Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-07
OSCAR NOT NORWEGIAN KING.
Address Adopted Asking Him to Co.
operate 10 Selection Of Young Prince
,p6s OF House OF Bcrnsdsue
Ne MAKES A STRONG PROTEST.
Desire for Separate Consular Systems
And Divergent Commercial later.
est Cause OF Trouble

ChrIsiIanla, June liking oscars re-.
fusal 10 sanction the bill passed by the
siorthng providing for a separate con.
suar service for Norway eliminated to.
day In the passage Of a resolution by
the shorthlng declaring tho dissolution
Of the union OF Sweden and Norway
and that the king had ceased to &C, an
king Of Norway Although the action
was anticipated II caused considerable
excitement In this city on account OF
the anxiety AZ to what action the kim
would take, The crisis became acute
May &c. when his majesty, after three
months rest during which the regency
was oonfded 10 Crown Prince Gustayc,
resumed tho rcisns Of ONCE, Tho coun.
ell OF state Immediately submitted TO
him the consular bill. which he, May rs,
refused 10 sanction, arguing that any
action must receive the sanction OF the
mixed council, The Norwegian council
NJ state thcreupon resigned, ana the
kins refused to accept their resigna.
lions, az IN Wow OF the state OF public
opinion II was impossible to form
new government Demonstrations were
held throughout the country, endorsing
the action " the council Of state
The consular bill, while apparently OF
little Importance, was designed TO open
tho whole question OF foreign affairs
which Norway desires TO manage inde-
pcndy Of Sweden,
Tie slorthlng declared the union be.
tween Norway and Sweden under one
king TO be dissolved and that the king
has ccosed TO act ~ king Of Norway,
The storlhlng further empowered the
present state council to act az u GOV.
ernmon, Of Norway until further notice
ana exercise the power heretofore ap.
pertaining 10 the KING,
An address to the king was adopted
declaring that no III feeling was OIL
ttrtaInod against him, his dynasty, or
the Swedish nation ana asking him TO
cooperate IN the selection Of young
prince Of the house Of Bornadolto 10
occupy the throne Of Norway
At the opening OF the session the
government Informed tho s,orlhIng
that II rolinquishod oi,co from today,
me slor'hng tholcupon unanimously
ana without debate passed the follows
lng resolutions
Whereas, all the members OF tho
council laid down their offices, and
'Whcrens, his majesty the King, has
declared himself unable to establish a
new government for the country, and
whereas the constitutional REGAL
power thus becomes imperative the
floiihng authorizes the members OF
me council OF state who retired to-
day to exercise until further notice IN
we norwegian government the power
apporlaning to tho klng In accordance
WIN NorW0y's cOnst tuition and OK.
Wlng laws with those changes which
nfc ncccrsiiated by tho fact that tho
union with sweden under ono king In
dissolved IN consequence NJ the King
haNlnH ceased 10 act mn q Norwegian
king"
NJ, Nicholson, the retiring premier,
accepted IN hohnlf Of the government
INC honorable and dlllcut task with
'mnn WV n9llnlns nus on'rusleu W
a, w sovlu' pe'no'InW u'rson'od from
wy auole's 70 lno KING , -,
" 'Np'o,'n lnnt ,ho rof'hlnR WIZ
nNuu u pioo'nmnlloll 70 ne people re-
ghrdlng the dothronpnent Of the mon
arch,
Tho dissolution Of ,hc unlon bo,veon
ssweuon any NORWAY, mas been pending
M sonlu ln' anu nnu Nv RloW'n W
Wy uoelrn Wnlon grow stronger az tlmo
nat''u Ior we ostnpi'shlncnt OF hopar'
Nv" NV, oohsulnr systems Tor ne TWO coun.
uos hlns oscar recently vetoed Nc
StuVNnolln lne measure presented 10