Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-01-14
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
FINLAND SEES IMPROVEMENT
Newspaper Correspondent Gives His
Views on the Situation There
Independence Not Wanted.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

fors, Dec. 10: There is no feeling O
widespread and determined enmity tt
the imperial government, as part of thu
European press would lead it's readers
to believe. The wrongs and trials O.
the last three or four years are, by tht
intelligent classes, generally attributes
to the mistakes or sins of individuals
not to the government as whole
Finland has absolutely no ambition to
be completely Independent. All the
Films wish is that their constitution
be respected, as was the case for near
ly a century and until 1900, and that
the attempts to make the people Rus
sian by force shall be abandoned. CT
a population of nearly 100000 only
about 5000 understand the Russian
language. Our people are sincere
Protestants, too. The national type of
character is so different from the
Muscovite that the attempts at absorb
ing us into Russia are certainly doom.
| ed to failure. Since the war in the,
east has been in progress there are in
dlcatiOns of Improvement in the sitUa
| ton in Finland. During this period
too two of our most dreaded enemies
| Plehve and Bobrikoff, have disap
peared from the scene From the pres
ent governor general, Prince Obolen
| sky, better things are hoped. He en-
tered upon the duties of his office only
a few weeks ago and the time is too
short to form a Judgment; but he has
declared his determination to govern
cOnstitutiOnally and to restore general
content and confidence. Obolensky
has already summoned the Iandtag to
meet this month. This will be an i'm
portant national event. for the first and
most important business will be the de
ining of the subjects to which the
February manifesto is in future to,
apply. There are also difficulties like
ly to arise at the elections Quite Il
large number of men of the aristoc' att"
and professional classes. who have =
sort of prescriptive right to sit in the
landtag, are at present in Punishment
They will (or some of them at leasr)
nevertheless be elected, and the ques
perial government will allow them to
return for the discharge of parl1n.
mentary duties The fundamental law
of Finland provides for this case an"
says that the grand duke (the emperor,
must allow banished man to return
if he be chosen to represent con-
stituency in the landtag. The censor.
ship of the press is very severe now
Several good papers have been sup
pressed altogether, and confiscatfon o"
single issues are of very frequent Oc
currence''
The Chicago Hemlandet. a Swedish
weekly newspaper, well known not
only in America, but also in Sweden
celebrated it's golden anniversary
The paper issued jubilee edition IN
colors reviewing the important events
of the last half century in its own an
the SwedishAmerican peoples history.
When the paper was organized in 1854
there were about 5000 Swedes In
America. 1t early became the official
organ of the synod and continued as
such until 1872. since then having hee''
owned by private parties. Its editors
during this half century have included
the Rev DR.. E. Norelius. Dr. ErlanG
Carlson Jonas Engberg. Dr. b. r. Ger
vim, P A. Sundelius, and the present
editor, DR.. John A. Emma nder: who for
:thirty-fiv years has been connected
with HemIandet, part of the time a.
proprietor. From 1854 until 1859 Hem,
landet was published in Galesburg III.
when it moved to Chicago. which since
has been its home. Its principal own
err. and president of the Hernandez
com,any. since 1896, is A. E. Johnson.
knicht of the royal Swedish. order OF
the Wasa. who came to Chicago in
1854. The principal members of the
staff are: Dr. Enander, vice president;
A. Schon, secretary and assistant edi-
tor; Aaron Edstrom. exchange editor
for the last twenty years. and Carl
T. Strandberg, treasurer and general
manager.
The fall of Port Arthur has created
profound impression on the Swedish
people. Naturally it was joyful news
to the Swedish people whose sym
pathies for obvious reasons have been
entirely, I'M favor. of the ,Japs. And the
Swedish speaking Firms who reside in
Sweden are. of course. iubilant. The
Stockholm dailies are very outspoken
in their comments on the surrender
of the Asiatic fortress and predict that
Russia will be compelled to sue for
peace.
Crownprince Gustaf will not meet
the German emperor at the 20eth. an
niversary of the Horse Grenadier regi-
ment as had been planned in Brom-
berg. The Swedish Norwe gian govern
ment will on this occasion be repre-
sented by Minister Tauhe.
Rents are high in the business sec
tion in Stockholm. The Opera kali
laren'' pays a rent of $4,000 crowns a
year. Hotel Rydberg" 10000 the
..Handelsbanken" pays 10000 crowns,
and the Dramatic theater $4,000 crowns
annually,
Rumor has it that there has been a