Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-24
Document Will Be Published Early This
Week at Both Capitals.
lsToRY OF THE LONG NEGOTIATIONS
Sweden Insists Upon the Demolition of
Fortifoations on Frontier.
INTERESTS OF LAPps ARE PROTECTED
Radicals in Norway Insist that Terms
Proposed should He Actively Re-
sisted, but Moderate
Counsel Prevails.

KARI.STAD. Sept. 23.-After protracted
| sessions extending over some weeks the
Norwegian and Swedish delegates who met
here to settle the terms of separation
of the two countries early this evening
| arrived at an agreement on all points.
The terms were not made public,
In anticipation of an agreement large
| crowds assembled around the building in
| which the meetings had been held to wit
| uess the departure of the delegates. The
| Norwegians emerged Immediately upon the
! conclusion Of the session and were on their
way to Christiana a few minutes after
the announcement was made of the out
come of the negotiations. The Swedish
! delegates remained within some time, but
when they did show themselves they re-
ceived an ovation and were escorted TO
their hotel by the crowd, which sang
! the Swedish national anthem. They left AT
| midnight for Stockholm.
| The delegates refused to discuss the
terms Of the agreement, simply saying that
they would be given out early next week.
An agreement had been anticipated for
some days, as both sides had been adopt
ing concilatory attitudes.
History of Negotiations.
| The negotiations which are now COM
cluded were peculiar in nature On one
side the delegates were four Swedish min
listers, who at the time of the Riksdag
decision, were leading members of the
committee which framed the Swedish condi-
tions to assent to dissolution. on the
other side the delegates were men who led
Norway in it's revolution of June Z, but
who were not guided by any decision of
the Storthing on the contrary their
every act was looked upon with suspicion
by men more radical.
When Swedens conditions were made
known many voices in Norway were raised
against acceding 10 them. Premier Mich.
elsen of Norway was more conservative
and seeing the consequences to Norway Of
a breach with Sweden, willing 70 enter
into an agreement so long as It was homer
able TO Norway and preserved as much
! as possible its national pride. NJ. Berner
president OF II e Norwegian Storthing, anC
M Loevlsnd, the Norwegian foreign min
lister, were perhaps, not SO willing. but the!
followed Premier Nicholson.
Points of Difference.
The purpose of the Swedish delegates wa
, to make an agreement preserving the goot
feeling between the two peoples. From thi
viewpoint OF course, Sweden was compelled
10 insist on the demolition of the frontie
fortiications which Norway, notwithstand
l | ing the close connections of the countries
[ had erected against Sweden's entirely un
2 fortified frontier The first purpose tn
: Swedish delegates had was to hurt as llttl
4 as possible the feelings of Norway an
a the Swedish delegates throughout the pro
a ceedings have tried to find way in whic
D the fortress located farthest from tn
= frontier could be made less threatening
Z while the others, they contended. should b
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v successfully carried.
{ The Swedish delegates were also anxiou
{ to preserve free and untrammeled the in
= tercourse between the two countries an
= they therefore proposed that certain agree
ments be made regarding transit and water
ways which were equal in benefit to bot
e and which would prevent one country froI
n interfering with the other, 1t is believe
e that these matters also were settled to tn
a satisfaction Of both sides.
: Rights of LaDIandera.
Finally Sweden did not consider that
g could leave unprotected the interests
a the poor nomadic Laplanders who for the
II very existence depend on the use of pai
e lures in both countries at different season
70 for their reindeer. The Norwegians hel
10 out against the granting Of this righ
which had been established for centurie
but it is thought they at last gave in. Thu
\ Sweden never objected to arbitration
shown by the Riksdag's decision, in whic
y arbitration was first mentioned and whiC
agreed perfectly with sweden's express'
desire for peace.
Constitution for Norway.
TO CHRISTIANIA, Sept. A.-The Norwegis
~ delegation arrived here from Karlstad at
ID o'clock this morning and was receive
"a with cheers by several thousands OF pc
is sons who were waiting at the station.
ry During the last week there has been 4
Ia creasing agitation over the question OF
'g constitution for Norway The republiea
made great efforts 10 organize a part
or but they are hopeiessly In the minorit
As the candidature OF a Bernadotte prin
p tas been abandoned, all attention is nc
in directed to Prince Charles OF DenmaT
ab ba accents the thrOue- will he .