Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-23
THE NORWEGIAN CRISIS.


car 10 the extraordinary session " tho
swedish Parliament ~ In complete har'
mony with me expressions OF the mon'
arch, previously given ON the Nor
wcglan crlule, II H. permoalod by n
ppirlt ~ peace and dignity ana there
con b. NO uoubt that hla Influence win
shape tho opinion of the icplcecnt,
tiycs ~ the Swedish poopo There VIII
therefore no mo hostility Tho union
win bo dissolved by mutual agreement,
ana the two nations WIN take oach.iia
own course Tho iulcntIon seems 10 be
To- appoint delegates to meet rcpro.
muuu,H of the No'voglous, for lha
purpose of Us,orHlnlug what guNrpl.
tees the Norwegian people VIII give 49,
TO theIr future political course, ana u
tho negotiations ON this subject can bo
ciru'l lo 10 successful completion the
tNo nations WIN part m friendship and
mutual rood Wll Hmg oscar nm.
doubleday oppressed the prevalent opln.
ION of lho conservative SWcdcs, when
he gll. the union is not worth the soc.
rldcos which acts of coercion would On.
TAN llo certainly expressed an ndls'
putobo truth whom ho added "A union
into which Norway would be- forced IN
such t mannor would be NJ littlo value
10 sweden
The union NJ the two scandinavian
peoples may now be considered dcn'
nitcly dissolved, II VIII not be long bee
tore the Norwegian government In
whatever form the people agree on--a
republic or constitutional monarchy
viii oo recognized by the powers Of tho
world, ana thus the ambition " the poo
llucRl leaders OF that country VIII be
fully realized
We have previously given u hriet his
tory OF the union Of the two Scondina'
yan kingdoms, which was Effected In
1874 This union, though n extended
only TO the common king ana common
oonsulor and diplomatic representation,
was really mover accepted by Norway,
The NorwcglOns resented the arrange
mont made for II, ana then the swedish
Grown Prince Bernndotto, the grand.
father Of the present Mnglnyadod Nof'
way with troops seasoned IN the CAM
polsn against Napoleon, Tho principal
fortress Of Norway frodcrlcketcen,
soon FEN into the hands Of the Swcdes,
ana though the Norwcglons fought
brayoy they realized the futllty ~
resistance aud peace was concluded.
The swedish KING was elected king Of
Norway on condition of his recognize.
Ing the Independence Of that kingdom,
Though peace nomnolly was secured.
disbursements between the roproson-
iailyos Of the two kingdoms have been
Of frequent occurrence \ Tow In
stances may be cited, IN the first place,
Norway refused to pay any part Of tho
Indemnity that was awarded tho king
Of Denmark by the treaty Of KicL
Peace at that time was secured by tho
King who renowned FOR himself and
the crown prince the Norwegian part
Of the ciyil list for a period Of ten
years
Another strife occurred when tho
Norwegian Parliament abolished tho
nobility Of the country The king final.
~ had to Yield, Later the Norwcglans
objected 10 having u ylce,regent This
aulap tlfp,fnt. u,ns .halIshah IA. Lin.
yielding to the Norwegian pressure, A
Few years ago the question " royal
veto IN constitutional amendments
very nearly caused hostilllIes between
the political parties IN Norway Tho
King claimed IN have absolute veto
while the parliament claimed Ia hayo
the power of setting aside hIa veto.
The king had tho best legal authority
for his contention, ana the Norwegian
Council Of state upheld him, but IN
spite Of all the parliament forced the
resignation Of the Council Of state ana
the King had to yield Thus the entire
hisiory Of tho union has been q ecros
Of conflicts I'm which the parliament
has had the victory over the admins
rotIyo part " tho governments II a
to be hoped that these conflicts WIN
now cease, and that the two branches
Of government will be able TO work
together IN perfect harmony
Norway has produced many eminent
men, We need only mention Bjornson,
lbtcn Manson ole Bull and Edward
drIog Vorgoand AZ one time dreamed
Of three scandinavian republics united
IN one strong Ound II IN not lmposs.
bio that the stop nov taken by Nor.
woy ie toward n realization " this
-Ar.lm