The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-06-16
NORWAY QUITS
WITH SWEDEN
Union is Disrupted and King Oscar
Loses Half of His Domain.
BREAK EFFECTED IN PEACE
Norway Insisted on Separate Consular
Service But King Refused to Sane
ton Measure.

Advices from Christiana, Norway,
state that King Oscars refusal to
sanction the bill passed by the storth-
ing providing for a separate consular
service for Norway eliminated We'd
nesday in the passage of a resolution
by the storthing declaring a disunion
Of Sweden and Norway and tina; the
king had ceased to act as king Of
Norway.
King oscar telegraphed from Stock
holm, emphatically protesting against
the action Of the council Of state.
An address to the king was adopted
declaring that no ill-feeling was Ell
tertained against him, his dynasty or
the Swedish nation and asking him
to cooperate in the selection Of a
young prince Of the house Of Berna-
dotte TO occupy the throne OF Nor
way.
Norway from today is a fully in.
dependent and sovereign state"
This is the text Of the editorials
In the Norwegian newspapers and
It reflects the spirit with which the
people Of Norway accept the action
OF the storthing when it proclaimed
King Oscar no longes king Of Nor
way.
At its meeting Wednesday evening
the storthing adopted n proclamation
to the Norwegian people in which is
given a detailed account OF the events
preceding the passing OF the resolu'
ton and in which the hope Is eX'
pressed that they will succeed in
living in peace and on good term4
with all and not the least with the
Swedish people, TO whom We are
linked by so many natural ties"
The proclamation concludes as fol-
lows: AN officials, civil, military,
must in every respect yield that obedi-
ence which the government has the
right to claim according to the author.
lty transferred TO 1t by the stOrthing
in the name OF the people Of Nor.
way"
The dissolution Of the union be.
tween Sweden and Norway has been
pending for some time, and had its
growth in the desire which grew
stronger ss time passed for the es.
tablishment of separate consular sys-
tens for the two countries.
One OF the causes for the 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
interests.
Sweden's Answer TO Norway.
The Norwegian coup d'etat was an:
swered in Stockholm Wednesday night
by a grea. patriotic demonstration OF
loyalty to and sympathy with King
Oscar.
Europe Doesn't Like II.
A London dispatch says: The revo-
luton in Norway. though anticipated
anu pGNCtlullg NhNNNNut huo '-chAt va
Europe with unexpected suddenness,
and the question is asked with some
anxiety whether 1t will mean inter
national complications. Had Russia
not been involved in a dlflcult war In
the far east, II is doubtful whether
Norway would have taken the pres
ent momentoBs step, which Is not like
ly 10 be regarded with approval BY
European powers.
II is not thought that King Oscar
will consent TO junior member OF
his family becoming king OF NorwaT
| This proposal Is regarded as an at
tempt to palliate the blow to the De
posed king, and the opinion Of the
English newspapers Is that the sug
gestion Is quite impracticable.