The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

| the same king TO Sweden, has no intiu,
ence in the, foreign affairs of the united
countries, which are managed by the
Swedish minister for foreign affairs, an
official who is not responsible to the
Norwegian storthing:,e The NorWegg1Ea nis
own minister for foreign affairs, but as
can easily be understood, this is the
same as ending the union, as two united
countries under one ruler cannot have
two eventually contradictory foreign
policies. A proposal to alter the pres
Sweden SO far that there should be one
minister for foreign affairs, Swede or
Norwegian, and responsible to the par
liaments of both countries. But this
met with little sympathy from either
the Norwegian radicals or the Swedish
conservatives, Then the Norweglans,
who are very clever political strateglsts,
1--WE are at least to have a separate
consular service abroad, because we have
so many commercial interests apart
from Sweden :4 -
In this way they would have, got in
/ the thin edge of the wedge, because
carry on diplomatic duties as well as
purely consular affairs:
The Justice Of the Norwegian claim
for separate consular service was,
however, admitted in Sweden, except
/ by the ultra conservatives, and nego-
tiations between. the two governments
with the intention of coming to an ar
Management. As a matter Of course, there
would have to be established in Norway
= a department for consular AFFAIRS to
which the Norwegian consuls should re-
| port. But the hitch in the negotiations
came when the question arose., VINO
| ~ I, Lo
consul had diplomatic duties to fulfill
as might be the case in many places
There not being department for for
eipn affairs in Norway, these matters
according to the Swedish opinion, would
have to come under the Swedlsh min
The Norwegians now accuse tne
1Swedes of having led them by the nose
first saying that they are. willing te
separate the consular services Of thu
two countries, but when it comes to tn
point, setting up obstacles that MAKE
any settlement. impossible: Al nor
saving how the matter will end. Tn
less a compromise can be found, perhap
King Oscar, or at least his eldest son
will one day rule over only one country
p: All this naturally makes the KING yer,
nervous, and he will not 20 to NorWa,
4 this winter.
The Northern Games.
" On the other hand, it is said that n
Norwegians will come to Stockholm. i
the beginning of February. to partlc1
pate in the Northern games, now TO .
held for the third time. These are III
ternationaI competitions in all kinds o
winter sports. The first time they wer
held in Stockholm in 1901, the secon
in Christiania in 1903. =,
Skating and ski-running WILL, 9
course, be the most prominent part
the program, but there will be all kind
Of scandinavian winter sports as wei
For instance, ski-driving Ga man or
woman standing on a pair of skis dri,
inc q horse or reindeer), fat races an
hurdle races in the snow, trottin
matches on the ice, hockey and curtin,
ice-yacht racing and skate sailing an
manv other things. The whole is undo
1.-THE protection of the crown prince, an
Isportsmenff from all parts Of Europe wi
come here to- compete for the difere1
CHAMPIONSHIPS. Only the Norwegian
/. say that they will keep away, which
pity, as they are masters in all sor
of winter sports.
Swedish Plays and Players In Americ
Two different groups Of Swe,
lish actors have simultaneously planne
tours in America. One is the cor
paHy of The: People Is Theatero
lGothenburg, which intends to go
America in the, early spring to a
Swedish plays before wedish-Americs
audiences. The principal feature