Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-26
Norway Makes Appeal to the
United States.
PAPERS SUBMITTED
MATTER REFERRED FOR PRESI-
DENT RoosEvELTs ACTION.
Norwegian Representatives Ask This
Government to Receive ENJOYS
and Recognize Consuls.

The United States government has been
asked to extend official recognition to Nor
way as an Independent government and all
the papers submitted to the State Depart
ment on the subject have been sent to
Oyster Bay for the consideration and ac-
ton of President Roosevelt The most
formal petition on the subject is that filed
by special ENJOYS of Norway" who have
been in this country since before the sepa-
ration from Sweden. These are Mr.. j. Ir-
gems, formerly secretary of the Norwegian
Swedish commission appointed to invest-
gate the consular question, and Mr.. Chris
tan Hauge, who, prior to the separation,
was secretary of the Norwegian-Swedish
legation in this city.
Actively cooperating with these gentle
men in enlisting American sentiment IN
favor of Norway Is Mr. F. Herman Gade,
mayor of Lake Forrest, Ill Many natural
lied citizens from Norway have also joined
in the appeal to President Roosevelt 10
recognize the independent government OF
Norway.
Norway's Plea.
One of the papers submitted to the State
Department contains the following state
ment of the Norwegian side of the case:
1.-THE recent events in Norway have In
no wise created any new state or SOW
ereignty, nor has there been any splitting
up of or separation from any sovereignty.
The kings household. including all the
officials thereof, has been separate ana
distinct in each country. Still more sig
nificant, perhaps, is the fact that the tariff
systems of the two countries nave been
entirely different, one being practically Tree
trade and the other protection; that there
has been no tariff reciprocity between the
two countries, and even that goods from
one country were subject to full tariff duty
in entering the other.
by virtue of its separate sovereignty
Norway has, entirely by itself, indepen-
dent of and unjoined by Sweden, concluded
numerous commercial treaties with foreign
nations.
ut will further be seen that the form
Of government has. by the recent events
undergone no change, but remains a KING
dom and a constitutional monarchy. There
neither has been nor IS there question OF
altering the constitution of the country, ex-
cept only as such refers to the union with
Sweden
Direct Questions Asked.
In submitting their application the So
called ENJOYS asked the following peril
nent questions:
"Will the United States government Off
cialiy receive diplomatic ENJOYS and recos-
nize consuls appointed by the Norwegian
government
"Will the United states government De
inclined to permit its consular officials In
different countries to take charge of the
interests of Norwegian citizens there that
may require attention until such consuls
can be appointed and sent to such coun-
tries by the Norwegian government?
The gentlemen behind the movement are
sanguine of the success of their efforts 10
induce the United States to recognize Nor
way. They have been assured by leading
American authorities on international law
that their case is a good one, and that
Norway is entitled to recognition as an in
dependent state. 1t is explained that APP
plication was made first to the United
States because of its fairness and liberality
on all international questions, and because
of the far-reaching advantages of favora-
BILE action by this country.