Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-11-25

cepted the crown Which king oscar
had declined for any of his sons. The
Vorwarts Berlin), the Social Demo
cratic organ, evidently thinks not only
that Norway has missed an opportun1-
| ty, but that there was also a very
strong republican sentiment latent in
Norway, wE.ch might have prevailed,
had it been properly appealed to. Pub
lie gatherings of republicans were: held
in many cities, we are told, and ought
to have been held in more" This pa
per adds, however, that Bjonson had
thrown his influence into the royalistic
scale and had spoken of republic as
"a dangerous experiment" The So
cial Demokraten (Copenhag gem opposes
the election Of Prince Carl because Of
Swedish feelings toward Denmark,
which might cause an interruption
Of trade relations. The National
Tidende Copenhagen also shows a
tendency to discourage the introduce
ton of a Danish monarch into Nor.
way. But the decision of the Danish
ministers was at last received as final
and though" says the correspondent
Of The London Times, 'the feelings Of
Sweden approach hostility toward
Denmark, this state of things is sure
to pass away"
The Daily News Iondon) says that
the English princess at first shrank
from the responsibility of sharing a
throne, but was overpersuaded by
King Edward. To quote: eff it be
true that Princess Maud has sought
to escape the crown of Norway she
has shown a very sensible estimate of
the trouble. If also she has put aside
her objections and bowed to the will
of her royal father she will have the
general sympathy. The king of Nor
way will be less monarch than a
hereditary president, and we are sure
that the Norwegians will remain the
arbiters of their own policy. Prince
Charles is not even a British prince
and if his wife is daughter to our king
it has to be remembered that her dis.
taste for throne was the one serious
obstacle to the present arrangement.
The Emperor William is himself far
more closely related to the British
royal house than is Prince Charles of
Denmark Yet it would hardly be in
situated that British intrigue raised
the Hohenzollerns to imperial rank
Great Britain's recent conduct may be
open to misunderstanding, but this
Norwegian question stands apart from
the arena of suspicion"
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pointed Norwegian minister has, ac-
cording to his own statement, been ap-
pointed charge ad interim. Mr..
Hauge has seen a good deal of dip
lomatic service and is we'll acquainted
with American institutions and public
men and has a fine record. Speaking
of his appointment The Washington
Post says editorially: 'How it is at
home we naturally do not pretend to
say, but in this capital it goes without
saying that Christian Hauge, former
ly first secretary of the Sweden-Nor-
way legation, is easily our preference.
It is not only that we have known him
for years as an accomplished and
companionable gentleman, he has still
further appealed to our admiration and
by his action in resigning the
secretaryship as soon as he received
notice of the contemplated separation"
Colonel G. II. Graves, American min
lister to Scandinavia, who is accredited
to both Sweden and Norway, will con-
tinue to act for the United States in
both countries until congress Is ready
to enact legislation providing for a
separate Norwegian legation.
Arve Arvesen, the Gothenburg VIC
Linist, has located in Christiania and
will this winter go on an extensive
concert tour throughout Norway.
Erling Bjornson will give series /
Of lectures in the United States this !
winter. Mr.. Bjornson is lecturer of |
much repute in Norway.
The Norwegian-Holland company :
has begun mining operations in the /
Lofonten vicinity and Will commence
shipping ore Jan. 1.