The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24
AGREEMENT
 IS REACHED Norway and Sweden to Be
 Friends. DISSOLUTION. NOT WAR Pacific Adjustment Reached
 at Karlstad. After rretractea session of cens~rs.es Delegates Get Together On All reiats--Dstssis wiu he csv-
 sn Later.

Karlstad. Sept. 2s---After protracte6 sessions extending over some weeks the Norwegian and Swedish delegates who met here to settle the terms of separation of the two countries this evening arrived at an agreement on all points. The terms were not made public.
 In anticipation of the agreement farge crowds assembled around the buildings in which the meetings had been held to witness the departures ck the delegates. The Norwesians eIller~ sed upon the conclusion of the sessicn and were on their way to Christians q few minutes after an announcement was made of the outcome of the nego- tiatfons The Swedish delegates re- mained inside for some time. but when they did show themselves they received an ovation and were escorted to theirS hotel by crowds which sang the 5wed~ ish anthem. They left at midnight toF Stockholm.
 The delegates refused to discuss the terms of the agreement, simply saying
 that they would be given out early next week An agreement had been antici@ pated for some days. as both sidea had I been adopting concfliatory Attitudes
 The negotiations which are nov con- ciuded are peculiar in nature On one l side the delegates were former sWe0-s | ish ministers who at the time of tho Riksdag decision were leading mem-s
 bers of the committee which framed i the Swedish conditions to assent tp dis
 solution. Ca the other side the dsle~ gates were men who led Norway Tn it's I revolution of June [ but who were not guided by any decision of the stroth-, | ing, On the contrary, their every Ha& was looked upon with suspicion pY men more radical
 When Sweden's conditions were made known many voices in Norway were raised against accedsnK to them l Premier Micheisen of norway wan more eonservative ana, sesing the eonse- oueneea to Norway ef a breach. wa& willing to enter into an sgxeenant IT l ionK as it wag honored by Norway and preserved as much as possible her nar tional pfide.
 The purnoso of the swedish delegates
 was to make n provision preserving the good feeling of the two peoples
 From this viewpoint. of course, swe- den waa compelled to tnuist on the demolition of the frontier fortiiicatlons which Norway, 6otwlthsaandlng the close connexions of fhe two countries. had erected against sweden's enttrsiX unfortifed frontier.
 The first purpose of the sWeuiaN delegates was to hurt as little as pos- sibie the feelings of Norway. and the Swedish delegates throughout the pro~ ceedings have tried to find q way in which the fortress located ferthea< from the frontier could be made less threatening. while the others. they contended. should be demolished. 1t is believed this point was successfully carried.
 The Swedish delegates were also anxious to preserve free and untran- eIled the Intercourse between the two countries, and theyA therefore pro- posed that certain agreements De made regarding transit and waterways wntcn were equal In benefit to both and wntcn would prevent one country from inter- ferinK with the other. II IS oell9Ne1 that these matters were also settled Eo the satisfaction of both sides.
 Finally, Sweden did not consider that she could leave unprotected the inters ests of the poor Normandie Lapland-
 CTS, who. for their very existence, de-
 pended upon the use of pastures m
 both countries at different seasons Tor their reindeer. The Norwegtans heid out against the granting of this rights
 which had been established for cen-
 turies, but 1t Is thought they at lass gave in.
 That Sweden never objected to an
 arbitration Is shown by the Riksdag decision in which arbitration was hEst mentioned and which agreed perfectly
 with sweden's expressed desire for peace.