The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-28
Fiery Speeches Delivered in
Both Houses of Riksdag
Against Compromise
LOOKS AS If WAR
is YET INEVITABLE
MEMBERS OPPOSED TO FORCING
NORWAY BACK INTO UNION
DENOUNCED AS TRAITORS
"A HOT DEBATE.

Stockholm, June 27--King Oscar
has directed the court marshal to is.
sue the following statement regard
ing the rumor that his majesty would
be willing to place a prince of the
house Of fernadotte on the throne of
Norway.
The king does not approve the idea
and will not consent thereto. The
only condition under which his majes-
tv could reconsider this decision would
be the unexpected expression of the
wish of the Riksdag that prince of
the house of Bernadotte ascend the
Norwegian throne.
Speeches Were Fierce.
Debates on remission of the bill
brought out fierce speeches in which
the action of the Norwegian Storthing
was condemned and the Swedish cabi-
net severely criticised
In the senate Judge C. A. Berg, who
initiated the debate, said. I'VE must
not use force to sustain the union
which Is valuoless to un under exist
ing conditions, but the Riksdag does
not recognize the illegal and revolu-
tlonary breach Of union and does not
recognize Norway as sovereign stale.
Swedens Representatives must coasitl-
or Sweden's safety and this can only
be done through the cabinet having
full confidence in the Riksdag.'
Revolutionary Action.
Herr Hammerskjold said the action
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Indignation III sye-saen that all part
les had rallied 10 the snnport Of King
Oscar, assuring him that Sweden
would remain faithful even though
Norway proved false Sweden he said
had received blow in the face which
had awakened the people from their
lethargy and they demanded different
action from hat taken by the cabinet
The people We're disappointed at tht
cabinets wavering proposals. The bill
he said, was much TOO moderate anC
should strenuously have censured tht
Storthing. II was unworthy of Swed
en- to commence negotiations with TIL
revolutionists, and parliament and cab
Sweden would accept. telling Norwa
that as she had broken away from tn
union Sweden would be willing t
separate but Norway must agree t
Sweden's conditions II Norway di
not accept them Sweden should er
force them by war. the speaker sal
he preferred war to the sacrifice {
Sweden's honor, and if Sweden wer
not prepared to enforce her condition
then she deserved the contempt of a
Europe. Swedens conditions shoul
be moderate but once they were o
fered must stand In conclusion Hel
Hammerskjold said the cabinet an
parliament must understand each otl
or, and the cabinets proposal TO ope
negotiations with Norway was not a.
ceptable to the people Of Sweden.
Says Sweden Was lnsulted.
Pastor Waldenstrom, speaking
the house, said he was willing to r,
nit the bill in order to prevent hast
repressions in debate, but union wit
Norway amounted to nothing. He sal
In the Norwegian schools in recer
years the children have been taugf
to hate Sweden and continued:
Il am against war but it may hay
to come as last resort. Norway
action amounts TO revolution an
should be treated accordingly as
deadly Insult to Sweden The gover
ment's proposition opens up the pro
ability Of war. It's weakness lies
the fact that Norway having broke
the union is liable to break treaties
cIamors For War;
Baron Kennedy, speaking in the Sc
ate, said.
IF the kings message express'
his opinion he has lost two crown
in stead of one"
This remark was greeted with chez
ing by the enlightenment member
Baron Kennedy said he repudiat'
the idea of conference with the reb'
lious Storthing. Sweden must enfor
her conditions and put behind the XII
all the resources Of the country
order to protect Sweden's honor
war If necessary. The baron sa
every man in Sweden was ready
give his life to protect the honor a
glory of the country
Declares utterances Reasonable
Judge Kronlund attacked the spec
of Baron Kennedy and said the
terances were reasonable. He
pressed sorrow that a small natl
like Norway had SO little forethouf
and urged the selection Of cabil
which would act promptly ana ser
bly, In the interest Of the whole Sc
dnavian peninsula.
Minister Of Justice Berger In
house defended the cabinet and j