New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
DOMINION OF KING OSCAR.

r,,oralv supposed These Scandinavian lands arc
remote and sparscly populated. but they send us
large numbers OF best immigrants. Sweden
alone in the decade beginning with 1850 sent us
moro than 10000 Of her stalwart sons and fair
dauchters an average OF over 5000 a year. BUT
this was under Republican rule The other day when
I passed through Gothenburg the great port for the
embark alton OF immigrants. found there were moro
Swedish Americans returning to old sweden thdn
Swedish immigrants sailing for our country. so
Democratic statesmanship has turned not only the
tide Of our prosperity. but the tide OF our best inn
migration.
Then take our trade found 1t very difficult
70 get what the amount Of trade with Sweden
really was Even the official statistics or both
America and Sweden relating thereto are only mis-
leading for they give only the direct trade. whereas
threc-quartcrs Of our exports ana imports with
Sweden are shipped indirectly. via England. Ger
many and other countries. and are credited 10 those
countries. and not to Sweden.
Il made "A thorough investigation or this subject
with the help of our United States Consuls and the
officials OF the Swedish Central Statistical Bureau
and found that trade with Sweden amounted to
not less than 81 5000 year trade" too, greatly
to our advantage since our exports are nearly three
times the value OF our Imports Surely this is 4
good showing for our commerce with this northern
l,nd and surely such commerce is well worth Gull
tvaiing And this trade has been guarded and cui-
tvatrd You may rccol"ct that hah the honor
Of being once before Minister 10 the NorthIands
under President Arthur During my mission AT
that time and also during the mission OF my Re
publican predecessors for many years. Sweden Kept
her harbors wide open for the importation OF the
he,l,hrul food products Of the United States. and
American pork. wheat maize. hour and meal were
all admitted free Of duty. With this free market
our trade grew and rourished until Sweden bought
In round numbers 10000 worth OF American pork
and s. 10000 more OF American gram P'o'uo'S am
nually
but America changed her policy. We elected Il
democratic President. and Mr.. Cleveland. on enter
ing uron his first In lNs5. sent a Democrat TO
represent us as Minister ~ Stockholm. While he
thus represented US Sweden placed u duty 81 s. 20
a ton on wheat and maize; s! 10 a barrel OF ~
pounds on hour and neal and, also. subjected
pork 20 the very hlsh duty OF s. 70 barrel. 1t lS
needless 20 say that under this tariff Swedens I'M
ports OF American products were largely reduced.
THE DUTIES REDUCED.
when Mr. Harrison became President In lsss
had the honor Of being sent back a. Minister 20
Stockholm. and It Will eyer bc source OF sAus-
faction to me TO know that while Minister sweden
reduced her duties American pork, wheat ana
maize by one-haf and on American NouF anu H'r''
by nearly one-half
And not only IN immigration and trade put III
the intricate and delicate ned Of diplomacy our con
ncctlon with sweden AT least during the last I'VE
wears has been clos, and confidential Why, when
America Great Britain and Germany could not
arree upon a chief Justice for the islands OF samoa
II VAS to King oscar OF sweden ana Norway tnrS
turned. and at the request OF my BritlSh ana t','
man colleagues at stockholm and mEsTlt the hlih
appointed "a swedish jurist. Judge 'edcictah'I' ~
hold the scales OF justice even IN those Isles oi '
And again. when the controversy arose Win
Great Britain IN :egard to inc luI s'i ' sn rs
az Uchring Sea II Was King oscar VINO, AZ the re-
quest OF the British Minister ana myself appol''a
th. Norwegian Minister OF state. MI. 't"t'' "
member OF the Tribunal OF Arbitration 10 Wl'h .''
,.rbnns hat upon my suggestion Mr Blaine
then Secretary Of state ana acting unu1r i,S m
WHEN resulted In the two model extraditon treaties
OF 1898 between the United states ana sweden ana
the Ined States and Norway
THE RETURN OF EKICssON'S BODY.
And must speak OF one other incident IL -
said that republics are ngratcfuL This Is not
| ,rue I'm Iss, America sent the ocean In
linplv state on one OF grandest ships the body
NJ the great Swedish American, the inventor or the
Monitor. Lovingly as Agrpina bore home TO rome
the ashes OF Germanicus; so tenderiy ana hI IH
| Ericsson so that the land which VAS ms cradle
might also be- his grave II was my one IG, 10 ,r
hoard the United States steamer Baltimore. ana de
liver 1t TO the Swedish King ana people II Aih.,n"
| surely Ike a king did Sweden receive him me
| ,nae33r, which ACCOMPANIED the reception was the
| rrandcst / ever witnessed To the booming OF can
| non from ship and shore. the ringing OF an the
rhmrch bells In the city and In the presence of more
than a hundred thousand spectators that lined the
| banks the funeral hotlla bearing the pody oi
Ericsson passed sTMy a mp S body Of Swecna
| honored son once more rested on swedish son uhier
the Grand canopy I'm front of the statue OF thar"s
| KILN And this entire incident has hai me most
| happy effect in drawing America anu SWeuth ihol1
i.iv together i'm the bonds OF friendship and good
| Will. ... D., ..,,l A..
| "A nd what Of INV future responded MT
| ThIrnns "ohi shall be- employed nearly all winter
| i'm delivering lectures upon my taVorite thehl'
| .Svedeu and the Swedes.' have already engage
| rnrnts extending from Maine To Kansas ana expect
! 10 have many more the season advances. You
know ucrhaps | have written a book with the same
| title a work that has employed Large portion or
| nv life and which my latest mission To stockholm
| has enabled me to complete and publish In n most
satisfactory manner In fact regard IL as IN some
FsYd n INT MN