The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-02
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NEXT RIKSDAG
IS DEADL0CKED
Second Chamber Won by Left
Socialists Gain - Karlstad
Treaty Submitted.
Special Gable to The Journal.

Stockholm, Sweden. Oct. 2.-The
parliamentary elections are now over
and it is evident that the friends of
suffrage extension have won a decisive
victory. The left has a small ma ority
in the second chamber and the scheme
of proportional representation, proposed
by the conservative first chamber as a
check to the campaign for extended suf
frage, has been emphatically repudiated
by the people.
The system might not have been re-
jected if it had been proposed to apply
1t also to the first chamber. But the
conservative plan was to have proper,
chamber alone and thus build up
strong minority party there without
giving up in the least conservative con
| troll in the first chamber. The left s
majority is small but gives control.
However. there is small chance of suf-
frage reform until the first chamber
is brought to time.
| Socialists Make Big Gain.
The most remarkable gain was that
Of the socialists, who have captured
fourteen seats as against four in the
present riksdag. These seats are mostly
/ in Stockholm. A socialist has been
elected to succeed the late. Adolf Hedin,
and the workingmen have carried other
| districts.
The union crisis cut very little figure
in the elections, being considered as a
settled affair. The present riksdag will
probably settle it by accepting the pro-
posals Of the government, which are
identical with the agreement at Karl
stad.
Karlstad Treaty Submitted.
The special session of the riksdae
summoned to deal with the treaty OF
Karlstad assembled in the throneroom
of the palace this morning and listened
sence of King Oscar, was read by Chris
tian Lundeberg, the prime minister
The members then repaired to theil
own chambers, where the treaty wa:
submitted to them in the form of {
royal proposal, attached to which were
the cabinet s recommendations for it
ratification.
The Premier's Speech.
The premier's speech follows:
"Convinced that it is important tina
the situation on the Scandinavian PENN
sula created by the storthing's resolr
tion Of June 7 should speedily be re
! placed by a settled condition Of things
, , l have summoned you for a new an
, extraordinary session of the riksdag t
take this serious matter into conside:
|
ton Of the last extraordinary sessio
of the riksdag and sanctioned by tn
king, negotiation have been conducte
;, by the Swedish and Norwegian del
! gates and an arrangement has been pr
7 posed which, having been examined b
:, the council Of state, is now submitte
II for your decision. It is my since,
. wish and most ardent hope that if tt
: riksdag and storthing accept the pr
:: posed arrangement it will conduce |
" lessen the dangers and difficulties whi<
s might arise in consequence of the di
% solution of the union.'
e Treaty Is Within Instructions.
% These recommendations pointed O,
~ that the riksdag's conditions were a
10 fulfilled as the notifications reache
r. in the course of the Karlstad conferen,
- we're all within the scope of the rik
y y days terms for giving it's assent
d d the dissolution of the union Of .Swede
" and Norway.
The distance of the Norwegian for
ress Of Kongsvinger from the frontie
g it was asserted, is so great that it do
y not menace Sweden. So there is
IS objection to allowing it to remain.