Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-15
SVBDES IN SWITZERLAND
by AvcvsrE LFMAirSE'

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grants were bound for Rome, but, by
sort Of miracle, they were detained In
the Canton Of Schwitz near the actual
Einsldelu, country which reminded them
OF Sweden. II was then a vast forest
full OF wild animals; they settled in It to
clear and cultivate Il.
Tschudy, though admitting a Ffieso.
Swedish Invasion, caused by famine,
mistakes II with that Of the Cimbfes
who, vanquished by the Roman Manus,
probably took refuge In the country Il
Schwiiz, the HASH and part Of Unier.
valid.
As to the Swedish authors, the most
ancient. Efieus Clai (i4s6) mention the
Swedish emigration In Swltzer and;
even he derives the name oil Furch
(Twcrii) from that Of Sweden,in modern
language Sverige In old Swede Fwefiike.
Johannes Msgnus born lin iASS, des.
cribts, but PROBABLY alter another his.
torian, the emigration oil the Scandi.
navian Coihs, divided IN three corps,
one OF whom stopped In Switzerland,
and he added when was In that coun.
try, found there strong sympathies
| towards Sweden.
1t Is known that Gus,ave Wasa and
Gustave Odolph made an appeal to the
relationship uniting the Swedes aud the
Swiss.
Thus, In both countries, the fact seems
confirmed by the most ancient histofi.
cal monuments, at the end oil the
fifteenth and the beginning Of the six.
teen,h centuries, !, IS exciting a real
enthusiasm.
at Is written, In the Landbuch OF
Schwilz, Of 1881. that all were com
handed to repeat, at the eleven O'Clock
dinner, five Pater, five Ave and the
Christian confession oil faith, in remem
brance OF their ancestors Of Sweden,
who had charged them never to have
| another master but God
Hurhatdt has attempted to reiute the
historical foundation oil that tradition,
by saying that, before the fourteenth
century the HASH, very little populated,
seemed more OF a desert, and counted
very few churches. But that argument
would prove only the lmpossibiIity OF a
very ancient and considerable invasi, n;
and II so, we cannot believe In the 6ooo
Swedes and 400 FIR Islanders OF
Friind, nor In the numerous cohorts oil
CimUers, Of Tschndi. Churches were
scarce, II Is true, aud no wondefl AT
the close OF the ninth century the In.
habiiants oil the HASH were still pagans
And as to the population, we should not
forget that the ancient documents
mention particularly the nobility and the
clergy, nobody paid much attention TO
the shepherds wandering through the
valleys and the forests.
Besides, the more recent researches OF
Swiss historians confirm the fact OF a
Swedish immigration in their country,
rather than they invalidate II. But some
will..say. how Is II that Scandinavian
people has slrayed in the desert noun.
tains oil Switzerland
We know that famine drove them
away from their country.
But, again, why did they come TO
Switzerland The yiekings, probably
followed the Roman military road lead.
Ing from the Kline TO Italy. They pass
ed through Avcnheo, (WiiilisbuTgh,) a
portion went eastward, followed tue
river Reuss. until they reached the lax,
OF the iour CantonS, and settled there
favored by the solitude OF the county
and the disorders then prevailing 10
Switzerland and Germany.
How shall we explain the presence OF
free emigrants In country subject to
the rigors OF ieudalityp In the vast
Roman German empire, the empefon
were glad to receive new settlers IN thti
domains TO cultivate them, 50 that they
granted 10 them their freedom; they
were free peasants. Tree shepherds, and
II is precisely among these people, the
Waldstetten and Schwitzers, that the
tradition has been preserved, where tree
communities we're the rule.
In Uterwald besides teulaiity the,e