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King and Sweden to Decide.

King and Sweden to Decide.
y The council, after attempting to vio-
late the constitution and to render void
q decision of the king of Norway, legally
given, resigned office, and the king of
Norway was deprived Of councillors. The
storthing approved this breach of the
constitution, and by revolutionary pro-
ceeding declared that the legitimate king
of Norway had ceased to reign, and that
the union of the two Kingdoms was dis
solved.
It remains for Sweden and for me as
king of the union to decide whether the
attack by Norway on the existing union
shall lead to the legal dissolution of that
union.
Let the present generation and pos
terity Judge between me and the Nor
wegian people.
Letter to the Consuls.
Foreign Minister Gyldenstolpe has
sent the following circular to all, the
Swedish Norwegian consuls: . H..
After the Norwegian storthing had es-
tablished a provisional government for
Norway and in connection Herewith de-
clared the union with Sweden dissolved,
the Swedish government decided not to
recognize provisional government You
exercise Of the functions constitutionally
devolving on you as Swedish as we'll as
Norwegian consuls, with this restriction,
that you must not enter into conmun1ca-
ton with the illegal Norwegian govern
ment or obey it's orders. In all emer-
gencies you must apply to the ministry
Of foreign affairs for instructions.
| Az Goes to Washington;
The, Swedish government - has dis
patched Gustaf strale to act as charge re;
Grip, the present minister at Washing
ton. Minister Grip as we'll as the sec
rotary Of the legation, Chr. Hauge, are
| both Norwegians, and the secretary has
been given a temporary leave OF alb.
sence. Meanwhile it is understood that
the affairs Of the legation pending the
arrival Of Mr.. Strale will be looked aft;
er by the Danish minister to the United
States. Mr.. Brun. Mr.. strale was once
ton and for the past four years has
been in the foreign office here.
Read in the Storth1ng.
Christiania, June liking Oscar
long letter to M. Berner, defn
ing his position, was read in tn
storthing, which was crowded a
| It's opening Gn1S morning dIIeI. Cu'
Whitsuntide recess. The documen
was referred unanimously to specia
committee without comment and thu
storthing adjourned to await the com
mittee's report. There was no de
monstration whatever. A short repl,
will be sent reafirming the constitu
tional rights Of the storthihg.
The government Of Norway and tn
members of the, storthing welcomed
the message, seeing in the last para
graph an indication that the king an
the riksdag will probably confirm tn
dissolution Of the union, after reaf
frmation of the contention that tn
union! could not be dissolved withou
the consent Of Sweden and King Oscar
A member Of the storthing, comment
ing on the bitter. feeling in Sweden
said today: ~
"Aristocratic Sweden is always in
clined to look down on democratic Nor
way. The Swedes resent what the
consider our audacity in initiating
solution and dethroning the king. Th
! latter has always been influenced b.
the atmosphere Of the nobility Of Swed
en- and seldom visited Norway. Til
Swedish upper chamber, too, is incline
: to consider the rights Of the thron
paramount to those Of the constitution
which, however, is not the case in MOI
way.'