Morris tribune., 1905-02-25

Sweden and Norway seems impending.
Probably the Norwegian storthing
now in session, will proceed to pass an
act establishing a separate consular
| service for Norway without regard to
! Sweden. In this case, will King Oscar,
| who is king of Sweden as we'll as king
| OF Norway, approve of such an act?
If the king approves, what will be the
attitude Of the Swedish cabinet and
riksdag? If the king does not approve
it seems certain that the Norwegian
cabinet will at once resign. 1t is
equally certain that no new cabinet
can be formed in Norway. This will
leave Norway practically without an
executive government and bring about
an impossible situation; but, however
much relations between Sweden and
Norway may be strained, even if the.
should be strained to the point of
breaking and dissolution of the union,
1 am convinced that all proceedings
will be conducted in an orderly and
peaceful manner and that in NO event
will there be any resort to arms by
either nation. In this certainly peace
lies. The best hope of every friend
OF Scandinavia is that the union be
tween these two noble nations of the
north may in some form he preserved.
"Your obedient servant,
"W. W. THOMAS"
The assassin of Soisalon Soiningen,
procurator general of Finland, who
was shot and killed Feb. at his res
idence by young man dressed in an
officers uniform, has been identified as
Karl Levard Hohenthal, formerly a
student at the Imperial Alexander uni
versity here. Hohenthal, who latterly
had lived in Stockholm, returned, to
Finland Jan. 13. He maintains OBJ
stinate silence under examination.
The assassin was removed from the
surgical hospital to the Russian mill
tary hospital. His injuries are slight,
the wounds inflicted by the son of So
iGingen being not serious. The crime
evidently was accentuated by the wide
spread condemnation of Soiningen's
failure as procurator general to guard
the ancient laws of Finland and by
his general Russophile policy Soin-
ingen Tor as the Films, ignoring the
imperial patent Of nobility granted in
1904, prefer to call him. Johnssom was
openely censured in the diet in Deem
Der and demand made for the sup
preston Of his activity. Conservative
Films fear that the assa ssination may
have a prejudicial effect upon the re-
port which Emperor Nicholas ordered
the senate and governor general to
draw up ON the diets petition of
rights.
An Associated Press telegram states |
that King Oscar is indisposed and
unable to transact state business. AT |
the session on Feb. S'of the council |
of state he handed over the reins of |
government to Crown Prince Gustaf |
until further notice. This is not the
first time that King Oscar, who /
is now 76 years old, has intrusted
the crown priESe of Sweden aud |
Norway with the reins Of govern !
ment. He was compelled by ill health
to do so in January, 1899, and it was
at the time that the people of
Sweden and Norway wished him to
abdicate. The king reassumed pow
er in January, 1904" SO says the AS.
sociated Press 1t is not true. how
ever, that the Swedish people have
ever expressed the. wish that King Os-
car should abdicate. = The peaceablc
and genial Oscar, who enjoys the dis
tinetion Of being the greatest scholar
among the crowned heads of Europe
Is beloved by his people and it ia
doubtful in the minds Of many if hit
son. the crown prince, cdn ever attain
such popularity. .'..'
N0PMAY