The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-06-28
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DEBATE ON NORWAY BRINGS OUT
tasELEtcosE SPEECHES.
swEDlsH cAslhErsIs CRITICISED
Moderate Party Backs King and Min.
: istry Against the uneompnonisina
EIement-Action Of the Norwegian
storthins is; 4condsmneasl4

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Stockholm, June 2s.@Boths houses;
Of the riksdag elected extraordinary
committees, to which were referred
the government bill looking to set
tlement with Norway. The debates
on the remission Of the bflla brought
out fiery speeches, in which the action
OF the Norwegian storthing was con,
demned and the Swedish cabinet se-
verely criticised. The. tenor Of the
speeches Throughout the debate in
both houses leaves, the impression that,
the majority Of the speakers were Of
the opinion that a peaceful solution Of
the ,-d1sc'uul ddt1fisc'uulty was extremely fmprob
In the senate, Judge G.. A.. Berg;s
who initiated the debate, said 1--WE,
must not use force to sustain the
union, which is valueless to us under
existing conditions, but the 1riksdag
does not recognize the Illegal and rev
olutioha'ry breach Of the union and
does not recognize Norway as a SOW
erelgn state.
S. Herr Hahmmarskjold said that it
was unworthy of Sweden to commence
negotiations with revolutionists, and
parliament and !. the I. cabinet should
propose conditions, which !, Sweden
J!Wpld would accept, telling Norway that as
she had broken away from the union
Sweden would be willing to separate,
but that Norway must agree to swed-
I ems conditions, If Norway. did not
accept, then Sweden should enforce
her conditions by war. The speaker
said he preferred war to the sacrifice
OF, Sweden's honor sr{
Pastor Waldenstrom, speaking in
the house, said that in Norwegian
sschools in recent years the children
had been taught to hate Sweden, and
continued Il am against war, but ii
may have to- come as a last resort.
Nprway's action. amounts to revoIu-
ton and sheuld be treated according
ly as deadly insult to Sweden! The
governments proposition opens up the
probability of war. Its weakness lies
in the fact that Norway. having brok-
en- the union, is liable to break treat.
ies."
Baron Kennedy, speaking in the
senate, said: "If the kings message
expresses his opinion. he has lost two
crowns instead of one"
This remark was greeted with great
cheering by the government mem.
bers.
Baron Kennedy said he repudiated
the idea Of a conference with the re-
bellious storthing. Sweden must en-
force her conditions and put behind
the king all the resources of the coun-
try in order to protect Sweden's honor
by war if necessary. THE baron
said that every man in Sweden was
ready tof give his life to protect the
honor and glory Of the country.
Premier .Ramstedt then spoke. He
said: After June s7ssSweden had two
alternatives-one that of force and
the other to reluctantly accept dissolu-
ton. Nobody openly5advocated force,
but some persons advocated a proceed
ure which wouldyRultimately lead to
war. The object of war would be to
compel Norway to retrace it's action.
but anger must not blind us to our
own interests, and o,1r interests are
against forcing Norway into any kind
Of a unions A conquered Norway,
while of no advantage, would forever
be a source Of danger. Add to this
the horrors of war, and their enfee-
bling results-allV Varguments5 against
the employment offorce. If not force, |
then it is best to assist the dissolution
OF the union without harsher condi-
tions than the future safety of the
peninsula demands.n III
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