Bajer, a Dane, received the prize – finally,
For his tireless efforts for Scandinavian unity:
The ‘Scando’ ‘empire’ approach did not work, said he,
And supported Arnoldson’s enthusiasm for “neutrality.”
A soldier who watched Denmark’s hapless war-time fate,
He left that to found the Nordic Society of Free States.
He argued that Nordic monarchies should give way
To republics with common foreign policy goals.
He believed, also, in arms for defence’s day,
But arms held by the people, not their lords.
His work for Nordic neutrality became
The whisper today’s republics boast – with acclaim.
June Edvenson 