The Minneapolis journal., 1905-09-25
e PEACE W1THoU r BLooDsHED
Object the World the Karlstad Between
Norway and Sweden.

dent Of the storthing: And there was
Benjamin Vogt, the eloquent young ad-
vocate, whose conservatism and peace
loving spirit were counted on to restrain
radical action. #as-
Under the circumstances it would
seem highly probable that the storthing
will ratify the work of it's delegates.
The main thing is that Norway has won
her compkte independence and will now
take her place in the family Of nations
as she has never done in her whole
eventful history. She will send her min
listers to other courts and her flag will
be seen in every port Of the world. With
this splendid achievement, and with her
future before her, how foolish, it would
which has so generously made FERNS!
Peace on the peninsula will be guar
anteed by the arbitration treaty. This
must be signed, it is understood, before
the forts are dis1nantled, and it will be
far better guarantee Of peace than
any series of Notifications along the
frontier could possibly be. ~ r.
Great Content in Stockholm. "
AS for Sweden, there seems to be
great content at Stockholm over the
conclusion Of the negotiations and be-
yond doubt the riksdag will give it's
assent to all its representatives have
done. The Swedish nation has given
under the most trying circumstances
that is remarkable. Few other nations
would have been able to prevent war
under similar conditions; few others
would have let Norway go SO generously
and in such good temper. The king and
the people were in complete accord in
the determination that under no cir
cumstances should there be war between
the brother nations. Hurt tho they
were by Norway's course, deploring as
they did the separation Of the king
doms, fearing as they must aggression
from outside powers as a result Of such
separation-they desired nothing SO
Sverige and Norge.
The aristocracy and the army wanted
war-but they wanted in vain, for the
nation was not with them. A hundred
thousand workingmen in Stockholm
pledged themselves to lay down their
tools and refuse to take up arms if war
was declared: Yet everywhere it was
served inviolate. This will be6 accom-,
plished by the demolition Of the forts
| with their menace of war. Sweden felt
that she could not honorably make
peace unless this minatory feature of
the situation was removed. Evidently
J her delegates succeeded in convincing
| their Norwegian colleagues Of the JUS
/ tice of that position.
Pan-scandinavian Alliance.
A neutral zone between the two coun
points of difference that may arise
:. demolition of the forts, guarantees as tx
intra- scandinavian communications, and
the confirmation Of the rights of the
Swedish Lapps to pasturage in northern
, Norway-these are the main points IL
the agreement, and they represent act
, ual concession and good will. It will
! come the jealousy and dislikes that have
been engendered by the crisis, but these
will in time disappear and the way
will be opened for a. pan-Scandinavia1
alliance. with Sweden, Norway and Den
mark-and possibly EFinland-.as it,
9 members. Neither Of the peninsula
l countries would stand by idly if tn
s other were attacked, and it is the be
: lief of the wisest and most farsightet
Y men in both countries that the ultimat
result Of the dissolution Of the unio1
: will be of great benefit to Scandinavian
t progress in every way.
. Monarchy or Republic?
!, = The protocol leaves the question 0
= Norway's permanent form Of govern
:. ment entirely to the Norwegian people
:, It is not mentioned in the agreemnt
: This is significant In negative was
> for if there had been an agreement o
= a Bernadotte for king, the fact wolll
J Eprobably have been recorded in th
= protocol. This is in accord with RI
o cent Scandinavian advices to the e1
l feet that the plan to take Oscars SO
: Karl for king had been given up, oN
D ing to the opposition Of the riksda
leaders. The choice now lies betwee
3 Karl of Denmark and republic. Th
n struggle between the republicans an
4 the monarchists Of Norway will no,
4 begin in earnest. Those who favor
- monarchy are now said to be in col
troll, but it will be difficult to refus
the demand Of the republicans for
referendum on the subject. IF the pc
pie get chance to vote, most autho
= tiles agree that it will be a republi
There do not now exist the reaso1
for monarchy that would have e:
listed, had no agreement been reache
with Sweden.
81 The maps do not show the fortific
tions of Gyldenloeve and Oyerbierge
= mentioned in the protocol, but The
4 are probably the names of old fortifc
ltions near that Of Ffedriksten. whit