now possess than they got from the 

 land before the dimensions of their country were 

 so seriously curtailed. The margin of gain may 

 often be small, and it might be still less but for 

 the unquestionable energy, foresight, and per- 

 severance of the people ; but the general pros- 

 perity of the Danish people as a whole is beyond 

 dispute, and the one all -important factor in 

 bringing about that result has undoubtedly been 

 the development of the agricultural interest. 



