Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
LETTER FROM AN ExILED FINN
He Declares That the Hour for Lib
erty i'm Finland Is About
to Strike.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

In a recent letter from H~elsingfors
to an English journal In London the
eXiled Finnish leader, Ehrstrom. says:
"In my opinion. the hour Of Finnish
liberty Is about to strike. Until now
the majority Of the Firms have kept
themselves sedulously apart from the
Russian liberal movement. partly
through distrust and partly through
cowardice. Now eagerness for identi-
fication with the revolutionary ele-
ment In Russia is seen on all sides.
Preparations are being completed for
action, the moment cooperation will
effect anything. 1t will be easy for
Finland to rise in revolt. There are
1000 Russian soldiers In the duchy
and also 5000 reservists upon whom
the Russian government Is little able
to count We have accomplished the
magnificent task Of arming these
reservists by efforts carried on day
by day. This is to let the world know
what patience and industry we have
exercised. Before these words APP
pear in print there is every prob
dDllltt tuut tHC HlOliSIt VIII Il
come to act. If Finland does not
strike for freedom now 1t never will
have freedom, for circumstances never
again by any chance will prove so
favorable" No doubt all Scandi-
navian-Americans will read the above
with exceeding interest, especially
those who are familiar with the his
tory of struggling Finland.
DIR. Sven Hedin's urgent appeal TO
Swedish-Americans TO send contribu-
lions TO the Swedish navy has been
met with but little sympathy from the
Swedes of America. which is but
natural. Outside of one or two of
the ultra Swedish mediums in Ameri-
ca, the Swedish-American press has
given his appeal but a passing notice
and the appeal has been, TO say the
least, reluctantly received. The
Swedish-Amerlcans stand ready to aid
their countrymen on the other side
when they are in actual need. as was
the case a couple of years ago., when
a cry of appeal came from famine
stricken Norrland. The Swedish
Americans then responded literally
and cheerfully. Not so nov however,
when the otherwise eminent Asiatic
explorer desires his American cousins
to subscribe to the Swedish navy. The
Swedish-Americans. like all other
Americans, know Of only n navy,
VIZ, the one maintained by "Uncle
Covo ~ nd NI~ IIAItp,o r~ovA cfond
appeal to Swedes who have sworn al
legiance to the stars and stripes will
remain unheedcd.
A national subscription is being TAX
en- in behalf of G. f. Lundquist, pop
ularly known as "Lunkan," who at
one time was Sweden's greatest bari.
tone. "Lukan" sang at the Worlds
fair in Chicago in 1893 and made a
concert tour through both the eastern
and western states. Mr.. Lundquist
was for thirty years connected with
the royal opera at Stockholm.
Apollo-teatern will be the name of
the new theater which is at present
under construction at Captains Point.
1t will be erected at a cost of 100000
crowns. Thus in point of theaters
Stockholm will soon be one Of the
best equipped among European cap
itals.
The old cabinet has resigned and a
new N Is ready to resign. The de-
tails of the dissolution having been
completed Sweden will now settle
down to paddle its own canoe.
There are in all-including women
and children-5.962 Laplanders in
Sweden. OF this number 1882 are
nomads. The number Of reindeer in
their possession are 13S.522.
The Stockholm Aftonblad states
that Minister Akridzuki, Japan's en-
voy at Stockholm. says that Japan
does not intend to send a diplomatic
representative to Norway.
King Osclr, Crownprince Gustaf
and Prince Carl have withdrawn their
names from the Norwegian Masonic
order, says the Aftenposten Christi
snia).
Former Riksdag Representative A.
v. Carlson. for many years a leading
Stockholm publisher, died very sud-
denly Oct. u. He was born in 1899.
The city of ~Gothenburg has debts
amounting 20 1865, 141 crowns. The
city's expenses for next year have
been budgetted at 2,110,037 W
The personal belongings Of King
Oscar. which up to this time have re-
manned in the Christiania palace, were
moved to Stockholm last Saturday.
Herr c. Bildt has been appointed
envoy extraordinaire and ministre
plen~ipotentiaire to the italian court.
Urban Korner, United States con-
sui at ~Gothenburg. died at his home
In that city Oct. IL.
X. v. Fredenberg, has been ap-
pointed general director OF the forestry
department.