The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-04
GROWS SARCASTIC
correspondent Says Riksdag Should
Have Nobel Peace Prize.

A correspondent of Stockholm s Dag
blad demands that the Nobel institute. |
the Swedish government and the SUI
preme court take the necessary steps to |
deprive the Norwegian storthing of the
honor of bestowing the Nobel peace
prlze IN order that the honor may be
conferred on the Swedish riksdag. When
the Norwegian storthing has caused a
revolution and Sweden, in spite of all,
has refrained from seizing the sword
SIMPLY thru its love for peace, it shows
that the Swedes are the most peace
loving people in the world.
verdens Gang (Christianian) has in
terviewed Court Marshal Rustad, who,
according to the Swedish papers,
warned King Oscar against travelling to-
Christiania, as he could not be Safe
from almost any event. Hr. Rustad says
that he never suspected any danger
any such advice
Malmo-Tidningen (Sweden) publishes
statement from a thoroly reliable per-
son that the Norwegian government
has ordered 100000 rifle cartridges
prize was offered for delivery within
the offer The same san in infor r te ststed
that Norway had been supplied with
army heldflasses Of the same pattern
as that used by the Japanese and that
Norway, and Japan were the only ma
tions which had supplied their armies
with these fieldglasses.
] Aftonbladet (Stockholm), after quot
ing from the prediction platforms of
the various parties in the elections of
1902, insists that it is the duty of the
SWo ICh 1lYcI ND L.
maintain the union at all hazards. What
will the members o. the riksdag, who
seek reelection, answer their constitu-
ents when they ask in sorrow and bit
terness: What have you done with the
union we elected you to maintain and
by accepting the duty9 Do you con
slider that you have kept. your oath by
falling back from a revolutionary coup
by the Norwegian government, break
ing the law agreement and the rights
of the people, and the disorderly stor-
thing, which, by the way, was elected
on similar program as yourselves
The Swedish papers are making a
target of Colonel Claes Bratt, who, in
two leading German papers, sought to
prove that the Swedish army and navy
would be unable to conquer and hold
few to blockade the Norwegian har-
bors and the army too small to even
protect the frontiers, let alone enter
Norway in force. With this statement,
says one paper, the Norwegian agents
in foreign lands could induce Sweden IS
friends to believe that the best service
they could render Sweden would be to
urge the government to hasten in all
humility to approve Of everything Nor
way might decree.
A correspondent of Svenska Dag
b1adet, who was sent to Christiania,
writes. back to his paper that he has
interviewed members of the storthing,
who, in the past, were strongest sup
porters of the union and other men, as
: for example, Pastor Klaveness, on the
attitude Of the people toward the dis
!, solution. He was Informed that a few
: old conservatives were dissatisfied with
the proceedings of June 7.
5 emo matter how strongly the acts
: of June are condemned In Sweden, y
!; he concludes, cit is useless to enter
into any speculation if Norwegian dis
content with the revolution-even if
? it exists in any degree-can be of any
aid in maintaining the union or Oh.
tanning any extreme conditions fo1
Sweden
: Morgenbladet (Christiania) says that
. the sentiment in favor of Prince Car
Of Denmark for the throne of Norway
}, is growing in the same degree that the
Bernadotte is declining thru the posi-
! tive refusal of King Oscar to sanction
i the proposal No definite negotiation
+ can be entered into, however, unit
q there has been a formal ending Of thu
o negotiations with the house Of Berna
a dotte, which last has not yet take1
e place.