Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-23

tic appointment VI tue new NOIWekidu
ministry under Mr.. Nicholson. The
new premier is the only member Of
the old ministry In the new cabinet.
The ministry represents all parties. 1t
consists Of four conservatives, four
liberals and two moderates. All mem
bers of the cabinet are agreed on
prosecuting Norway's plan to appoint
its own consuls and to carry the meas
ure through not later than April 1.
1906. Should King Oscar not sanction
the new bill crisis would ensue. The
cabinet, however, will use every en-
deavor TO obtain the royal approval OF
the new measure. Nansen, the arctic
explorer. at meeting held In Christi
ania the other night. expressed the
common feeling that there is only one
party in the country--that of Norway.
He was asked 10 enter the ministry,
but Is excluded by reason of not being
a member of the state church He
promised his services In all other di-
rections. The new premier Il. G.
Nicholson. outlined the governments
program in the storthing March ID.
sular system he said the new cahi-
net was formed to establish the con-
stitutional right of Norway to a sepa-
rate consular service and to preserve
Norway's sovereignty as q free and in
dependent kingdom. "We know" he
said, that we have on our side a
united storthing and united people.
10 - No hox tor
desire than to live peacefully and on
good terms with everybody, more es-
pecially with their Swedish neighhors,
so that they can devote their whole
strength to the development Of the
material resources of the country.
am firmly convinced that the united
and unbending will OF our people win
accomplish the much desired result"
The warning. which Regent Gustaf
sent to the Norwegian storthlng about
two weeks ago, in which he cautioned
it's members to take no action which
will he likely to cause rupture be-
tween the two countries" and TO
measure the consequences carefully"
has been ignored by the storthinRs
committee of nineteen, which on Tues
day, March Z. decided on the establish
ment Of separate consular service for
Norway before April ], 1906 This
can be done by the storthing by
passing the measure three times, the
king having no veto power over
measure thus passed. This action and
the announcement that c. Nicholson, a
leader of the Norwegian extremists.
has been appointed Norwegian premier
seems from a generally viewed stand
point to bring Norway a step nearer
breaking away from the union ex-
listing between the two countries. The
attitude OF the crownprince regent in
dicates that he will not agree to
Swedish prince as king of Norway. He
has taken pains to point out to the
Norwegian storthing that the two
countries will be greatly weakened II
the union is dissolved, and II Is be-
lieved he will go to war to keep Nor
way in the confederation. At least so
come the reports. !
The news Of Russian reverses In
Manchuria and Korea has naturally
been received and commented upon
with a great deal OF interest in all
three countries. Russia, Sweden and
Norway's traditional foe, need no long
err be feared. For years the brother
kingdoms, which now and then seem
on tile verge of war between one
another (but never go to war; have
feared a Russian invasion, as II has
long been apparent that the Muscovite
has been looking for an ice free har-
Dor with the breezes sweeping west
ward. In fact SO pronounced has Rus
sla's intentions seemed In this direc-
ton that even the most conservative
Scandinavians regarded such move
as merely matter of time. Rut the
marvellous Japanese successes have
put an end to all such apprehensions
and il is evident tina. Russia must at
least abandon her efforts Of expansion
in westerly direction for years to
come Naturally, of course. Scandi-
navia's sympathies are almost wholly
in favor Of the Japanese.
Swedish newspapers which have re-
Gently reached the United States IL
Illustrated the work Of Russian censors.
One has reached Chicago and has
caused some newspaper comment,
which is. TO say the least, interesting.
The copy in question was mailed from
Finland to Mr. Herman Johnson. Of
North Park college. Chicago. The
paper originally sent from Sweden to
Finland, was re-edited by the censor
before delivery In that country. All
OF the front page, whieh probably con-
tained news concerning the cars
dominions. was blotted out. as were
several telegraph dispatches on the
succeeding pages. Only local news
was left. The college professor OF
Helsingsfors who sent the sheet ex-
pressed willingness to pay almosr
any price for an American newspaper,
which could give him any idea Of what
was taking place in the word 1T Is
Ike living In bag, this Finland no
writes. The sheet received vas the
ttVorf and haar.fr,ey Iata of.-r~,T,