The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-24
SWEDEN LEADING
in TEMPERANCE.
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of the dock laborers into a strong, in
telligent, self-controlled body Of men
seems to me one of the miracles of that
atter-day altruism which works thru
the socialist and trades-unioT proDa-
ganda.
Temperance and Suffrage.
Tengdahl's success is typical in a
way OF others that have been won in
other fields of labor. If the labord
the path wherein they have set. their
feet, they will, beyond question, work
a complete revolution in the social and
political condition of the lower classes
In Sweden. The attainment Of univer
sal suffrage seems very far away to
them as yet. For thirty years. have
they carried on the campaign for it.
And now the strong liberal party is
enstsd n nt the same cause But theas as
reforms are slow and difficult of effec
tuation. The upper classes and the
bureaucrats stand squarelY and firmly
in the way. The first chamber, as at
present constituted, will never con-
sent to extension of the suffrage. But
the radicals are working along other
parallel lines. They are trying to up
lift the Masses. to teach them the
characterize the rural population Of
Sweden, and thus to increase among
them the number of voters. Thru the
income tax and it's relation to political
suffrage lies their path to ultimate.
success. ~ r. ~.
:. Tengdahl is no longer the leader Of
the dock laborers. He. has yielded that
place to Charles Lndiey, a Swedish
s. sailor with an angiieized name, who
has Travelled much and who possesses
their confidence. Tengdahl has become
interested in great Workingmen s in
surance scheme, Which is Backed by
several of the strongest insurance COM
panies in Sweden. He has yebeen ap-
pointed to manage the new scheme,
which is intended tooput life insurance
within the grasp Of the frugal work
Drinking in the Cafes.
The spread Of temperance ideas
among the lower classes has not been
without it's effect on the upper classes.
If one were to judge Of the population
OF Stockholm from that segment of it
would be obliged to conclude that eat
ing and drinking were the sole occu-
patton. of the upper classes. and that
the more important part, Of the, pro-
gram was the drinking. It is true that
there is much and open drinking among
the upper classes. Liquors are almost
invariably served with all meals and
in great variety. At the popular cafes
| and resorts there is an endless process
parallel parade of empty, ones going
supper or asexa" begins with a drink
Of "aquayit, !" which is almost pure
alcohol. Then follow beer and wine
and champagne and Swedish stpunsch,' -
with some French iqueur to .top off
with: The Swedes seem to be able to
stand this astonishing mixture Of
as b"t losing their heads & in the
tim to the combination, thru not know
! ing it's lethal quality. L:
Stockholmers are quite like Parisians
in their tastes. They like the cafe life
which is SO prominent feature of Paris.
The cafes here are.tosbeo found on every
street and in every conceivable place
Often thsY will seat you at little ta
PIE, PIES 'o on - the !, side sidewalk quite in the
your drink eonesSt$sN xsandswatch til he
world go ~. FEELINGS r,.yous may b
invited up TO lHasselhacRen.s "a famous
summer garden near tSkansen. Here
! you, will find in the long summer eve
nings j. tremendous throng Of pleasure
4 seekers, who sit ont under the trees
q and7Hs listen Ito SWeden's best bands
while they consume an endless series
Of. drinks.
Blankets for Spring Cafe Patrons
So fond are the Stockholmers of the
cafe life that they, can scarcely wait
for the advent of summer and the warn
weather that makes al fresco eating
and drinking. pleasant, 1t seems scarce
~ credible, but was assured that some
Of the cafes open their outdoor depart
ment so early in the spring that Gus
toners are forced to wrap themselves
in blankets, Indian fashion, in order te
keep warm while they eat and drink
and listen to the music. So well-estab
llshed has the custom become that tht
restaurants have supplied themselves
. with woolen blankets and rent them tt
customers for a small fee! eZ .
But altho the pursuit Of pleasure un
der the guidance of Bacchus is, per
haps, the chief end in life Of many OF
the upper classes in this city beautiful
1T would be quite wrong to assume thai
the entire upper crust here is per
meated with that. idea. The temper
ance propaganda which has worked suc1
changes In the lower classes is at last
reaching. those higher up in the socia
scale and more and more is it becoming
disgrace to overindulge
It would, Of course, be wrong to judge
OF rural Sweden by, the life in the in
dustrial Ncenters The Swedish peasant
Z is temperate, frugal, God-fearing man
take him as a class. It is the peasant
class that has furnished most of thu
Swedish emigration to- America, anG
with him we are most familiar in Min
nesota:. OF late years, there has beer
a similar movement begun among tn,
workingmen toward America.