Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-05-23

sensa tional letter to the press ex-
horting the radical party to expel the
war-provoking extremists from the
Stang Konow cabinet. The poet de-
nounces all violent agitation against
Sweden and asserts that the present
friendly relations promise Norway full
equality in the union.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson has lately car
ried on an active newspaper campaign
in several of the leading European
dailies in behalf of his pet idea, the
so-called pan-Germanism. His latest
letter to the Berliner Tageblatt is of
especial interest, as it touches on the
sensitive North-Schleswig question.
Bjornson says: Several Danes in
North Schleswig have written me that
it was a misunderstanding ON my part
to- think that the Danes in that Sec
ton of the country had given up hope
of a reunion with Denmark. They
did not wish, however, that this OBJ
ject should be attained by war, but
they did hope that it would be reached
through a peaceful development OF
German thought and tolerance and a
union between Germany and the Sean
dinavian countries. | consider it my
duty to give publicity to this view,
adding that what wrote on former
occasion also 1manated from Danes in
North Schleswig" The Berliner Tage-
blatt comments editorially upon Bjorn-
sons letter, saying: 1.-THE boundary
lire between Denmark and SchlesWig
can never be altered. The Danish pop
ulation will have to resign itself to
the situation Its dreams can never be
realized"
Admiral Hans Frunchorst Ravn
died at his home in Christiania few
days ago, aged IS years. He was
born in Kristiandsand in 1849. He re-
ceived military training and was ap-
pointed a premier lieutenant in the
Norwegian navy in 1858 and became
captain in the Mariner in 1858. In
1882 he was appointed "chef" for the
naval academy and in 1893 was ap-
pointed rear admiral and later admiral
and chef of the "admiral-s
position which he held until 1896. Ad-
miral Ravn was knight of st. Olaf
and was in his time leader in mill
tary and naval circles of the NorWe-
igan capital.
Bergen, the second town of Norway,
has decided to raise this years reve-
nue. by an income tax of l per cent.
This, along with the state income tax,
10 aT1u
one-fifth of their income in direct taxa
ton, while the indirect taxation is also
heavy The case is not exceptional
and shows that Norway is, after Italy,
the heaviest taxed country in Europe.
The storthing's address to the Nor
wegian government in favor of arbitra
ton treaties and guaranteed neutral
ity for Norway was discussed in a re-
cent cabinet meeting and it was decid-
ed to approve the foreign governments
in regard to this question. The foreign
office has now taken charge of the mat
ter.
The decision of the storthing in re
gard to the abolition of Fort Frebriks-
stad was received with great satisfac-
ton in the city, as considerable
stretches of land have now been placed
at the disposition of the municipality
and it is expected that the town will
get fresh start.
Emperor William will visit Norway
again this summer and enjoy his Gus
tomary cruise. The journey will be ia
ken Immediately after the annual
'.seilregatta" III Kiel, which takes place
in the early part of next month.