Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
OFFER TO DENMARK
Private Proposal That Member of the
Royal Family Ascend Throne
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN June SIT is report
ed that the Norwegian government, in
view of King Oscars refusal to con-
slider the offer of the storthing to place
a prince of the house of Bernadotte on
the throne, has privately approached
the Danish royal family to ascertain If
an offer of the throne would be received
by a member of it, preferably Prince
Charles, son of Crown Prince Freder-
ick. The general opinion expressed here
is that such an offer would be refused.
According to reports from Stockholm,
King Oscar may be induced to reverse
his decision and to favorably regard
the offer of the throne for a member of
his house.
Leading Swedish politicians are much
divided over the question, which it is
understood will not be definitely decided
prior to the extraordinary session of
the rigsdag.
Authoritative information received
from Norwegian circles represents the
majority of Norwegians as opposed to
giving the throne to a prince of the
house of Bernadotte. 1t is stated that
if King Oscar should definitely refuse
the throne for a member of his family
and that if the Danish royal family
should likewise refuse to place one of
its princes on it, Norway will become a
republic, and that this is favored by
the mass of the population.
The storthing, however, believes that
the offer of the throne to prince of
the house of Bernadotte would facili-
tate future negotiations with Sweden
over the common interest of both coun-
tries 1t is understood that the negoti-
ations will be begun as soon as possi-
BILE after special ENJOYS have been sent
to the powers requesting the recogni-
ton of the independence of Norway
DIR. Hagerup, former premier and now
minister at Stockholm; Sigurd Ibsen
and Fridjof Nansen, the Arctic eXplor-
er, are now mentioned as ENJOYS to the
powers.
All those in the civil service of Nor
way have announced their adhension
to the new government and all the gen.
erals have taken the oath of allegi-
ance.
No excitement is reported either in
Norway OF Sweden. Ovations in honor
of King Oscar continue at Stockholm,
where there is a firm determination not
to recognize the action of the storthing
as definitely achieving the dissolution
OF the union.
Crown Prince Gustave passed
through Copenhagen tonight on his
journey from Berlin. He was received
by Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark
and appears to be much concerned over
the situation. The crown princes con-
versed at length at the station before
the train left for Stockholm.
The Associated Press learns that
Crown Prince Gustave had long inter
view on the crisis with Emperor Will
liam before he left Berlin and that it
is understood that the Emperor is not
unwilling to interfere in favor of Swed-
ish dynasty.
An authority intimately connected
with the emperor confirms a rumor
that he abandoned his trip to Norway
at the request of Crown Prince Gus
tave.
The general opinion is that the crown
prince is more reconcilable to Nor
ways dissolution than was his father
and there is no doubt that he induced
King Oscar to veto the consular bill.
Many English and American tourists
who arrived here on their way to Nor
way have abandoned the trip owing to
the revolution