Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-22
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FINLAND.
The Berlin Tageblatt of June 26
contained correspondence from Hell
@singfors which throws very clear
light on the work of Russifying Fin
land, and the following is resume of
that correspondence: Scarcely a day
passes without something transpir-
ing which illustrates the "new sys-
'tem." AS soon as public function
'1ry does not seem tractable enough,
that is, in case he does not explicit
'1y acquiesce in all the illegal acts of
his superiors, the governor general
or the provincial governors-almost
all of the latter are now Russians
will make him understand that he
must resign within three days or he
will be discharged. The vacant Of
:Sfices are then filled either with less
respectable Finlanders or with speci-
mems of the hungry horde of Rus.
sian ''extraordinaries" who are flock
ing around the governor general.
&Since the beginning of the new era
the Russian fortune-hunter has found
Finland to be an exceedingly rich
hunting ground, where the young
4schinowuik, who has no idea of Fin
nish laws and conditions, runs across
lucrative positions which usually
bring him higher salaries than those
receivedby Finnish predecessors. A
few days ago an order was promul-
gated which shows how the con-
science Of the mighty may cause
.sgroundless fear. Although no assault
has been made and no firearms i'm
properly used in Finland the trade
In firearms and explosives has been
subjected to the most rigid control.
Military arms must not be imported
into Finland under any circum-
fstances: A special committee has
been appointed to protect the young
people of Finland from Erroneous
doctrines" One Of it's members is
Russian officer who is wei known as
u bitter Finn-baiter. The duty of
this committee shall be to revise all
the text books used in the schools of
Finland, especially those on history
and geography, and everything must
be removed which gives "a wrong
Idea about the position of Finland in
the Russian empire" Among wrong
ideas must be understood the &C.
acknowledgements and mention of the
constitution of the grand duchy of
Finland, which has been approved by
AL the szars. Even externally, Fin
land most receive a Russian stamp.
With this end in view the policemen
,o1 Helsingfors have been ordered to
adopt Russian uniforms which are not
unlike those of the Cossacks And
the governor general has issued an
order which provides that in all cities
of Finland, including those where no
Russian has resided, the names of the
streets shall be given first in Russian
and next N the speech of the land.
NORWAY.
The fortress at Fredrikstad was
abandoned for good on the evening of
June Is.
Storthingsman Korset is not can
didate for reelection because his pri-
vate affairs are going to wreck and
ruin during his long absence at the
:storthing.
June 80 was the 25th anniversary
oof the establishment of Verdens
Gang, the greatest Norwegian daily.
%. Thommesen has been at the head
OF the paper from first to last. He
1received many presents ON that day,
Including an album in which numer-
sous contributors to the paper had
written congratulations. Bjornson
wrote: ''Thommesen is the best ed
1torial writer the Norwegian press
ever had, and he has done his coun-
try invaluable services"
The South Vale brick factory, near
Fredrikstad, was almost completely
destroyed by fire. The loss is about
ST., 1000.
A number of Kristiania ladies and
gentlemen have commenced to raise
money for the establishment of q
,hospital for sick horses. There is
nothing sentimental about the plan.
The aim of the promoters is simply
TO restore overworked or sick AMI
mails so that they may render better
service in future.
It is settled that the air compress
eor invented by Engineer Fling is
an unqualified success. The air com
Spressor is used for storing motive
power in limited quantities. The in
vention will be patented in all man.
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