The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-22

18th day OF MAY lsf*s 2SssE~
wards fise union wifh s~e-
den. agreed TO. with slight notifications,
In 6shrisssapia on The fth of November
In the same year. To this must - aided
the rigsact. or the charter Of the union Of
August 6 ISIS
BY these acts Nofaay i q sres. inae-
pendent. InfIvisibse kinx5osa.
The union of me two states Is . union
OF the erosB only.
The form Of government is a limited
monarchy. and the throne IL hereditary IN
the male line
The trainers Of the constitution and the
scs Of the union with Sweden, including
sEcn men a. Falssn. Christie, Sverssrup.
Moixfell. Anli WerTeland Kenow. DAN,
Hagsfud. Wsgei. Kruhg ana others, we're
men ssnbued sith democrats principles.
and Jealous thsy were Of sorways
rights. they demanded ard obtained such
concessions from The Swedish commits
aosiers AZ made Norway equal With Sse-
den In It's standing Tn the union.
Although Norway. from the time the
constitution was adopted. has continually
produced talented. patriotic and liberty
loving Statesmen. who have guarded
against any and all encroashment of the
crown upon the sovereign rights granted
20 the people by the constitution. yet
democracy made no advance In Norway
Before the year isA, when local s-lf-gov-
eminent. by an act OF the storthing. was
granted to the rural dsstriets-
since that time II has been an unbroken
period Of taking away prerogatives from
the crown and granting privileges to the
people.
s0ren Jaahek.
The first Norwegian statesman who sue
ceeded la arousing the rural population
TO political activity WAS Sofen Jaabek. a
farmer from Lister districs. Jashek made
m attack on extfasagant appropriations
Of public money and its misuse b. the Of.
fetal aristocraey. Jaahek was considered
the real fesman Of priests and kingcraft.
and the farmers truest friend. He was
an economist OF the Holman school. Jaa-
bek retained his seat In the ssrothing con-
fsnuotasly for forty-flye years and rem
dared his country most efficient and pa
uiotic service
The great leaders of genuine democracy
who succeeded in bringing Norway for
ward 10 rank among highly clyiized and
progressive nations. are such distinguished
men as fhr poet Hjorns,jefne Biornson,
The late Johan Sserdrup, Johannes w. C.
efeen, and others.
Minis sertni Responsibility.
The fisst sncse made by the Liberal party
10 plant trte and genuine democracy upon
Norwegian soli was TO create parliament
tsry government or rule ny the popular
majority OF the stretching.
Three successive sirashings had adopted
q constitutional amendment compelling the
members OF tho cabinet to attend che deli
het2ssons Of the struthng. bat each time
II WAS vetoed by the king. This eonstl-
tntiona. amendment was passed for the
third tire by the gtrothlnE on March II.
fS0. o. June I. the same year, John
Sverdrup presented a resolution I'm the
sireshing protesting against the king's
veto. The resolution was debated for
three days and adopted by two-shiris
majority.
The constitutional struggle over the
question Of ministerial responsibility was
brought TO an issue by the action OF the
odalsthing on AYTii = iSsg on The rsscha-
toss to lmreash the ministers.
The snssabess OF the laEthsug. together
With the Judges ~ The supreme court form
the tribunal fer The trial Of Impeachment,
This e0ers held It's preliminary sitting
May ~. iss3. The sittings were taken t,p
with Questions OF organization and naoa>
or procedure until October e. when the
trial ~ the prime minister began he was
charged With Official gnlSprisan. for which
u WAS moved that he he dismissed from
his post. disqualified for every public trust
ard muictet in ,he Cost az the action. The
court sat continuously until February y.
i@t whea the judgment was rendered,
Selu~y Was condemned to lose hiss affses
as minister of state and member OF the
kifsRs council. ana hear ths cost of the
persecution. because he had advised the
kfne CD not 10 sanction tire attendance az
the cabinet at the deliberations ~ tho
stretching. adopted March T. lSSa. ssl not
20 execute the act - tls stTothsng IN ssla.
ton 20 appropriations for aruiax the Peg
iie ant the socissv for tire advance raent
90 corposvA and military sxevet~e. passed
June u. f~s. afsA q nGt 20 snte>cr GER
talG provisions Of the act ~ june ~ ana
u issS Ia relation q the pay Of railroad
Officials
The latter at directed shat ,wo member,
OF the stretching SAoa.a participate IN ne
central administration - the railroads
The act en waivs sha second count in the
indle.mcnt Was based granted ~ sse cvassn.
Cor sAe Aeaeft az the volunteer tfre zsss-
cations The Conservative uYxet tire
king te lsaers the decision. when notified
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