Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-08-26
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
VIEWS OF HJALMAR BRANTING
What the Socialist Leader Has to
Say About the Norway-Swe-
den Dissolution.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Hjalmar Branting, member of the
riksdag and leader of the Socialist
party in Sweden, which now has TO-
900 members, made the following
an American newspaper correspondent:
1--WE absolutely decline to associate
ourselves with that dominant element
Of the Swedish people that regards
| Norway's disruption Of the union as
an effrontery to Swedish honor. There
fore we shall withhold our support
! of any program that has for it's motive
the vindication of national honor AS
workingmen, daily engaged in the full
| tillment of bilateral contracts with en-
| ployers, we do not sanction without
protest the annulment Of an agree
ment, be it commercial orpolitical. But
the Swedish-Norwegia union was
voluntary union on the part Of either
constituent, which in our opinion
lapses automatically the moment one
or both Of the contracting partners
signify a desire to give it up. We are
in complete unity with our brother
Socialists of Norway. not only in their
adhesion to the storthings disruption
Of the union, but in the desire to avoid
at all costs it's becoming a casus belli
between the long allied nations of the
Scandinavian peninsula. The Soci-
alists Of Norway are prepared to bring
the same pressure to bear to make i'm
possible Norwegian aggression against
Sweden as we are to curb the am
billions Of our military chauvinists,
who are now prating about the out
ragged honor Of their king and coun-
try
Stockholm has justly been called the
"city of Donations" Some time ago
Gothenburg, the second largest city in
Sweden, claimed the distinction Of
being Sweden's greatest donation city,
but upon investigation it is learned
first place to the capital. The total
amount Of Stockholm's various dona-
ton funds amounts at present to not
less than 100000 crowns. In this is
not included the Forsgren fund of g.
100000 crowns, the Nobel fund of 81
974 900 crowns, nor the riksdag funds,
which aggregate 1894 900 crowns. The
100000 crowns are
classified as follows: For general pur-
poses, 2,609,000 crowns; funds for
poorhouses and orphan asylums, H.
957, 900 crowns; fund for poor children,
1 ,2S6,O0O crowns; hospital funds, 1854
COO crowns; for commerce and trade
5,9600O0 crowns; science
and instruction, 5,471,0 900 crowns; deaf,
dumb and blind. 1,7O9,O0O crowns;
fund for art and art stipendiates, l.
030, 900 crowns; fund for widows, $751;
600 crowns; military fund, 100000
medicine, 657OOO crowns; gen.
eral charities, 3,328,00O crowns.
Christian Lundberg, the new Swed-
ish premier, whose official title is min
lister of state, and who will direct
Sweden's course with regard to the
secession of Norway, is the conserva-
tive leader, but has recently favored
moderate reforms. He is a wealthy
turer, and has been mem
Der of the upper house Of the riksdag
since 1885. Mr.. Lundberg was until
his accession to the cabinet, chairman
Of the committee on state affairs, the
most influential parliamentary post in
Sweden. He is a shrewd and cautious
man, is possessed Of great energy, and
while not brilliant orator is extreme
" effective in debate and as public
speaker He was born July IA, 1912.
Ten beautiful all paintings have now
been added to the collection of paint
ngs, which adorn the halls Of the first
chamber in the new riksdags building
The most attractive one is by Ole
Hjortzberg, entitled ''Birjer Jarl, the
Founder of Stockholm"
August Anderson has received per
mission to publish Mormon paper in
Stockholm called Nordstjernan. It |
will, Of course, be published in the in
:erests of Latter Day Saints.
Clara Zimmerman has donated TO-
700 crowns to the Gefe mission soci- |
ety. Madame Zimmerman has previ- !
ously donated thousands Of crowns to |
charity institutions in Gefie.
Sweden has been invited to send |
representatives to theOlympfan games,
which will be held in Athens, Greece,
n the early spring of next year.
NORWAY.