Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-09-09
Recent Occurrences Of interest
In Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
PEACE COMMISSIONERS NAMED
Delegates from Sweden Have All
Been Chosen from Ministry and
Are Able Men.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

The following commissioners have
been chosen to make peace in Scandi
navia and began the sessions in Karl
etad, Sweden, Aug. 81 Commission
ers for Sweden-Christian Lundeberg
premier; Count Wachtmeister, minis
ter of foreign affairs; Carl Staff
councillor of state; Knut Ham
marskjold, minister of education. Com
missioners for Norway-Christian
Nicholson, premier; J. G. Loevland
minister of foreign affairs: G. c. Bern
Dr. president storthing; B. Vogt, for
nler minister of the interior. The
Swedish delegates have all been
chosen from the ministry. OF these
delegates the premier is conserva.
tive leader, a fact we'll indicated by
his selection as vice talman Of the con-
servative upper chamber. Count
and polished diplomat of long ex-
perience, while Mr.. Staff is the only
liberal on the commission. Mr.. Ham
marskjold is an Upsala professor and
chief justice of the Gotta high court
Of appeals. The Norwegian delegates
Norwegian diplomatic circles and who
have now become famous as the lead
ers Of the dissolution. The meeting
place of the commission is Karlstad,
located at the north end Of Lake Ven
nern and about midway on the rail
road between Christiania and Stock
holm.
There is much unrest among the
laboring classes in the industrial
centers of Sweden at present. Trades
unionism has spread everywhere and
there have been many strikes for the
betterment of conditions. The Swedish
laboring man has not as yet, however,
been in a position to assert himself as
he should, although many of them
have profted by organization. The
Swedish Socialists are much stronger
proportionately than their Norwegian
colleagues, although they have no
greater voice in the government. In
the Swedish riksdag there are but four
Socialist members. But the Socialists
of Sweden are rapidly increasing. 1t
was said on good authority during the
recent crisis that the moment Sweden
declared war, 100000 Socialists in the
Swedish industrial centers would
strike and that their success in or
ganizing and carrying through political
strikes in the past shows that this was
no idle threat on their part
King Oscar is enjoying a we'll
needed rest at Marstrand. During his
absence from the capital, Crownprince
Gustaf is acting king of Sweden. Prior
to his departure King Oscar stated
that his physicians had recommended
absolute rest and quiet for him; that
he could not sincerely enough thank
his people for their loyalty to him dur
ing the recent troublesome times and
expressed the hope that the union diff
fculties would be settled in way that
would insure peace and happiness to-
both Sweden and Norway. 1t is a
well known fact that the aged king
feels deeply grieved and that his
health is gradually failing him. Rumor
has it that n the event of continued
i'll health, King Oscar will hand the
reins of government to the crown
prince.
Gustaf Nordin, a Swedish gymnast,
a trip to Paris in a
specially constructed canoe. Mr..
Nordin. who is at present visiting old
friends in Stockholm, is the director Of
d gymnastic institute in Paris. The
canoe in which he will attempt to
make the hazardous journey, is seven
ty centimeters wide, four meters long
and thirty centimeters deep. 1t will |
be built by Josef Garrendi, the well |
known boat builder in Stockholm
The ''Urtima" riksdag was this time |
held at an expense of 10000 crowns.
In commenting on this. some Of the
newspapers take the view that it could |
nave all been conducted at less ex- |
oense. But" says one writer, when
BEST Of friends must part it is often
and this is the case with /
Sweden and Norway.
Richard Gustafsson, editor of the
humorous weekly 3'Kasper.' celebrated
lis 65th birthday Aug. II. Mr.. Gustaf
son has edited the 'Kasper'' thirty six
7ears and is now the nestor among
European editors of humorous publica-
ions.
Edward Wavrinsky, of Stockholm.
vas elected president of the Interna-
ional Good Templar order. which held
is congress in Belfast recently. The
lext worlds Good Templar congress
will be held in Washington, d. c., in
9O6.
Bankdirector K. A. Wallenberg. in
stockholm. has been decorated with
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