Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-19
.NORWAfs new KING
Received Ballot of About
1ts ar
Four-Fifths Of the Voters.


CHRISTTANA, December 1a-The peonis
Oh Norway appear to be well pleased with
.ne.i nv" Ains ana queen. hihg Haaken VII
anu queen Maad. one tniig mat pieases
Tug Nor"esiahs very mucn IS that the new
nns - eAtfemeiy Iond or the water. hav-
ing oeen gwen an excellent naval educa-
lion. ana being well qualified for the posi-
eion oi aulnlral OF the DANISH navy, which
appointment he received. with the crown.
Queen Maud Is just thirty-six years of age
she Is three years older than her husaa nd
ana Is a vvnrne,, =, ,,n,,,,., ,,.,,.., .,.,,..s-
s,a noe ,a,,.s,ss',
80 90 eoasIastea the prishtest and most
charming or the daughters of King Edward
VII and Qafen Alexandra of England
It is too early to defnfseiv .leterrn,ps hoy,
,ssss .s,,,,t, s;,.,se 1890, -.
s.'ie soaeaoh 'oi the aiihcuits Wall AFFECT the
SCANDINAVIAN people. Many there are who
regret that Norway found 1t impossible to
preserra 5y,i so,,aa s,,.,,,. s.ta,a ,,,,n. ,.,.
So. $50 s.ape 'he union WITH
sue pao aehiesea suci,
ieiiissi Adpse Pfosress Tor nearly hundred
years. When once, however, Il became
manifest that ARRANGEMENTS which had con-
,rfb,.aa T. ~, $50, se.ss -
- :. r,'. s"i ueeie' W 'ie iaaih-
.ehaneo VI Eafopeah peace LOT more than
three generations must be broken, the one
anxiety of those having the interest of En-
roma M baor, ,,as A.. - ha,. =,
.......~s - 20 10 - ."oaio oe ee
.iii'a'eu WIN tue least .possioie shoek 10 ex-
listing institutions.
r,.c,,,ane a..
e u LAG aouse Oh oerhaootte.
For the students of romance perhaps the
most Interesting point In all OF these
changes is tho fsc, the, of,.r o. ,,,nara5
" ...e Aaes 'iia. aieel oie Auiofeo
years VI Hore she ruiiifg family or Den
mark Is apparently coming into its own
again. In one sense of the word when
everything was said ana dana ~ ,,,,.. n.
anEpoufaaga5 49,. A.. -,
rui., ops nave aiwass regarded the house OF
membered fiat after tSe Nano, @, De .s re
the restoration movement put every ruling
family back on the throne. and fixed things
up precisely as they We're during the days
one excentinn a,t,re,.sr 1,his mere s
case of the house OF Bernaiotte many Of
the Scandinavians having become attached
to Napoleon's brilliant marshal Bernadotte,
during his rule in the years Of the Napo-
leonic period
The interesting fact remains, however.
that while the theory of divine right of
kings to rule is Undoubtedly obsolete or
obsolescent in most parts of the world, new
ertheless 1t does seem as though sooner or
later certain families were bound to come
to the surface and mount the thrones of
Europe, retaining possession against all
newcomers and for all time This stripping
King Oscar of nearly ore-nalf of his terri
toriaI dominion though perhaps not more
than one-third OF the population of the
scandinavian peninsula, makes Ii appear as
though the house OF Bernadotte after all
had no right to rule and that the troubles
which may beset his kingdom now greatly
Observation-Disclosures on the east Norway on
the west-Denmark affiiiated by family ties
with Norway on the south--all these
things go to show that King Oscar is
s 81 e oy monarehs no. undaly fr,eno-
among the f,iiers OF nations as well as
among the people themselves
Radical Change Needed.
I,;np c,sca, no,,sf have Felt Some n, these
things when. .c,ors,no To oil ,.enorta the
LOGS ne Noruya,, afractaa hin, nroyouns,v
almost tn the extent Of AFFECTING his health
ua ,,oirtea ont ,ur,no the chiap s.age. q,
!, -, -. 80, ,.. = - ----,..-
's.e ISIS 10. -. -, " ~ % s
OF ms lamiiy 10 the throne OF norway
would probably tend 10 breed distrust on
both sides OF the Norwegian frontier and
to disturb the friendly feelings which he
earnestly hoped to see strengthened be-
tween the sister nations me statesmen at
the head of AFFAIRS In Norway and the great
majority of the members OF the storthlng
realized all along the importance OF making
the Indispensable changes as speedily as
circumstances would allow.
Notwithstanding the strongly democratic
temper. OF the nation and the existence OF
a very active ana ciamorouS Fepupacdh
minority they resolved TO p.esetNe tto
monarchfcal constitution or the country.
Ihey pereeiVeo That me oes' M Nay 80, ~ e tIa
their purpose was nor 10 can upon tile
voters in the first instance 10 choose pc
tween monarchy and repubhc. Ihey
asked and obtained from the storthlng au-
thority to invite Prince Charies or Den
mark to accept election to the throne on
condition that the natioh shouin conHrh
this proposal by referendum.
Dae,,If ne Uofo Cast