The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-16
STIRRING UP scANDINAvIANs.
A Norseman Takes a Smash at the
st. Paul Dispatch.

A Norseman Takes Smash at the
st. Paul Dispatch.
To the Editor Of the Globe:
Some one handed me ST. Paul Dis,
patch Tor this evening and asked me
headed Growth of a People After
reading the article beg leave to make
the following corrections to wit:
oniy love for the great grandson OF
Napoleons general keeps Norway ale
grant to the crown" says the Dispatch.
This is question: that the editor of the
Dispatch is not able to solve. United
States Senator Knute Nelson is just home
from trip to his native country. We
had better ask for his advice in this
matter before we indulge in prophecies
about scandinavian politics abroad.
That separation is carried across the
ocean TO the new home" continues the
Dlspatch once more, dear editor. ask
your friend United States Senator Nelson
ABOUT his speech at Voss, Norway. There
he told his old countrymen the naked
truth, that we here in Minnesota did not
know OF any separation, but did all we
honestly could do for each other.
But before that time comes 1t would
be strange II, Minneapolis being Swedish
st. Paul did not receive the greater part
of the Norwegian city population" The
Dispatch says so, but 1 suppose only the
editor of that paper Is able to explain
the meaning of that. Minneapolis has
lz,|b2 born Norwegians to q, 480 born in
Sweden, and st. Paul has only 3,087 sons
and daughters of Norway to 10,G65
Swedish-born people. The Dispatch
further says:
There is marked tendency on the
part OF the Norwegians to hold to the
l1xy s,rlra6 For
ence on the part of the Swedes for the
attractions of the city. Hence it is that
in the agricultural regions Of the southern
districts and the Red river valley the
NorWegianS predominant, while in the
cities OF st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth
the Swedes outnumber their cousins Of
Norway in ratio of three, four or even
five to one"
And another sentence in the article
reads as follows: minneapolis having as
many Swedes as Stockholm" The sta
tfst1cs show: Stockholm population, 300,-
600; Minneapolis, Swedish-born people,
22,46O, Norwegian-born, 1912; st. Paul,
Swedish-born, 1865, Norwegian-born,
3,0S7; Duluth. Swedish-born, 9013, Norwe-
gian-born, 4,199; agricultural districts,
Swedish-born, 1886, Norwegian-born,
1921. This is the truth. The attempt
to stir up the Scandinavian people in
Minnesota against each other for political
purposes is now too late to succeed.
Great Britain and her allies aggressive
politics against the small nations have
already had their effect upon the people
of Norway and Sweden. They realize
now the fact that they have to stand
together or lose their freedom. AS to
Minnesota, it may be said that the more
advanced, hberty-loving NorWegians can
neither be scared nor fooled, and the
Swedes have at last awakened from their
political sleep, SO they cannot now be
pushed to fight their~own kinsmen.
AS close study of the statistical re,
turns will reveal the fact that nearly
one-half of Minnesota's citizens speak
and read one of the Scandinavian lam
guages for my part a so regard it as
a very dubious undertaking at best for
a handful of Queen Victorias subjects
to stir up a jealous feeling amongst the
Scandinavians in this state and gain any
thing by it, especially with a record like
ours, backed up of true soldiers and
honest Woodworking American patriots.
j. o. Cederberg, 677 Bedford street.
st. Paul, Oct. IA.