Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-06
NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
Differences Between Two Co0neraes
Whose Ties Are Near the
Breaking Point.

The demand of Norway and of the
Norwegians for political autonomy and
the reluctance or refusal of Sweden
and the Swedes TO grant it is matter or
growing interest. The Norwegian con-
stitution dates back to 1914, and the
Norwegians say they withheld cestain
rights which the Swedes aver were sur
rendered to the common monarchy
along with the right of the king OF
Sweden to declare war, make peace,
contract alliances, send and receive am
bassadors, and manage the foreign al
fairs of the two kingdoms. The exact
political relations between Norway and
Sweden were not very clearly defined,
and as a result of this indeiniteness and
the ambiguity Of the laws concerning
them there has recently been great
deal of friction. The most recent cause
of controversy arose from the alleged
attempt of the king of Sweden TO re
duce the strength of the Norwegian
army while maintaining large Swed-
ish army for use in the event of trouble.
The area of Sweden is 172,000 square
miles; the area of Norway is $4,000
square miles, or considerably less. The
population of Sweden is nearly 5,000,-
600; the population of Norway is 2,000,-
600. The population per square mile
OF Sweden is %; of Norway, 10. IN
total population of 100000 in Sweden,
the excess of females is 100000; it is
just as large in Norway, in total pop
ulation of only 100000. Sweden has
one large city, Stockholm, with popu-
lation of nearly 100000; the largest
city in Norway is Christiania, which is
only half as large, The excess of births
over deaths in Sweden is 60,00o year;
in Norway it is $4,000. The total emil
grafton from Sweden in year is A, 900,
mostly male; from Norway it averages
10000.
Practically all the emigration from
Norway and Sweden is to the United
States. There is some immigration into
Sweden-into Norway none at all. The
population Of both countries is mainly
ruarl, but more largely so in Sweden
than in Norway as there are Nor
wegians In Sweden. There were 1900
Americans in Sweden by the lest CEN
sus, but no Americans to speak of in
Norway. Financially Sweden is much
thC NhC bW0s anu
the Swedish army is generally regard
ed as more formidable than the Nor
wegiaS army, which numbers $4,000.
The Swedish army numbers about 40.>
coo on peace footing.
The total debt of Sweden is 290,000,-
900 crowns, or about S70,000,0O0. The
total debt of Norway is 100, 0,000, 900
crowns, or nearly $4O,O00,000. The rev.
enues of Sweden are from customs and
excise chiefly, from an income tax and
from the sale of stamps; the income OF
Norway is from customs chiefly. The
post office receipts are relatively great
er in Norway than in Sweden, and the
internal revenue taxes are much larger
in Sweden than in Norway. The Swed-
ish army costs about 25 per cent. of the
total national outlay. The Norwegian
army costs about one-seventh. Norway
spends more relatively for it's navy than
Sweden, and the civil list of Sweden is,
of course, very much larger than that
of Norway. Seventy-three per cent. OF
the forest lands of Norway are pine
forests. Sweden, by the last census,
had 10000 miners, In the iron and coal
mines chiefly. Sweden's chief exports
are to England; the chief imports to
Sweden are from Germany. The
United States does very little busi-
ness with Sweden. The chief ex-
ports of Norway are to Great Brit
ain and the chief imports are
from that country. There are $500
miles of railroads in Norway, and q
smaller mileage in Sweden. There are
$4,000 miles of telegraph lines in Nor
Sun