Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-10
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
SWEDISH PEOPLE IN AMERICA
DIR. Carl Sundbeck's 30 ok Deal with
Their Condition i'm the Land
OF the Free.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

mas now Deen
published by the Augustana Book con
Germ of Rock Island, III. The book
contains over $50 illustrations, is neat
ly bound, and creates even at first
glance a very favorable impression.
Mr.. Sundbeck is one of the few Swed-
lsh travellers and writer's who seems
to have a fair and just impression OF
America and especially the Swedish
Americans, and but for his perversed
idea that the Swedish people form Il
little nation of their own, his book II
certainly "A happy and successful con
ception Of the material as well as the
spiritual condition Of the Swedish peo-
pie and their descendants in America.
His depletion OF farm life, especially
In Minnesota, is excellent, also his es-
innate of Swedish american schools
and colleges, churches, newspapers,
etc. 1t may be said, however, ana
that justly So, that he has devoted a
rather large amount of space to the
Lutheran Augustana Synod, and when
II Is considered that Mr.. Sundbeck
himself is a theological student, ii may
be pardonable. SO far as newspaper
men are concerned he has left out the
names Of some of our pioneers, and
one could hardly expect in the short
time allotted to him that he would be
able to secure data for everything.
Indeed DIR. Sundbeck has written a
book which will give the people in
Sweden a far better impression of the
Swedish-Americans who have for So
many years been constrained to be
eve alert and on the defensive againsr
unjust attacks from the other side.
Although the Swedish-Americans In
this country do not believe that there
exists a distinct "Svensk nation" with
In our borders, as DIR. Sundbeck would
have 1t, his kind words and fair estl-
mate OF the progress Of American
Swedes will be highly appreciated by
all who will be fortunate enough to
read his interesting book.
August Strindberg's drama entitled
1.-The Father" has been rendered in st.
Petersburg with much success. and has
been favorably received by the critics.
1t has been rendered a dozen times
already and at each performance the
theater has beer crowded to its fullest
capacity. Mr.. Strindberg's dramas are
coming into prominence in Germany,
France and Russia, and his latest
plays are now being translated into
English and will soon be rendered in
London. 1t is hoped by hundreds of
Swedish Americans that Strindberg's
productions will at no far distant date
be heard in America and Il is certain
that If his dramas will be properly
transposed into English that they will
be well received all through the east
and west.
One can now form a fair estimate
of Sweden's crops for the, season just
passed. The results show. however,
that much small grain will have to be
imported, especially is this the case
with oats and rye, which have this
year fallen far below the average
yield. The wheat yield has been
somewhat better than during the two
previous years, but it is considered
only an average yield. On the other
hand there is a plentiful supply Of
potatoes. The sugar beet yield was a
failure In most parts Of the southern
part Of Sweden. So taken on the
whole II is not a prosperous year in
Sweden and 1t is feared that the poor
result can but increase immigration
this fall and next spring.
The trial Of former Senator Schau-
mann, father Of Eugene Waldemar
Schaumann, the assassin of the late
Governor General Bobrfkoff, arrested
on suspicion of having had knowledge
of his sons crime. is being continued
In Abo, Finland, and Is arousing much
popular interest not only In Finland.
but In Sweden and Norway as well
The indictment charges him with con
spiracy against the government. The
day after Bobrikof's assassination
plans for q general arming and train
Ing Of the whole population were found
IN the prisoners house. Schaumann
does not deny the authorship Of the
plans. but contests the revolutionary
Interpretation given them.
Prince wilhelm took his ofier's ex-
animation Oct. 8 and endured the or
0EoA !" WcI WhASA NEuc[k8 uJtul0E
but credit on the young mans capabili-
Jies as a student. Present ut the sx-
animation were King Oscar, Prince
Wilhelm's father; Crownpr1nce Gustav
and his mother, the crownprincess.
Prince Gustaf Adolph and Prince
Eugene The young prince has been
appointed a second lieutenant in the
Bodermanland regiment and has also
received TIE same commission IN the
Norwegian marineA
Can Ragnar Palm. the Swedish EN-
bezxies. has been arrested IN Iroud-
HEM, Norway, ana WIN be taken b
otcckholm for trial In the near future.
He swindled d Actofy IN KabrineLoIm
~ 1000 crowns ana for I tine made
eood his escape In London Heaafter~
WARDS moved b Norway. where ewcd-
IN detsrtfves again view PIT q Mis-
tpack. Palm had ,prevtoasly se<ved
dine On 4I~Anaholmen-
FrOfssscr Svants Ar1heuiusI the emk
n6nk Swedish sc>en<fst. WHO made I'M
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