The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
.SWEDEN'S PREMIER
OUTLINES POLICY
MIR Staff Discusses Politics with The Journal
Observation-Disclosures First Chamber to
Yield on Franchise Reform---Great Shakeup
in the Diplomatic and Consular Services Inn
pends---Soreness in Sweden over Result of
!. Norways Referendum. #
BY HUGO VALLENTIN.

Lagerheim, perhaps the best one we
have had for generation, and one can
truly say, that what he does not know
about the diplomatic service is not
worth knowing. The four members
consist Of diplomat, one Of our best
consuls abroad, a large exporter and
large shipowner.
The committee goes at it's work with
both the experience Of age and the
energy Of youth. Moreover, it has the
power to call witnesses never
has been the custom before in Sweden
in such cases.. Best of all, however, the
committee has been ordered to be ready
with it's report SO early next year that
the government may be able to place
its plans for the reorganization of the
services in question before parliament
by the end of April. This also is an
innovation. Generally a Swedish com
mittee sits from three to ten years and
then does not come to any result.
Karl's Baby Princess.
Norway has new king and we have
new princess. If things had hap
pened otherwise and the princess had
! been prince, it might have been this
prince who would have become, one
day, king Of Norway. Now this some
what uncertain honor has fallen on
the shoulders Of her uncle. All this
may sound little complicated, but is
nevertheless easily understood when
tell you that third daughter has been
born to Prince Karl Of Sweden and
! his consort Princess Ingeborg Of Den
!. mark, whose brother. Prince Karl, will
under the name of Haakon VII, make
his triumphal entry into Christiania
next Saturday. AS long as the Nor.
wegian offer Of The throne to prince
Of the Bernadotte house had not been
officially refused by King Oscar, there
B was always a chance that Prince Karl
of Sweden would have succeeded his
2 father in Norway. luckily think ]
may say luckily-for us, this offer was
not accepted and the NorWegians went
to Denmark for king.
Dissatisfaction In Sweden.
We should really have no cause tt
complain over the turn things have
taken, but still there seems to be gen
eral dissatisfaction here over the Dan
ish prince 8 ascending the Norwegian
throne. I may divide the dissatisfied il
two camps. First, those who have no
been able to overcome their anger owe
{ the way the Norwegians broke tn
union June Z and who, therefore, no
: unwillingly would see Norway bese
! with outer difficulties and inner strif
Ia state, they are sure would FOLLOW
] soon upon Norway $ becoming a repuE
lie, while with king it would 500
: regain it's place in good society.
t These people, and they are not few
: would therefore altho they cannot b
suspected Of any love for the reput
5 lican form of government -haye greet
: ed with JOY. a Norwegian republic
E which they prophesied would aveng
1 Sweden s wrongs,
Z Socialists Are Surprised.
d Then there is the other party COZ
! sisting of all those who in this coul
s try lave looked upon Norway as stane
o ing in the van of progress and demo,
d racy and who cannot conceal their so
n row that Norway, when it had in i
f power to establish a republic, let TIL
d glorious opportunity slip and instea
e grasped after the pomp and va'nities {
n royalty. Even the Social Demokrat, tl
7 organ for the socialist party in Swedel
& ia paper which all thru he whole ,cris
/. preached on justice towards No