Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-07-01

SWede reels that. ne Is an ar1StOcfaL.
! He is punctitious, stiff and ceremoni-
GUS as a Spaniard. We Norwegians
are democratic and conscious of our
| freedom and independence. The
| Swedes can never forget their exalted
national glory; they dream about it,
| treat us haut-en-bar and call us peas
ants. And peasants indeed we are
and are proud of it, but we are not
| canaille. When any conflict takes
place our king is never on the spot
here; he is in Sweden We have, how
ever, no complaint to make of King
Oscar personally. He is a peacefully
| risposed, simple and fair-minded man
we also have high opinion
of the Swedes as men, but not as fell
low subjects. What we want with re-
| gard to Sweden, as soon as the union
has been dissolved, is a defensive alli-
| ance with her, in which Denmark may
also be eventually included But we
are aiming at complete independence,
! both in our domestic and foreign af-
fairs. If the question is raised wheth-
er Norway is to be monarchy or
| republic, l would answer, we have no
| objection to a king and Prince Karl
| (who has been suggested as king for
Norway is peaceful and serene man,
| but the fact Of it is we do not think
it necessary to have any sovereign lord
at ALL
Norway's recent kilograms of con-
| graduation to King Oscar on the mar
riage of his grandson Prince Gustavus
Adolphus, to Princess Margaret of
Connaught and to the newly welded
couple and the decoration of official
and private buildings throughout the
land are token of the cOuntry's good
will. The whole nation is earnest in
it's wish for amicable relations with
Sweden. Indeed all Norway is peace
full, but firmly maintain their indie
pendence.
Ole Ravna, the Laplander, who ac-
companied hansen on his last polar ex-
petition, has recently visited Christi
ania, where he has been the guest of
! the explorer. They remained in
Christiania couple of days and then
continued to Copenhagen. where they
Joined the Greenland expedition which
was recently organized there.
President Roosevelt received forty
eight members of the Norwegian Stu
dents Choral union at the White
House June 49, After congra tulations
had been extended the president called
for a song. The visitors first sang
oh q
followed by the "Star Spangled Ban
ner"
The annual summer tourist has al
ready put in appearance and within
short time hotel and mn keepers will
be busy. During the present month
Norway has been visited by large
number of English fishermen, who re-
port excellent success at trout fishing.
A new sanatorium for consumptives
has recently been opened at Tonsberg
at a cost of 10000 crowns. 1t is To-
Gated in the healthiest spot in the
world and has already very large
patronage.
0. Phil, superintendent of the Chris
tiania gas works, has been suspended
from Office owing to irregularities in his
accounts, which are now pending an
investigation.
During the first quarter of the pres
ent year, 1896 Norwegians emigrated
to foreign lands During the same
period last year 3,771 persons emf
grated.
Says the Morgenbladet christianity
in one of it's recent issues: "a peace
full dissolution of the union Is at the
present moment the most we can hope
for