The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

son ir Norway who knows anything Of
this question: that doubts that the chief
aim Of official Sweden is to turn n orr.
way into republic not because this.
system is in favor in those. circles, bull
because it is generally believed d in,
| Sweden +: that as a republic Norway
would most likely embark on < a 9 sea
of troubles I regret to say that this
scheme s;he4 seems to be. favored BY our late
Norway and the Norwgeians the other
day in an interview printed in the
Paris Temps were duly rebuked in a
number Of foreign papers headed by the
Times. It is stated from most author
ltative quarter in Berlin that this in
tervlew has left a very .unfavorable i'm
preston, and it is a significant fact
that the semioffcial Berlin press has,
suddenly become quite reticent as to the,
candidature of Prince Charles Of Den:
mark, which, Until recently was very:
| For it is certainly not tempting ito # a:
! young prince to- hear the people to-
whose throne he aspires aspersed by
the former king. - There, you .see,5N'.
! exclaim our royalists, '"the. secret and
open foes Of Norway wish to put us,
outside the Iroyalistic circles. of Europe.
DO you mean to, say that we shall as.
sist them In this works. Or should not
we rather try to BATTLE their efforts by
the monarchies - E::; 5fs Sc. ! ~
: This is the great question on the:;con-
serative side, and it would be unfair to
say that, backed up by arguments,
chiefly inspired by the commercial III
terests, which are eagerly looking for
ward to more settled conditions, the
royalistic propaganda. is no unimportant
factor in the discussions. - ~ T.: ~
Republicans in Storthing. ~:
:. Owing to these. extraord binary condi-
TONS Which natursilIy @rsauire :extraor-
binary measures, ten members of the
storthing have Just laid proposal be-
fore; the house to the effect that either
PREFERABLY a new storthi1lg shall be
summoned by the middle of 'Novemb Der,
after new elections, with the aim of Civ
sid iasrrily that the question Of
government Of Norway be postponed
until after the general elections in the
!, autumn of 1906. In submitting the
proposal, the movers point out that the
: Bernadotte candidature offered by the
stortlhing on june: may be considered
been received from King Oscar or the
Swedish riksdag. After all that has
happe;n ned, IN the last four months and
Slsleu upon Dy OI1c1a1 SWeQen kGeIOEe
! acquiescing in the dissolution Of thu
: union, the Norwegian nation sisif.. NOT
7 willing to receive prince !. # from
| Sweden and :. as a consequence the
!. PEOPLE are fully entitled to make their
t own choice. The majority Of the IA
! tion is undoubtedly in favor Of A. re
: public; and even if this is contradicted
it can hardly be questioned that the
affair ought to be settled by the nation
3 itself. :. Z: - : 80. y -
: s.. Agitation Becomes General;
This proposal, which was submitted
en "Wednesday last, was Just the on; on
at this moment the agitation for til
Republican, what lis very much til.
sl,ne In this connection, the right ,o1
the nation to fix It's own form of gov
p ernlnent-is in full swing. A. commit
ted Of young gu TsPHb1ieans
to- liberal ssoCiati0ns and trade union
ell over: the country to call meeting
and pass resolutions in. favor Of. tn,
nationss being heard before any gdeci
: sion, is made as to our future govern
ment. The agitation has had a-.fairl.
4 good start and on Sunday a numbe
Of meetings were: held in diferen
places in the provinces and; resolution
We're passed. / need; hardly say tha
these addresses are not in favor swift
the tnoonarchists,: who seem to be O.
the opinion that the best way to, set
tie the question would be by a smar
d stroke. ~. s.:$ .5.ss 10 81 Il? ''
e In order to wind UP the crisis asssool
as possible, they calEfout for a king il
|. the interest Of internal peace, bushes
4 interests, social work and many sothe
: things that all Of us want. Yhes fac
= is that if4:the monarch lists should hav
= their way, and the nation one. .da,
J should awaken and find anew king eh
tablished on the vacant and SUD rffu
!. Gus throne, an agitatio OF 'llnparal 1ele:,
: violence would arise. 81 ss s. ss.s
:. i. As yet the government has ia kei
TO off dial position on the Question
y All. we know: is that Messrs. Michelse,
IS snds Loevland have both suggestei
that the sRernad ottes candid ature mus
be considered as practical Ys droppe ed 10
y the: part Of Norway, and that som
d other members of the governmen ar
r absolutely. in favor of the nation g be
> ing heard before. any decisive step
D taken. Do. S so Sc
. An extraor Urinary man is Galen CLARK
the disc0verer Of the M ariposa grove
! ! big trees in CALI ornia. He was threat
- =. ened with consumpt ion in San Francis
8 co, in 1858, and sent to the Sierra by
4 ply where he went bareheade