Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-07-01
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
SWEDISH PRESS rs WARLIKE
Even the Conservative Papers Are
Openly Advocating a Clash of
Arms With Norway.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm

Recent dispatches from Stockholm
indicate that the Swedish press is be-
coming warlike. A correspondent of
the Standard Uondon) says that the
! Swedish conservative papers now
|openly advocate war. They are urging
mobiliza ton of the troops and demand
the cession of northern Norway as
compensat ton to the Swedish people
for the dissolution of the union. Swe-
den now seems ready to accept the
dissolution. but thinks it ought 20 be
done Jointly by the two countries 1t
is believed that the members Of parlia-
ment will at all events consent to a
dissolution because of consideration of
eXpediency and not because they adj
nit that Norway's action is legally
defensible or devoid of extreme provo
cation to the Swedish people There
are many Swedes who believe that
King Oscar will still succeed in bring
ing about peaceable relation between
the two countries by yielding to the
Norwegians a1l granting their request
to have Prince Karl as their ruler On
the other hand an opinion is generally
current that Norway will become
republic and that a complete separa-
ton of both countries is inevitable.
I The Swedish view, according to the
I Nya Dagligt Allehanda: ''The Nor
wegian government has overstepped
all bounds of moderation, but I'M
doubtedly it acted according to it's con-
victions, that it was for the country's
| welfare, and no Swedish party or
politician will attempt to persuade or
compel Norway to maintain a union
which has become a burden. The
Swedish riksdag will meet in extra
ordinary session June 80 and will
speak in the name of Sweden. Mean
| while, the king of the union has al
ready protested against the revolution
promised in his Norwegian kingdom"
Says the Dagbladet: 'The revolution
aries have at last dropped the mask
and have trampled under foot both the
union and their own oath of allegiance
| to the king 1t is our duty, as soon as
| possible to dismiss every Norwegian
! in our diplomatic service. Sweden
| can not allow herself to be trodden
down by the people of a land which
| is setting ON foot revolution, de-
throning her king, and breaking down
every bond Of union
| Reports in the Swedish papers diff
fer very considerably from the Amer
lean and English regarding the tenn
! per of King Oscar when he received
| til notificat ton fom Norway to the eff
feet that he was no longer recognized
as king of Norway. Although King
Oscar was apparently very much
| moved, he by no means lost control Of
his temper, as has been enormously re-
ported in the English and American
newspapers and journals. The Norwe-
gian representatives present May II
were firm declarations, but King o.
car was equally firm in his refusal,
and neither side gave evidence Of
losing the dignity so indispensable to
the majesty of caamness." King Os-
car loves his Norwegian subjects no
more and no less than his Swedish peo-
pie and the recent act on the part Of
Norway is said to have intensely
wounded the tender feelings of the
aged monarch, who is fair minded and
firm, but pre-eminently lover of
peace.
The receipts on 'Children's Day" in
the capital amounted to not less than
$4,000 crowns this year. Deducting
the expenses there remains net sum
of $4,000 crowns, which goes to the
children's charities Of the city Chill
dren's Day is becoming more popular
every year and is proving a great
boon to the charitable committees of
the city, who organized for the pur-
pose of providing clothing and edu-
eating poor and impoverished children
in the capital.
The academy Of Liberal Arts at it's
annual meeting granted travelling
stipends to the following artists: G.
Borteson, 5000 crowns; Jenny Lind
art stipendiate, 5000 crowns; N. Aug.
Eve. 5000 crowns; Kinman stipend1-
ate, 1000 crowns; Jonas Akesson, l.
200 crowns; Gunnar Hallstrom, $50
crowns; K o. Melin, architect, $500
crowns, and Olof Thurman, 500
crowns.
Mr. D. o. Bell, secretary at the
United States legation in Stockholm
received a beautiful silver bowl from
Elk Minister Thomas recently, bearing
the inscription: David O. Bell, from
William w. Thomas A souvenior of
faithful service, 1899 1905"
Ex-Minister W. w. Thomas and
family will spend the summer at Bad
Nauheim and will return to Stock
holm during the latter part of Septem-
Der. A rumor is current that Mr..
Thomas will permanently reside in