The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-28
TRYING FOR
 SETTLEMENT The Nksdag Appoints Its
 Committees. TssRY SPEECHES MADE Peace or War is Now the
 Question. Majority of Debaters Believe that Trouble Between Two Nations Cannot be Ended without
 an Appeal to Arms.

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 Stockholm. June 2T.--Both houses of the riksdag today elected extraordin- ary committees 10 which were re- fcrred the government bill looking to a settlement with Norway. These committees consists VI nine inter-gov- ernment and three pro-government members and the house committee of five pro-government andA anti-govern- ment and two independent members.
 The debates on the remission of the bill brought out fiery speeches in which the action of the Norwegian storthinE was condemned and the Swedish cabi- net severely criticised.
 The tenor of the speeches through out the debates in both houses leaves the impression that the majority of the speakers were of the opinion that peaceful solution of the difficulty was extremely improbable. In the senate Judge c. A. Berg. who initiated the debate said:
 We must not use force to sustain Iithe union, which is valueless to us under existing conditions but the riks- dag does not recognize the illegal and Revolutionary branch of the union and does not recognize Norway as & sover- eign state Sweden's representatives must consider Swedens safety and this can only be done through cabinet having the full confidence of the riks- dag.
 Herr Hammarskiold said Sweden had received a blow in the face which had awakened the people freq their lethargy and they demanded aIfferent action from that taken by the cabinet. The people were disappointed at the cabinets waverlng proposals. It was | unworthy of Sweden to commence ne- gotiations with revolutionit a.pi par | iiament and the cabinet should propose conditions which Sweden would ae- cept, telling Norway as she had brok- en away from the union, Sweden would be willing to separate, but that Nor way must agree to Sweden's condi- | tions.
 War if Necessary. If Norway did not accept. then Swe- den should enforce her conditions by
 war. The speaker said he preferred
 war to the sacrifce of Sweden's honor
 and If Sweden was not prepared to en- force her conditions. then she deserved the contempt of all Europe. Pastor Waldenstrom, speaking in the house, said that in Norwegian schools in recent years the children had been taught to hate Sweden, and continued: T am against war, but 1t may have to come as a last resort Norway's ac- ton amounts to revolution and should be treated accordingly as a deadly in- suit to Sweden. The governments s
 proposition opens up the probability of war. It's weakness lies in the fact that Norway having broken the union is lla- ble to break treaties"
 Baron Kennedy, speaking in the Sem ate said:
 "If the Kings message expresses his
 opinion. he has lost two crowns instead | of one"
 This remark was greeted with great cheering by the anti-goYernment mem- bers.
 Baron Kennedy said he repudiated the l idea of a conference with the rebellious Storthing. Sweden must enforce her | conditions and put behind the king all | the resources of the country, in order to protect Swedens honor--by war fl l necessary The Baron said that every
 man in Sweden was ready to give his lie to protect the honor and glory of | the country.
 Judge Kronlund attacked the speech of Baron Kennedy and sad that the ut l terances were treasonable. He express. | ed his sorrow that a small nation like
 Norway had so little forethought and
 urged the selection of a cabinet which
 would act promptly and senslbly in the
 interest of the whole Scandinavian Pe' ninsula.
 Did Not Wish Force. Minister of Justice Berger, in the
 house, defended the cabinet and said that Sweden did not wish to force | Norway unwillingly into union ] Such an action would mean a suc- cession of rebellions, which Sweden would have to suppress It would | be useless. he said. to submit the question to the Norwegian people, who | Afa ff i break away from the union. If Swed- en had at first laid conditions and | Norway refused to accept them there
 would have been no recourse for Swed. | en but that of war. The minister de. l tended the action of the government
 and said 1t would have been feeble | indeed If they had yielded to the pop ular clamor for war in some quarters Prof. Saerve. in the senate, said | that the royal proposition was greatly disappointing. On June T." he said
 the Norwegian frontier ought to have been blockaded and the army and navy mobilized. The rlksdag should not al | low little Norway to dictate. We de
 sire peace. but not at any price. Int
 negotiations should be accompanied
 by military preparations. thus show. | ing Norway and the world that Swed
 en is in earnest"
 | Loud chers greeted these remarks.
 Premier Ramstedt, then spoke. H.
 said:
 After June ', Sweden had two all | terIlatives-one. that of force and tht
 other to reluctantly accomplish ,disso
 lution. No body openly advocated
 force, but some persons advocate procedure which would ultimately leat
 to war The object of war should bt
 to compel Norway to retrace iti
 action, but anger must not bllnt
 us to our own interests auC
 our interests are agains
 forcing Norway into any ind of a union
 A conquered Norway, while of no ad | vantage, would forever be a source O | danger. Add to this the horrors of wal and It's enfeebling results-ali argu | ments against the employment of force l IT not force. then 1t IS best to assist ir 1 tbe dissolution of the union withou farsher conditions than the futur, ! safety of the peninsula demands" | In conclusion the Premier declined t'
 answer criticisms of the Ministry be
 vond saying that dynastical interest,"
 were not considered in the Ministry | v.-o--rou7 at present