Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
DIR. KLOPsCH IN FAMINE REGION
He Is the Object of Much Praise and
Many Interviews Since His Return
to the City of Stockholm.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

The weIl-knoWn American philan-
thropist, DR.. Louis Klopsch, publisher
of the Christian Herald in New York
returned to Stockholm from the famine
sticken districts March 20 and has
since then been the object of much
praise and many interviews for the
| great interest he has taken in behalf
of the famine sufferers. DR.. Klopsch
first visited the famine-stricken dis
tricts of Finland, where he distributed
| 100000 Finnish marks to the different
| committees From Finland, DR..
| Klopsch started for Norrbotten, where
he met Governor Bergstrom and after
| comforting with him, gave the Swedish
| Central Relief committee a sum of
| 100000 crowns. The generous sums
which the philanthropist is thus dis
tributing have been subscribed by
| religious philanthropic association of
| America, whose representative he has
| been in different parts of the world
| wherever actual need has been in eX-
| istence. He has been heartily received
| in many cities of Sweden and the
| Swedes will not soon forget the gen.
crosby of DR.. Klopsch and the Amer
lean Philanthropic Association.
DR.. Gustaf Andreen, president of
Augustana college and Lutheran
seminary at Rock Island, Ills, de-
livered his second and last lecture In
Stockholm ON the evening of March
Fl at the Y. M. G. A. hall. His sub
icJ nd
Their Culture" His lecture was
listened to by a large audience and
Count Tanbe publicly thanked DR..
Andreen and through him the Amer
lean people for their generous aid in
relieving those in distress in Norr-
land Count Tanbe stated that after
listening to DIR. Andreens address it
is easy to understand why Swedish
Americans and Americans as well
have taken such an interest in
Sweden's recent misfortunes. The
following evening banquet was given
in honor of DR.. Andreen at Cafe
Richie.
The sultan of Turkey desires to en-
gage the services of Swedish military
officers in Macedonia The reason why
the sultan desires to engage Swedish
officers is partly because Sweden lies
far away from Turkey and is there
fore neutral and partly because he
does not care to engage Catholic Of
ficers and by all means not those of |
the Greek Catholic faith. A telegram
from Constantinople to Berlin, how
ever, states that the sultan's prime |
motive for engaging Swedish officers
is because Of Russia's protest against !
enga ging German officers. If the sui |
tan will not succeed in securing |
Swedish officers, it is stated that he |
will turn to Holland.
Acknowledgement of the aidrendered |
by the American people to the famine |
sufferers of Sweden has been made |
through United States Minister Thorn |
as by Karl J. Gergstrom, governor of |
the province of Norrbotten. After as
surfing the minister of the good ac-
complished by the American contribu-
ton, the governor adds: For Norr-
botten it has been a great comfort to
feel the interest which has been
shown this remote part of the world
by the people of America and its in
fiuential newspapers. two of which
have sent to Sweden special repre-
sentatives to investigate the situa
ton.
Robert Won Kramer, the veteran
and writer who died in
Stockholm last month, has in his will
donater his beautiful castle Stenham
mar in Sodermauland to the Swedish
government " it'll the proviso that it
is to be at the disposition of Prince
Wilhelm, the duke of Sodermauland. |
as long as he lives. "Stenhammar'' is
the largest and most imposing slott in
all Sodermauland
The Stockholm Press club gave it's
annual banquet at the Grand Hotel
On the evening of March 3d. Among
The guests were the Statsraden Berger
and Won Friesen. DR.. Klopsch and Mr..
o. Willets. The speakers were Pro
lessor Ernest Beckman, DR.. Klopsch
and Justice Berger
It is recommended by a committee
If the Swedish lower house that the
'ules governing promotion in the army
Ind navy be made more democratic.
At present it is almost impossible for
| non-commiSsioned officer to get
commission. This the committee
kinks an injustice.
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