Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-29
Recent Occurrences OF Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
GEAR SEEKS NEW D0GINIONs
Misses No Chance TO Influence the
People OF the Extreme North
west OF Europe.
SWEDEN.
stockholm.

Russia's determination TO seize ev.
cry chance TO influence the peoples of
the extreme northwest of Europe fa-
vorably TO the cars ambition TO ex-
tend his dominions to the Atlantic is
freshly attested by a leading article
In The Novoe Nremya. The article Is
based on the complaints formulated by
Elsa Laula, the a~mbassadrix of the
Laplanders. "These representations"
says The Novoe Nremya. SHOW how
unjustly Sweden treats the aboriginal
inhabitants. the Indians of sweden.
Our Finnish fellow-subjects, especial
ly those who have beer long under the
Swedish rule, should compare the just
and lenient treatment they have expe-
rienced at Russia's hands with the OPP
preston of the Swedish Laplanders.
Even full-blooded Swedish peasants
feel the heavy hand, not only of the
government but also OF the sawmill
and other corporations to which has
been committed their industrial fate.
The result is that while the Finnish
peasants are on the way to freedom,
the Swedish peasants are on the way
to slavery and the Lapps on the way TO
extinction" So far the Russian com
ment. 'When the real facts In the
case have been brought forward" says
a Swedish writer, "the world will soon
learn that Russia has again traversed
forbidden ground, this time, however,
merely on paper"
Sweden's representatives to the In
ternational disarmam ent conference
which is these days In session at St
Louis are Professor Ernst Beckman
and Attorney Johan OLSON. Professor
Ernst Beckman Is a distinguished au-
thor and linguist and has travelled ex-
tensively In Europe and in the Orient.
He was for many years president OF
the Stockholm press club and has for
years been prominent in educational
and culture circles in the Swedish capt.
tol. Professor Beckman is married
to an American lady Miss Baker, who
is a daughter of Mrs. Mary Baker of
Massachusetts. who is the author Of
Pictures of Swedish Life" Mr.. John
OLSON is a distinguished attorney of
Stockholm and for a number of years
a member OF the first chamber of the
riksdag.
Finland's coast is patrolled night and
day, say a Helsinfors correspondent,
by ~improvised Russian wal craft of
light draft and limited armament. No
vessel is permitted TO approach. anchor
or pass within two miles of the mouth
of the Finnish harbor between sunset
and sunrise. The regulation has
demoralized the Stockholm and Lubbock
steamship service. Owing to the arriv-
al of the vessels In Finnish waters
between s and 9 at night. complete
revision of the sailing hours is neces-
STATED. The Russians believe that the
waters of northern Europe are infest-
ed with Japanese torpedo-boats com
missioned to attack the cars Baltic
feet.
The royal navy yards. which have
hitherto occupied one of the largest Of
the seven islands of Stockholm, just
opposite the royal palace, are now to
be moved 70 kaknas, on the north side
of the mouth OF the canal which sepa-
rates the 'Diurgarden'' from the main
land. This will leave about 200 acres
of ground in the heart of the city free
for building purposes. 1t Is the in
tention to build here a great city hall
and several other magnificent edifces
to contain the government Offices.
These are now in buildings about 200
years old, which more resemble pris-
ons than offices Of the government.
Colonel G. A. Smith. the well-known
Minneapolis lumberman, has been
made commander of vasa by King
Oscar in appreciation Of his services
and philanthropaey in behalf of Swed-
ish emigrants and institutions Of learn
ing. A few Swedish-Americans have
been gazetted knights of the North
Star and Vasa orders, but Mr.. Smith
now holds the highest decoration Of
any Swedish American in this city.
John Forsell, the celebrated opera
singer who appeared with the Lund uni
yersity male chorus In America last
summer, has been engaged for fifty
performances at the royal opera In
Stockholm at a salary of 300 crowns
. IN tNchiiEs IL 10 tdItitu Ou GOOtl
authority that Mr.. Forsell will again
visit the United States next summer,
when he will give a series of song
r~ecitals through the country.
There are ifty-seven veterans of the
civil war residing in Sweden at pres
ent. They ~aggregately draw a
pension from the United States gov
eminent amounting to $4,000 crowns
S7.9S0.) Norway has fifty United
States civil war veterans drawing
pensions amounting to about $1,000
and Denmark has thirty-two who re-
ceive $4,4S0 in pensions.
Prince Gust8f Adolph Is at present
doing service In the Svea life guards
under command Of Captain Weiden-
helm. The young prince must follow
the same rigid rules as other men In
the service and his father, Crown
prince Gdstaf, has given strict orders
that be be spared none Of the or
deals.
G. JuhliD Dannfeldt for a number
Of years Swedish Norwegian consul in
London, died at his home In Dturn-