Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-04-13
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Items Of General Interest from
the Old World and
the New.
HoRwAY-swEDEN DIFFERENCES
Interesting Article Concerning the
Feeling Anent the Question
Of Union.

The following article written hy the
Norwegian political writer, NJ. NJ.
Mjelde gives the readers of these
columns an interesting view OF how
the feeling anent the union difiiorl-
ties manifests itself in Norway at
present: when Mr. Bostrom com
PEELED Mr.. Lagerheim, the chief pro-
moter OF the consular negotiations, to
resign, IL was declared that this i'm
cident had nothing to do with the con.
sular affair. The king said to the Nor
wegian ministers that II Mr.. Bostrom
would jeopardize the preliminary con-
sular treaty of March "a and Dec. 81.
1903. he would suspend him. MIR.
Bostrom did jeopardlze the treaty by
putting forth conditions outside and
against the treaty as well as against
the constitution of Norway. The king
had not courage enough to keep his
word. and instead of suspendinR Mr..
Bostrom he suspended himself for
time, letting the crown prince try to
settle the affairs when the consular ne
gotations were broken off. The Nor
wegian government like whole Nor
way was deeply disappointed by the
Swedish governmental breach OF word
and DIR. Hagerup. the prime minister,
declared to the storthing that there
was no hope of coming to an under
cta i,N no
necessary TO work for its replacement
by another form of cooperation be
tween the two nations Meanwhile
the common feeling In the country and
In the storthng was for more concrete
action. During twelve years Norway
has fought for consular reform. IL is
necessary for Norwegian commerce
and shipping that Norway shall have
Its own consuls. The union treaty the
'rigsakt, stipulates no joint consular
service. the Norwegian constitution on
the contrary plainly implies it's own
oOnsuis and the negotiations now have
shown that separate consular service
can without difficulty be practically ar
ranged even under the present system
for handling the foreign affairs by a
Swedish minister The general opIn-
ion therefore is. that Norway ought not
to drop this affair and take up new
one including the whole union. In the
consular affair Norway is in its full
rights, as will be understood by all
nations. when II proceeds TO carry ont
the consular reform by its own reso-
luton. even against the will OF
Sweden. which has no union right or
any other right TO impede If Sweden
likes to have the union broken over
this affair. then let IL have its will and
let IL take the responsibility; Norway
only wants to have its constitutional
rights within the union. Such are the
general views of the situation. The
Hagerup ministry took no steps for ac
ton and formed no plans for any. it's
members not agreeing on whether they
should take up the consular affair
alone or the union question on the
broadcast basis The documents from
the negotiations were submitted 10 a
storthing committee for examination.
but IL was an awkward situation. az
there no longer was any leading minis
try which In full inner agreement
could guide the committee and the
storthing as to the political course to
be taken. As the general opinion was
and Is that this course must go in the
consular direction, the two ministers.
Nicholson and Tchoning. who were for
this course. brought on the resignation
OF the whole ministry The crown
prince regent accepted the resignation
but will not form a new ministry he
fore he has seen TO what conclusion
the storthing committee will come He
has sent letter 10 the committee
against the counsel Of the ministers
and outside the constitutional forms.
In which letter he shows himself as
Bostrom partisan. His letter has
caused that the opinion still more than
before adheres 10 the consular action
There Is only some difficulty in the
general opinion as to whether the
storthing should take the contingent
union crisis Immediately by a consular
vote once for all, or vote law on
which the crown can use its suspensive
veto for five years. when the law will
be valid In spite OF the veto. II IL
possible that the committee will take
a middle way and propose fixed date
in order to let the crown make its de-
cision."
Thousands OF Danish America ms. i'm
Guiding many children, celebrated the
centennial anniversary OF the birth Of
Hans Christian Andersen, writer Of
fairy stories. In Lincoln park, Chlca-
go. The statue Of Andersen, who was
euIogized as -the story teller for chill
dren," was covered with wreaths
Among the tributes was one from the
queen OF England. read by Miss Maria
l.. Sheddock Of London. Eng. The
Rev. r. A. White said Andersen NO
longer could be confined to one nation.
but, like Shakespeare. belonged to all
peoples. He said: HE was not born
Of princely blood. nor Of the lineage
that commands and rules. He came Of
the princely line Of those who strug-
gle and succeed. He did not write Of
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