The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10

than p live Il good harno,-
and not least with the nsc, ay NTH n 4
en- and the 1>pasty nnS. vp'e of sss
dtrection Of our country. d.' Which Il.
and bite dispates affeoti re = nav
has attained sach importsas. sae uai~
asl and material devalopms.n.l ntsllsst
idence q the fact that ~. A,w.
struggle Of the Norwegian woft W
the full independence Of -. People ir
has not been founded on sny 'is'''a ~
toward the royal house Of tha - issla
people, and has not left hs,s s.sdii
bitterness TOWARD either Of sS ny
storthing respectfully solic;.' e u.
majesty's cooperation to thu y. ,oe
2 prince Of your majesty's ho saa that
DO permitted, while relinon;.SS::e ma,
right to succession to the .has BIZ
Sweden, to accept election q. y: q
Norway. % King Of
The day on which the No.
people elect their own king t ~
the ancient throne Of NORWAY ~; ascend
up an era OF more TRANQUIL oo "u open
in Norway. Of good will and oass!
relations with the Swedish N.Y. Oofdlal
for peace. concord and loyal ooIos and
tion in the North for the cn,tu- Opefa.
protection Of the people and tha;s and
dom and independence. Conv;n n .,ss
this, the storthing ventures tn a ao Of
the confident hope that what b. ".ples'
been done will turn out for tho ooo INV !!
all, as we'll as for your maies sUOu o.
whose person the Norwegian 49,. .s
will retain their high respect sn r'0p :
votion." H oe'
At its meeting in the eyen;,, :,
storthing addressed a proclamat;o, ~. J.
the Norwegian people, in which - -; "
en- detailed account of the events s $.
ceding the passing OF the resolnta ,s'
The proclamation concludes "a follo~ u'
"The storthing hopes that thu N,'
wegian people will succeed in liv;n";.
peace and on good terms with ali s.a
not the least with the Swedish neonl. 9
to whom we are linked by 40 msn,
natural tics.
THE storthing is sure that the nso
pie will join with it and with thu e DIV
eminent in maintaining the full inds
pendence Of Norway and with frmnss,
and dignified tranquility submit tn ths
necessary sacrifices; and it is further
sure that all subjects will fully resuact
all ordinances and prescriptions finn,
the government.
"All officials, civil and military
must in every respect yield that obedl.
ence which the government has ths
right to claim according to the author.
ity transferred to it by the stortbiup
in the name Of the people of Norway
Digntfied and Orderly.
The proceedings throughout the mo.
mentous session Of the storthiug vers
marked with supreme goou order and
by the utmost dignity. The plans bad
been most carefully prepared, and no.
thing had been omitted to secure the
Inauguration Of the new government
under the best auspices. 1t was ar.
ranged that the storthing will send
deputation to convey the address adopt.
ed by it to the king.
M. Arctander will be Norway's first
foreign minister. He is now chief Of
the department. of commerce, naviga.
ton and industry.
It is understood that an extrsordi-
nary session Of the Swedish riksdag
will be called June 26, if not earlier,
as the result of the action Of the storth.
ing.
From many parts of the country tel
egrams are being received expressing
the enthusiastic popular sympathy
with the declaration Of the storthing.
The whole population appears to DO
deeply moved with a sense Of the serl'
BUSINESS Of the occasion.
Special missions will be cent to tho
great powers asking them to recognize
Norway's Independence.