, 1875-02-28
LOCAL LETTERS.
THE NYA VERLDEN.

70 ths Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-In your Issue Of Thursday
last there appeared an account OF so-called
Scandinavian indignation meeting held day
earlier against the Swedish journal Nya Verl-
den, which, according 10 some resolutions
adopted ut that meeting, and constituting tho
chief part Of your account, had been guilty OF
making grave accusations against the publisher
OF another Swedish paper, but refused him space
for vindication.
You we're, Of course, led to believe that that
statement Was true. For that I cannot blame
you nor would it be reasonab BILE to say that you
should have acquainted yourself with the matter
before you consented 10 give it publication Had
you, however, done 50; had you inquired into
what lay as foundation for the wrath vented in
that meeting, asked who the men were that
wrathed, and consequently understood the rea
aim Of thu movement, you would, am sure, Ike
the truly respectable Scandiuavians Of this city,
treated the thing as it deserved to Do 1feateo' os
ignoring it altogether.
Be1ne the one who is tho perpetr stor OF the
alleged misdemeanor." il such 1t be. trust
you will allow me space for brief explanation;
In this city ara published three political s"od-
ish journals, Aga Terlden, whose representative
I an, Hemtandel, and Nya Suenska Amerihana-
ren. The publishers and editors Of all these
papers were previous to the last municipal and
State election, cooperating as memoefs o1 =
political club still in existence, the end Of ~nicn
was, as it is to-day, to support the kepupacan
cause and promote to city and county offices
only honest and competent men. Most Jealous
almost bigoted, in this work was Mr. sten4uist,
who not even tolerated me when l, N terms moie
true than fattering, publicly alluded to Cfeole.
Mobiher men and others Of the same LIE. bus
on the eve Of election Mr.. stenqaist experienced
md Y.
While the inside Of bis sheet was
being printed with matters laudRtory OF
our Republican Statesmen, national aud Local.
he became converted to the Democtauc cause
while on q visit down town; SO that wheh tne
paper was published, ne read On one OF its pages
truly I,tsr- Ocean articles and on the other, aft.
cles Ia T1mes-nay, worse. articles N point o.
elueh against everything Republican worthy OF
any White League organ in the South:
For this treachery A1r. Stenquist and hls pape1
usre denounced By the club to which ho be-
longe6, its President, Mr.. ?. A. sunde'ins, who
had formerly been editor Of the paper at tle
time taking occasion to administer severe. 81.
though lust and well deserved, chastlsement X
| the apoatate. L..
| columns OF his paper. trying to make him dis
| honorable and detested by the statement that III
| had, q few years ago, been arrested on charges
| Of libel. It WAS then that Mr. Sundehus, IN
/ Nya Ferlden, made an explanatory statement
admitting that he once had a libel SUIT to answer
! mi that his otfense consisted in nothing els
than disclosure Of the nefarious deeds committee
| by the emigrant runners of the CITY, bu1' doa
| ed he. Mr. 6tenquiss is not the man who shoul'
| tnik about that affair, inasmuch as he has bee'
| in MORSE fix himself. My case wa5 clvli one
and my 'cEime" such that l am prouo OF II
=! IIe has been arrested on criminal charger an
under at least suspicious circumstances. Wh
should he. then, throw stones At me!
Now, Mr.. Stenquist has never denied that