Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-05-13
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
LABOR DISCUSSES EMIGRATION
What TX. G. Ossian-Nilsson Had &c
Say on the Subject at a Meet
ing in Gothenburg.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

|
Swedish Emigra tion," was the sub
| ject which came up fGS discussion at
a recent meeting of one II the leading
labor organiza tons of Gothenburg.
! The meeting had been arranged by the
| Young Mems Social Democratic club
and was perhaps a conspicuous meet
| ing because of the presence there OF X.
| G. Ossian Nilsson, whom, it will be re-
member, has made America and
| the Swedish-Americans the butting
| stones of his satire and coarse slurs.
1t is but natural that Mr.. Nilsson urged
| his fellow countrymen not to emigrate
to the United States. isis any patri-
otto Swede would do. But Mr. Ossian-
| Nilsson does not believe in America
and said he on this occasion: Amer
| lea is not the land that it is pictured
to be. 1t is the land of the almighty
dollar, and the condition of the emf
grants out there is not at all what one
would be led to believe" He also
maintained that the condition Of
| Swedish emigrants was far worse in
! America than their condition previous
! to their bidding farewell to the faith
erand. The plain fact Of the matter
| is simply this: Mr.. Ossian-Nilsson
has never studied conditions among
Swedish emigrants in this country.
When in the United States last sum-
mer he visited several of our large
cities, but he never found time to go
into the prosperous northwest, where
! the Scandinavian-Amer is a happy
and prosperous citizen. Since his re-
turn to Sweden he has both in word
and print misrepresented conditions in
America and has Furthermore belittled
American institutions. But even in
Sweden Mr. Nilssons misrepresenta-
tons have been resented. Another
gentleman and journalist, Mr.. A. o.
Assar, who spent weeks and weeks in
the west and northwest has written
of conditions in America-especially
among Swedish-Americans- told
the truth. He also spoke on the above
mentioned occasion and took issue
with Mr. Nilsson and that in no uncer-
tain measures Much is being done to
counteract Swedish emigration at pres
ent, but it is rather late to do very
much. Still it is the opinion Of many
that the checking of emigration would
perhaps better conditions in the home
land but when it comes to the Ques-
ton Of ''bettering himself" theSwedish
farmer and labOring man is always
tempted to follow in the footsteps Of
his prosperous brethren in America.
Prince Oscar Bernadotte of Sweden
and Norway, who made the opening
address at the worlds conference of
the Y. M G. A. at Paris, and who was
elected first vice president, is the sec
ond son of King Oscar He was born
Nov. 49, 1859, and in 1888 renounced
his succession to the throne and mar
ried Ebba Munck of FuIkilla, to whom
he was attracted by her intensely re-
ligious disposition. Since his marri-
age Prince Bernadotte, who also bears
the title of Count of Viborg, has
worked consistently as a religious
propa gandist among the soldiers and
sailors of his country. He has large
estate known as Fridhem, on the ISL
and of Cortland. The princes moth
er, Queen Sophia, also is Of very re-
ligious disposition and has been do
ing much for sweet charity
The Swedish iron exhibition at the
Worlds fair in Liege will have it's
place In one of the large buildings and
will be next to the Austrian, Spanish
and Belgian exhibits. The space occu-
pied will be 700 quadratic meters. At
the main entrance there will be bronze
busts of King Oscar and Carl XIV
Johann. At the side entrance there
will be busts of Gustaf Vasa, Lime,
Berzelius, Polhem and others. The
Swedish exhibit will be very COM
plete one and will far excel the one at
the recent fair in st. Louis
The special committee Of both cham
hers of parliament have decided to
send a Joint communication to the gov
eminent expressing entire approval
and assent to the proposals of Crown
prince Regent Gustave April for the
initiation of negotiations as follows:
A common Swedish and Norwegian
foreign minister A special consular
service for each country, the consuls
to be under the direction of the foreign
minister in all matters affecting rela
tons with foreign countries.
DIR. Sven Hedin has by an Ameri-
can bureau been asked to deliver 100
lectures in the United States, and it is
said the compensation is exceedingly
tempting. DR.. Hedin has the offer I'M
der considerable but may decide to
postpone his coming until next year
NORWAY.