Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-29

King Oscar. and QueeSis Sole donated
4e705 Is the Flnscn III pnnmuent fund in
Copenhagen.
81 Il isrum0rcd that the corycttcs Saga
and !. Freja are going TO England to
bring Princess Margarita, the future
bride Of Prince Gustaf Adolf.
S:4 DENMARK =# s=
Il is feared that Copenhagen will be
badly stakea mp by labor con iicts in
the spring. Tho employees demand
higher wages, and the employers hatly
refuse to grant the dema nds. The
feeling is hostile ON both sides.
The Danish Press association cele.
br r' 7 d its % years jubilee March 2:
The occasion was commemorated by q
genuine genuine gala day in Copenhagen.
Large amounts Of money were re-.
ceived from institutions, as we'll as
private parties. About 4 score of the
leading business concerns OF Copen.
hagen had dubbed together and raised
about $40, 600, which was presented to
the association in the form Of bank
book. The Danish business men reaIize
that the press has rendered the :coun-.
try . magnificent service: The money
was turned over to the old age aid
fund Of the association. *,s.. :7 = Fl .:
The folketing, in voting on the mili-
tary budget, authorized the minister
OF war, by a vote of go to Al, to take
what might be saved from the appro-
priations made for certain purpose
and expend it. for some other object
All parties agree that this is the same
as vote of confidence extended to the
minister of war, Premier Christensen.
~ NORWAY
Prof. Hirsch, former principal of
the agricultural college, lcctprcd on
farming in Norway to Kristiania
audience, and some of the facts
stated by him on that occasion are
given below. Norway has about
2,25o,0o0 inhabitants, of whom $1,000
make q living by farming, while the
mining and manufacturing industries
support 457,s0O persons. But 10000
of the latter live in farming commu-
mites, and as such they are support
ed indirectly by agriculture, raising
the total number of those depending
ON agriculture for a living to- about
one million, The fisheries support
$4,000, and shipping $4,000 persons.
The rural districts contain $343, 000.-
600 of the wealth of the country, the
cities 1929, 100000. The value of the
soil itself is put at $23O,00O,0OO, as
against 3O,000,O0O one hundred years
ago. This indica tess the great possi-
Utilities of agriculture But farming
has not received proper attention. 1t
has been a sort of football between
the fisheries and the numbering in
dustry, though farming is safer and
more profitab BILE in the long run Nor
way has a richer soil than most OF
the other countries of northern, Eu-
rope. The Norwegians are in the
habit of talking about the rich soil
OF Denmark, but most of the soil
in Norway is richer than that of
Jylland. In Holland there is hardly
an: honest patch of soil according to
Norwegian. ideas. But unique toll
had made the land of Holland yield
enormously. The speaker thought it
was. q shame that the Norwegians
had failed to reap richer crops from
the land which the Lord has given
|@them.'' II: -. s.. r.
s The great dailies failed to report
certain points made by Col. Stang
ina speech to thousands of people.
He said that the present moment
was favorable i,:.'E' for military action
against Sweden. He argued that the
military defenses of Norway were
superior to those of. Sweden, but
that the conditions would be reversed
five or more years from now. His
ugliest statement was. that Sweden
is the only country from which Nor
way has any reason to fear war. Ac-
cordingly, he said, some SIS, O00, 900
had been spent for defenses. largely
with that fact in view. In 1895, he
said, the swedes were on the point
of invading Norway, but no such
thing needs be feared now. %
The new premier, P. c. Nicholson,
outlined the governments program
in. the storting. Relative to the
Sweden: and Norway consular system,
he said the new cabinet was formed
to establish the. constitutional right
OF: Norway to. a. separate consular
service and to preserve Norway's
sovereignty as free and independent
kingdom. eve KNOW" he said, that
we have on our side united stortine
and q: united people. The people of
Norway have no greater. desire than
to live peacefully and on good terms
with everybody, more especially with
their Swedish neighbors, so that they
can devote their whole strength to
the development of the material re-
sources of the country. I ann firmly
convinced that the united and un-
bending will Of our people will ac-
Ecomplish fthe2desired result g
Crown Prince Gustav, the regent,
sent a long letter to the special COM
mittee of nineteen members, advis-
ing the committee to move carefully
on the consular service matter. The
newspapers were quick to point out
that the letter is not backed by any
member of the Norwegian. govern
ment, and that this fact depriyes it
of constitutional authority The
regent suggested renewed negotia-
tions, but this idea is secuted by the
Norwegians. >. -. =: @s&.>74. sz~.
The city Of Stavanger has been
flooded with fresh fish, and the
prices are low. The excursion steam.
ers are busy carrying city people
who like to see the silvery beauties