Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21
King Oscar Says that the Union Is
Not Worth the Sacrifices II
Would Entail,
NEGOTIATIONS ARE NECESSARY.
Premier Ramstvdt Recommends Ap.
polnImcnt Of Delegates TO Clear
Up situation Definitely

stockholm, sweden, Juno ol-.rhc
extraordinary session OF the Nksdag
summoned by King oscar Ia deal with
the momontous question raised by Nor.
ways declaration dlssolving the union,
met for business today As torccustod
by the Associated Press tho severn.
ment Immediately Introduce a bill ask.
Ing outhzatlon to enter into ncgotla.
lions with the Norwegian storlhng ana
draw up q conditional settlement of the
question: Involved IN tho separation OF
the heretofore dual kingdom,
Tho session was opened by King Os.
ear IN person, with The usual coromo.
Mai Tho klng mado q speech from the
throne In which he protested against
the charge that by violation Of the
constitution he had provoked the step
taken by Norway
In the council OF state which ecno-
toned the introduction Of the bill In
the flksdag dealing with the crisis both
the kng ana tho premier were on the
side Of pocnc solution
Premier Ramsicdt spoke fret, point.
ing out that II was not to Swodcn's IN
lerost 10 resort TO coerclyc measures.
lie recommended, therefor entering IN
10 negotiations for convention by
which guarantees should be obtained
conducive to the mutual welfare OF tho
TWO countries, In any case he declared
negotiations were indspcnsabol to
clear mp the situation definitely
Tho premier suggested that delegates
be appointed 10 this end ana II was
only after such a conditional settle.
mcnt and after the riksdag had fully
considered the matter that sweden
would be- In q position 10 decide as To
the definite approval Of the dissolution
ana agree to 0nnulling the act OF the
union,
After several members had acqucsccd
~ me premiere Views, King Oscar.
with Visible emotion, spoke M follows,
IT iso painful step which the coun.
ell Of state calls on me to take My
coneclencc tells me that ! have, dur.
Ing my long reign, always strlYcn To.
wards the object | had IN mind at the
time NJ my accession, namely, the wNl.
faro ~ the brother peoples II " Wuoly
painful Ia me 10 contribute 10 the dis
solution OF q union IN which ] thought
] saw the Independence, security AMI
happiness Of the united Kingdom, II
however, am ready 10 act thus II ls
IN order to avoid a stlll worse cvil an I
IN the conviction that the union without
mutual accord would bring no real od.
vantage 10 sweden"
II have acted the King said, "m
accordance with my conscience ana al.
ways IN conformity with the conetltl'
ton and with the desire TO work con"
sclcntlously Tor the true welfare of the
people, The bill presented TO tho rlkT'
d0g does not aim AT replying TO the
injustice by acts OF coercion The UNI
Ion II no, worth the sacrifices winch
acts Of coercion ~ould entail A union
into which Norway would be forced IN
such manner would be OF little value
60 sweden"
The king concluded with expressing
the none that the swedish people would
be guided by onlmness and prudence,
and that God would give them strength
aud unity to regain within their own
frontiers what they had lost by the
,llssolutlOn of tho union,