The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27

While the Socialists as a party have
made small progress in Norway, there are
several public measures under considera-
ton which indicate that the socialistic
conception Of the duties Of the municipal
tiles and state to the individual citizen
is gaining footho!d In circles outside
Of the ranks CT the socialists. As an In
stance of this the following article from
yerdens Gang, the leading organ, of the
Norwegian Liberals, may be cited
Through Bjornst jerne Bjornsen an in-
Guential citizen. who desires to withhold
his name from publication, advocates IN
the last issue of the weekly publication
Ringeren the pan that the state shall
assume the monopoly of the purchase ana
saIe. tn inhabitants of cereals and hour.
..'rhe plan does not appear TO Us to be
impraeticable. When fully matured II
may prove 10 BE- a step in the right d.
rection. Grains and -four belong TO those
articles which we import in large quanti-
ties. and there can be no doubt but that
the state acting as the common purchaser
in the worlds markets can buy TO much
better advantage than the individual puf-
chaser and Spectator. whose purchases
would be comparatively small. The change
in the sale and distribution to the con-
sumers would prove still more henenciai
AS things now stand the importers cal
cuiate and make Il large prof, as middle
men between the producers and consum-
ers II the state acts as the only MD
a,en1an the profit OF sales could be inquired
lower.
ION the other hand we doubt the adyisa-
hility OF the state assuming the control
and monopoly of the -four milling indas-
try. Private industry, inventions ana
connection must always remain as the
moving force in this Industry in order 10
secure the best and most advanced meth
,ds for the preparation OF the Four.
There is an essential difference between
the buving and selling or grains and CO.
reals and the making of -four. In this
connection we might mention the CUES
siou as 10 the control OF bakeries. u
= entirely ont Of the question for the
stafs 10 20 into the baking business here
cnrnoetit.oa is absolutely necessary
Rs,t for the protection of the public we
consider IL both advisable and necessary
fhar the state controls both the quality
~ the goods and the weight OF losVss
mad. and sold by bakers Such control
,s exercised. in other countries. and We see
m reason why il cannot be enforced with
us
pt,rnsa, has submitted his plan In de-
.aY The necessary funds are 10 be OBJ
,agrad for three months IN Norway's bank.
III 4. 50 ep;huseG over his new project
thst h. exc.a4Ess N conclusion; az ne
democracy OF NORWAY take hold o. ne
n,an. this socialist measure would psot-
ab'y more than anything else place US In
tn front rank OF progressive nations
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