DENMARK: Their Majesties Receive

The interparliamentary Union was held this year at Copenhagen, capital of Denmark. Last year the meeting of world parliamentarians took place at Vienna.

The object of the Union is to encourage the world's politicians to meet, with a view to reaching an understanding of one another's problems.

King Christian and Queen Alexandrine received the U. S. delegation to the Union in the garden of the Palace. Their Majesties had a word and a handshake for each of the U. S. Senators and Representatives present. The King spoke in English with Senator McKinley of Illinois, Senator...

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