Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-18
EXHIBITION AT STOCKHOLM

while the great powers Of Europe
anxiousiy are Watching the gslhsTirg
stormelouds In the east ans preparing
Tor possible combat in which force
Will be the deciding element, the
Scandinavian Countries are CXertlng
their energy TO hold a contest Of peace,
where superiority in industrial skill
will win the prize, An exhibition
that promises TO eclipse previous ones
In the scandinavian Countries will DO
held at Stockholm this year from
the 18TH OF May I'll the end
| OF Septcm Der, anu as Russia ami Fin.
land officially have signified their
intention to be represented IN the art
as well as the industrial departments,
the exhibition Ia sure to be one Of
general interest.
The place selected is DjurgaardeI,
Siockhoim's Bots de Bologne, AMI this
Is said to be the mos, beautiful spot
ever nered for an exhibition OF this
kind. The art exhibition Will be in
ternational. Priuce Eugene, King
OSCARS youngest son, who is a talented
painter, has this department in charge,
and he has personally visited many
leading artists anu Obtained their
promise to be represented. 1t 10 DO.
lieved that this part OF the exhibition
will be one of the most remarkable
ever held. The United States Will be
represented by the works OF John
Alexander, Alexander Harrison,
Julius Carl Melchers, John Singer
Sargent, Robert William Women,
James Mcneil Whistler and others.
la connection with the exhibition
the fourth international prtRs congress
will be held ct Stockholm in the
month OF June. King Oscar, always
Interested In the representatives OF the
press, has signiied his intention oil
entertaining the delegates at his beauti-
iul castle Drottningholm.
| Another feature coincident with the
exhibition will be the celebration in
the month Of September oil the 20 Ii
Anniversary OF the ascension to the
throne OF King oscAr. Great fesiivl.
ties will mark this occasion, ending
tbs exhibition, as It were, in blazo Of
glory.
Ii is now 81 years since the first ex-
hlbitloD WAS held in Stockho I'm.
since that time the country
has mAde material advances in
everything. Its agricultural prod
ucte, dairy products, mining
industries, trade and railroad building
J have made large strides forward and
as o consequence the general prosper
ity OF the people has been advanced.
| AS an instance of this II Ia mentioned
that In 1866 deposits in the savings
banks amounted 3s,0O0O00 kronor,
whereas the latest returns show "a
balance of 300. 600 90. The increase
Of the consumption OF sugar lie taken
as another Indication OF prosperity.
In 1865 four kilos per head year was
tho average; now it is Ia kilos.
| lG DIAhAihN wan HbHiAnuAH 10 bChS'
rally supposed to be poor In natural
resources, and the history OF lila people
has many page recording suffering
on account OF long winters aud famine.
But the TACT is that these would never
have occurred had 1t not been for the
almost insane policy OF the rulers for
centuries pasta policy of internalstriie
and contests with ueighbors. GA the
affairs OF civil aud foreign WEES the
tillera Of the around ami other work.
ing men were sacrificed, and the
industries were neglected, The So
called heIues OF the nations bocamg
theiT curse.
The house OF Betnatol,e has i0l.
lowed policy Of peace. For nearly u
century the two united kinE dums have
rested on their arms, anu when it Is
remembered what Sweden and Nor
WY were in 1914 and what they a o
tot , m I tt k ngtlrtr,lio issel n
o! wnGt the VII, 10 ord ig { be,we @
1t saved nom tho Gu So Of m!hisrism
AMI allowed to follow the pu,auit9 Of
peace 10 righteousness.