The San Francisco call., 1905-06-08
CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE.
Kings Veto of Separate Consular
Measure Leads to Secession.

Measure Leads to secession.
The dissolution of the union between
Sweden and Norway has been pending
for some time and had its growth in
the desire for the establishment of sep
arate consular systems for the two
countries King Oscar recently vetoed
at Stockholm measures presented to him
by the Council of State providing fol
separate consular representation, and
the Norwegians maintained that their
King, by so doing, and partly by his abb
sence from Norway, had suspended his
rights and duties as King of Norway.
One of the causes for the desire in Swe-
den and Norway for separate consular
systems was the fact that Sweden is
protectionist and Norway is for free
trade and Norway's more extensive sea
trade and other divergencies of COM
mercial interests had much to do with
the agitation.
BY the treaty of Kiel on January IA,
1914, Norway was ceded to the King of
Sweden by the King of Denmark, but
the Norwegian people did not recognize
this cession and declared themselves
independent. A constituent assembly
met at Eidsvold and, on May II, 1914,
having adopted a constitution, elected
the Danish Prince, Christian Frederick,
TO be King of Norway. Swedish troops,
however, entered Norway, and. the for
eign powers refusing to recognize the
new King, there was concluded on Aug
ust IA the convention of Moss, by which
the independence of Norway, in union
with Sweden, was proclaimed. An ex-
traordinary Storthing was then con-
voked and adopted notifications in the
constitution made necessary by the
union with Sweden, and then elected
King Charles XIII King of Norway on
November 4, 1914.
In the following year a charter was
promulgated establishing new funda-
mental laws on the terms that the union
Of the two Kingdoms should be indis-
soluble and irrevocable, without preju-
dice. however, to the separate govern
ment. constitution and code of laws of
either Sweden OF Norway
The law of succession was the same
in Sweden and Norway. In the case of
an absolute vacancy of the throne the
Diets or Parliaments of the two king
doms assembled for the election of the
future sovereign, and If they were un-
able to agree upon one person an equal
number of Swedish and Norwegian
Deputies were to meet at the city
of Karlstadt. in Sweden, for the ap-
pointment of a King, this nomination
to be absolute.
The common affairs of Sweden and
Norway were decided upon in a Council
wegians. The King had the right to
declare war and make peace only after
consulting the Council of State
1t is said in London that the Chris
tiania correspondent of the Times has
telegraphed to his paper that he be-
lieved he had good authority for say
ing that Sweden had indirectly assured
Norway that no forcible measures
would be employed to keep her within
the bonds of the present union.
The founder of the house of Berna-
dotte was John Baptiste Jules Ber-
nadotte. Field Marshal of Napoleon 1,
who became Minister of War in 1893,
served with distinction at Austerlitz in
1905 and was elected Crown Prince of
Sweden in 1910, commanded the army
of the north against Napoleon in 1913,
and, as Charles XIV, became King of
Sweden and Norway in 1918. He died
in 1914.
He was succeeded by his only son,
Oscar I. who married Josephine. daugh-
ter of Eugene Beauharnais, formerly
viceroy of Italy.
Oscar died in 1859 and was sue
ceeded by his eldest son, Charles XIV.
The latter died in 1872 and the crown
descended to his brother, Oscar II. who
to-day was declared by the Storthing
to have ceased to act as King of Nor
way.
The younger sons OF the house of
Bernadotte have borne the title of
Prince Of Sweden and Norway. Oscar
IL has four sons-Gustave, the Crown
Prince, who has acted as Regent; Prince
Oscar, Prince Carl and Prince Eugene
Gustave was born in 1858, is married
and has three sons.
Prince Oscar was born in 1859, re-
his succession to the throne
and married in 1888 Ebba Muncke of
Fulkila.
Prince Carl was born In 1851 and
married in 1897 Princess Ingebor.
daughter OF Crown Prince Frederick of
Denmark.
Prince Eugene was born in 1865 and
is not married.
The eldest son OF the Swedish Crown
Prince, Prince Gustavus Adolphus born
In 1882. is betrothed to the eldest
daughter Of the Duke of Connaueht.
Princess Marguerite Victoria. They are
TO be married in England on June IT.