Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-04
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
LECTURE BY PROF. KJELLEN
IL Has Caused Considerable Comment
ia the Swedish-A merican Press
What HE said.
SWEDEN.
xxi

Professor Rudolf Kjellen, the emf
Dent Swedish writer and educator, dt.
livered an address at a banquet Civ.
en- in honor of the Lund university
chorus at Rock Island about three
weeks ago. which has caused consid.
cradle comment pro and o in the
Swedish-American press. Professor
Kjellen said in part; Il appreciate
the great advantages which America
undoubtedly offers, but any great .ur-
ure for the Swedes as Swedes in this
country | cannot see. There is lack.
ing the natural link between people In
this country and on the other side.
If even Sweden's 100000 inhabitants
were removed TO the Mississippi val
ley and given an independent govern
ment it could never become the same
nation. And il we would introduce n
new people in Sweden they could in
turn never there establish themselves
and retain their general characteristics
as Swedes. 1t will be the inevitable
fate of the Swedes that they one day
will disappear i'm the great strong
American nation, possibly the futures
greatest and strongest nation The
address was much applauded, but has
caused much spirited comment, both
among individuals and the Swedish
American papers In different parts of
the country.
America will soon be visited by ive
nrntnfnnnf Sxvn1nc nnnnfnfa1 hU I<inp
Oscar and the Swedish riksdag TO visit
America and participate i'm the inter
national peace congress to be held at
st. Louis. The delegates are Bishop
X. G. III. Won Scheele. Count Raoul
Hamilton, Hugo L. Tamm, Ernst Beck
interest is attached to Mr.. Tamm's Wis
II, as his wife is a Chicago woman. Mr..
Tamm is a member Of one of Sweden's
oldest families. a millionaire, a large
land owner. a distinguished economist.
and large employer of labor at his
liberal group of the riksdag and is
chairman OF the riksdag's COMMITTEES
on finance. He is considered the
wealthiest man in Sweden.
III. T. Biorklund, chief of the patent
bureau in Stockholm, has been APP
pointed governor of Umea. MIR. Biork-
lund was born in Stockholm and is -
years old. After completing his
course at the Upsala university. he de-
voted himself to government, and has
successfully held several important APP
pointments. In 1SS1-1SS6 he served in
the first chamber Of the riksdag and
In 1900 he was appointed chief of the
patent department.
July ii last marks the seventh ami
versary of Andree's unfortunie balloon
journey from Spitzbergen in search Of
the pole. SO daring was this under
taking that it has furnished comment
for the Swedish press during the last
seven years. The widest and most all
surd speculations as to Andree's fate
have also been published in the most
sensational manner.
The old Dramatic theater In Stock
holm will be rebuilt. Owing to the
drastic measures Of the authorities IN
behalf OF protection against fire in be
half of the theater-going public, the
theater was closed last winter and has
since been torn down. The new thea
ter will be modern in every respect and
will have more exists than any other
theater In the city.
w. X. Vanderbilt the New York mill
ionaire accompanied by his wife and
seven guests, arrived at Stockholm in
his yacht, the Warrior" July 1. 1.-The
Vanderbilt yacht Is the finest equipped
pleasure craft that has anchored In
Stockholm harbor this summer says
the Aftonbladet.
The Securities Insurance company
offers a reward Of $1,000 for the mr.
rest Of a jeweler. X. Anderson, who
some time ago stole $1,000 from the
company. Anderson. when last heard
from. was in London, but It is now
believed that he is in America.
Prince Heinrich XXI of Reuss is
at present enjoying a visit to Stock
holm and Is registered at the Grand
hotel. The prince will also visit Chris
tiania and will later on join King Os-
car at Marstraud.
Edward ~Johanson. a crack swimmer
from Stockholm recently won q silver
medal for clever swimming awarded
by King Edward. Ire princess or
Wales presented Mr.. Johanson with a
gold medal.
M Awl rado~r~cu sario. ~