The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-11
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PRESS COMMENT
Norwegian and Swedish Journals {
Riksdag's Proposals.

and Swedish Journals on
Riksdag's Proposals.
None of the Norwegian newspapers
like the terms proposed by the Swedish
1ahSF' to r retire from the u union.
"Aftenposten" says: "What we here
tofore have had to do with Sweden has
tended to sharpen our watchfulness in
these matters. Presumably we will not
therefore harvest bitter and discour-
aging experiences anew. The first con-
tribution to careful valuation Of the
Swedish proposition will be received
also thru the establishment of new
Swedish government
Dagbladet, organ Of the liberals, says:
"We will say this much, that the Swed-
ish proposition seems to offer, great diff
ficulties for a reasonable and final agree
ment and is in the highest degree Sc
we're in it's demands, severity which Is
all the more striking in that the commit
tee was unanimouS.'
Intelligenssedlerne holds that the two,
absolute conditions, imposing new &C.
tion. by new storthing or plebiscito
and thereafter a new proposition to
Sweden to dissolve the union, are very
difficult of acceptance. "These two
conditions seem to be the indications
of Swedish interference in Norwegian
affairs and a Swedish assumption Of
superiority which we cannot &C
Knowledge
"It is not tempting dish that the
Swedish special committee has pre-
pared,V says Oerebladet. "It. demands
the abandonment Of the Notifications
along the frontiers. It demands that
the Norwegian people shall take a refer
thing Of June Z, and afterward renew
the proposition to separate. We can
safely say that the Swedes are aiming
their arrow too high and that they take
the risk Of falling outside Of the game
and of seeing Norway taking its own
course to win recognition of its indie
pendence." 49,.
In view of the objections Of the Nor
Sweden, it might be assumed that they
find favor with the Swedish press. On
| the whole this is true Gothenburg's
| Handelstidn which is friendly to
! Norway, considers the conditions rea-
sonable. By a referendum vote It will
sustain the action. Of the storthing on
June Z. That there should be proper
| negotiations concerning the separation
is no more than right. The abandon
ment Of the frontier fortifca tions,
| which has created much bad blood in
/ Sweden would tend to promote the
| former friehdliness which existed be-
tween the two countries
] Stockholms Dagblad finds the commit
tee g report remarkable because it was
unanimous without being meaningless
which is usually the case with com
promises. The report is proof Of the
riksdag s regard For the country g dig:
nifty and Of it's responsibility in times =
Of deep seriousness. Norway
should proceed at once to enter upon
consideration Of the conditions.
Observation-Disclosures is only partly
satisfied and Vart Land (ultra-conserv
ative) is in doubt whether to congratu
late Sweden or complain. Neither pa
per is much impressed with referen
dun on the question.
Aftonbladet (Stockholm) Is complete
~ satisfied. The report is decidedly Sc
: rious and temperate, and the COMMITTEE
) is to be complimented for being abl
| to formulate unanimous. report, whel
there were such widely divergent opin
: ions among its members.
8 Dagens Nyheter CiberaD IS entirel,
satisfied, and Nya Dagliga Alehand