Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-07
NORWAY sewers
SWEDISH BONDS
Union Under One King Declared
by the storthing to Be
Dissolved.
STATE COUNCIL TO GOVERN
Refusal Of King Oscar to Sanction
Measure Providing for Separate
Consular Systems, and Other Differ
enees Leads to Dissolution of the
Union Of the Two Countries.

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today declared the union between
Norway and Sweden under one KING
to he dissolved and that the king mas
ceased to act as king of Norway. The
storthing further empowered the pres
ent state council TO act as the govern
ment of Norway until further notice
.nd 10 exercise the power heretofore
appertaining to the king.
AT the opening Of the session the
government informed the storthing
that 1T relinauished office from today.
The storthing thereupon unanimously
and without debate passed the follow
ing resolutions:
"Whereas, all members of the coun-
Gil of state have laid down their Of
fees, and
Whereas, his majesty, the king,
has declared himself unable to estab-
lish new government for the country,
and
'Whereas constitutional regal power
thus becomes imperative, the storth-
ing authorizes the members Of the
COulCll Ol- ol<JSCS WIZ ACS1ANA CO0eSyS "
exercise, until further notice, as the
Norwegian government, the power ap-
pertaining to the king in accordance
with Norway's constitution and exist
ing! laws, with those changes which
are necessitated by the fact that the
union with Sweden under one king is
dissolved in consequence of the king
having ceased to act as Norwegian
king"
NJ Nicholson, retiring premier. ac-
cepted in behalf of the government
the honorable and difficult task with
which the storthing has entrusted it,"
Five social democrats dissented from
the address to the king. 1t is expected
the storthing will issue a proclama-
ton to the Norwegian people.
Address to the king was adopted de-
claring no ill feeling was entertained
against him, his dynasty or the Swed-
ish nation and asking him to CO.
operate in the selection of a young
prince of the house of Bernadotte to
occupy the throne of Norway.
It is not anticipated King Oscar
will consent to any prince of the house
of Bernadotte accepting the Norwegian
crown Should the king refuse, there
is a possibility the throne may be Of
fered to Prince Waldemar, third son
of King Christian of Denmark. The
people of Denmark are largely in SYM
pathy with the Norwegian demands
Stockholm, Jne liking Oscar has
sent a telegram to Premier Michel
sen as follows: "Have received COM
munication of council of state. Rec
ord most decided protest against
method and action of government"
The dissolution of the union be-
tween Sweden and Norway has been
pending for some time and had its
growth in a desire, which grew
stronger as time passed, for the
establishment of separate, consular
systems for the two countries. King
Oscar recently vetoed at Stockholm
a measure presented to him by the
council of state, providing for separate
consular representation and the Nor
wegians maintained that the king by
so doing and partly by his absence
from Norway had suspended his srights
and duties as king of Norway. One
of the causes for a desire in Sweden
and Norway for separate consular
systems was the fact that Sweden is
protectionist and Norway is for free
trade and also because of Norway's
more extensive sea trade and
other Emergencies Of commercial in
terests.