Morris tribune., 1905-04-01

| LONDON Times ne IS quoted as saying:
''Our people will not recede from the
position they have taken. The mini
! mum of our demand is separate con-
sular representation. Thus far the
| Swedish government has refused to
grant these rights. Further negotia-
tons with the same government prom
| Uses only further failure. Hence we
are disinclined to take part in them.
! It is useless to travel over the old road
again, while Sweden's case is in the
! hands of men in fixed position to Nor
ways irreducible policy. There is
! nothing in the constitutional relations
between Sweden and Norway contrary
to Norway's position. We are within
the constitution in all our claims.
Sweden's attitude implies NOrways
subordination to the larger country.
This status is repugnant to the vast
body of our people and will not be
| endured. We purpose nothing vio-
lent All our procedure will be con-
stitutional yet our commerce must be
free and our trade interests in our
| own hands If Sweden should say
no. the consequences will belong to
Sweden; if trouble arises Sweden must
be the aggressor. However, in my
! opinion. the Stockholm government, no
matter how uncompromising in the
past will not oppose itself finally to
the working out of NOrway's indepen-
a Nd
the crown prince incline to Sweden's
side. We could not expect anything
else Since Sweden has 100000 in
habitants and Norway only 100000,
the crown feels compelled to associate
itself with the ultimate determination
of the more numerous nation, but con-
fdently expects that this determination
will give way to what the SWedes now
recognize as the unbending will Of the
Norwegian people At present the
only matter at issue is the consular
question, but if the Swedish foreign
minister should decline to get for our
consuls the official status they require
in foreign countries, we should be
forced to choose a foreign minister of
step would logically lead to separate
ministers from and to- other countries
as well. We hope the controversy will
not be permitted to drift so far, be-
cause Norway is honestly and keenly
DESTROYS that the union shall be main
tanned"
Prince Gustavus Adolphus, of Swe-
Princess Marguerite Victoria Of Eng
land and not as stated in the cable
dispatches her younger sister, Princess
Victoria Patricia, Of COnnaught, has
asked and obtained King Oscars per-
mission to make his home after his
marriage at Christiania at the castle
there. By the castle the royal
palace, or "kongelige slot" is meant. !
For the castle itself is used as a
fortress and arsenal, as a prison, and
as a museum, and is not suitable for
royal residence in these modern
times. The royal palace ON the other
hand situated on an eminence in the
western part of the city, is only about
sixty or seventy years old, and relative
nificent view over the city, the ford
and the Akersdalen. and is surrounded
by beautiful gardens. The ball room
is superb apartment, two stories in
height, surrounded by a gallery, of
forty eight Corinthian |pillars, and
there is a handsome chapel and an
immense banqueting hall. In fact. it
is most stately abode and unlike
most royal residences in the old world
is not haunted. 1t is also considered
by many it is a clever move on the
part of these royal young people to
settle in Norway. The Norwegians
are delighted with the young duke of
Sec MAS choice of bride, having al
ways entertained warm regard for
England, which at the time of their
union with Sweden, in the early part
Of the nineteenth century, guaranteed