Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-06-07

preston. THE Norwegian Fourth OF
July" as May 18th has aptly beer
called, was also observed in many
cities in the United States, where the
Norwegian element predominates
Characteristic of these meetings was
naturally the good feeling which
fortunately and quite naturally so OK.
lists among Swedes and Norwegians
in general throughout the United
States. In Minneapolis a great mass
meeting had been arranged TO which
the Swedish-Americans in general haC
been invited. The address on this oc
casion was delivered by Governor Johr
A. Johnson.
The Norwegian student singers from
the University of Christiania, fifty-hvt
in number. are now on concert tou,
in the northwest and will this weel
and next appear in the leading cities
!n Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
choir Is composed Of students anc
alumni and is a semi.national institu
ton. the director, o. A. Grondahl, one
of the foremost leaders and composers
of Scandinavia. being paid in part ou
OF the state treasury. The soloists are
Rolf Hammer, tenor, and Johannes
Berg Hansen, basso. Of the nationa
opera. They have been given 81
roueing reception in Chicago, 1T. Pau
and Minneapolis the Chicago audience
numbering not less than 1000 people
After completing their tour in the
west, the singers will give a farewell
concert in New York, and will return
to Christiania the latter part OF June
Owing to the strained relations ex
listing between Norway and Sweden
no Swedish representative has been in
vited to participate in the annual in
ternational track meet, which will be
held in Trondhjem this summer. The
following countries will be represented
Denmark. Finland, Germany. England
and France. The same strained rela
tons also exist between the Swedish
and Norwegian clergy. Says the Yer
dens Gang (Christfania): Under
present conditions and as long as Swe
den refuses 30 recognize Norway,
sovereignty, the Norwegian Pastors
association will not send any OF its rep
resentatives 10 attend the Scandi
navian Minister'S association, VIII CT
will hold it's annual meeting in Stock
holm this fall"
The cro1 outlook IN Norway Is ar
excellent one and the best one on rec
ord for many years. From nearly
every section of the country favorable
reports are cuxx1n2 In TO the ae-'"-'
tural department. Spring has beer
coming slowly. but there has been SUI
ficient rain. the fields have been wei
fortified and noN with warmer wealth
er, the Norwegian farmer may con
fldently look forward to a good yield
The lower house of the Norwegian
parliament on May Is unanimously
adopted without discussion the bil
providing for the establishment OF
separate Norwegian consular service
Previous to this action Ey-PremieI
Hagerup moved to postpone considers
ton Of the measure until the elector
ate had an opportunity OF passing or
II, but the motion was rejected by ~
to 6 votes.
The storthing has made AN appropri
alton of 100000 crowns for the pool
and unemployed in Christiania. The
census of the city for the last year
shows decrease of population ovel
the previous year to the number OF
1876.
Otto Sverdrup, the we'll known
Norwegian traveller and explorer, has
returned from Cuba, where he has beer
spenting the past six months. He vii
spend the summer in Stenkjaer.