Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-20
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denuark.
FLING AT SWEDISH LANGUAGE
Paper Read by Professor j. Vising at
Opening of Summer School
Causes Much Comment.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm

Stockholm
Professor J. Vising's paper read at
the opening Of the summer school IN
Gothenburg last month has caused
much comment throughout the coun'
try. In his paper the professor took
occasion to take fling at the Swedish
language, deploring the fact that the
pronouns used in the second person are
only a source of annoyance and an OBJ
stacle in Swedish culture. The words
in question are "du'' and mi" the use
of which is the cause Of so much dis
elimination in Swedish conversation
The professor maintains that much OF
society buffOonery has it's source in
the use of these words and tend only
to foster a sickening maintenance of
titles, vanity and class distinctions.
Professor Vising believes that radl-
cal reform in this respect is necessary
and suggests that members of the
royal house are those who should
inaugurate the reform. In support OF
this view it has been mentioned that
King Oscar requested Bishop Won
Scheele to address him as mi during
a students reunion at Upsala in 1888.
Although Professor Vising has many
supporters it is feared that it will
take a long time before Swedes will
consent to using a word similar to the
pronoun you" in general conversa-
ton.
The introduction Of American pat
ents and American machinery in
Sweden is a source of much worry to
the Swedish manufacturer. But in
spite of all efforts to check the 'Amer-
lean INVASION it is spreading every
day and that most notably so as far
as agricultural machinery is concerned.
The Mccormick selfbinders and the
Walter A. Woods mowers are now very
common among Swedish farmers and
their superiority over Swedish ma
chimes increases the demand for them
every year. The cash register is an
other American invention which was
introduced in Sweden as early as 1896,
and now no up-to-date store in the
larger cities of Sweden can do without
them. Thousands of American bicy-
Giles have been sold during the past
three years, and the field in this re-
spect is still very good in Sweden, as
the bicycle craze there has not yet
abated like in America. American
manufacturers find that the Scandina-
Wan countries offer rich inducements
and their agents are not letting the
grass grow under their feet.
Count de Casa Miranda, the hus-
band of Christine Nilsson, died last
Monday at Cambo, department of
Bases, Pyrenees, France. The widow,
who is at present in Sweden, has been
summoned. The count, who was over
60 years old, looked much younger.
He was the head of an old Spanish
family and an accomplished man Of
the world. He was proud of his cele-
brated wife, although inclined to OBJ
ject sometimes to her distaste for pub
licity and ostentatiOn of every kind.
He held a prominent government posi-
ton in Spain, which often kept him
away from home His daughter by q
former marriage is the constant COM
paniOn Of her stepmOther
Swedish accident insurance COM
panies are on the highroad to extinction
if they do not lower their administra-
ton costs. The state insurance insti-
tuition against accidents among work
men makes no charge for administra-
ton, but the costs of the private COM
panies last year were 20 per cent of
the paid-Out indemnities. 1t is likely
that the whole accident insurance bust
ness will be taken over by the state
Plans are under way to convert Tat
terSall into Il modern amusement re-
sort. The well-known American circus
manager, Caspar, is at the head of it.
A Folies-Bergere, with variety per-
formances, are to be introduced. An
excellent restaurant on the American
plan will be connected with the thea
ter.
Consul n. Person, of Helsingborg,
will not be a candidate for reelection
to the first chamber of the Riksdag
Lie COIlSul Will hereafter ueNOle LIS
time to the exporting business.
The Swedish architects association
held their annual convention in Stock
holm during the latter part Of last
month. About 500 delegates were in
attendance.
A proposition will go before the
Riksdag to raise a monument in
Stockholm in honor of Jonas Alstrom-
er, the father of Swedish sloyd.