Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-10-14

different nationalities?" All unions
of states. the writer philosophers, az"
very difficult to realize. They are often
born in blood, they last but a short
time and they end badly. The Aus
tria- Hungarian monarchy, for in
stance. is. not in particularly eXcel-
lent state of health, and the union OF
Sweden and Norway was so sick that
it died. A union in which the SOW
ereignty is equally divided, in which
both parties are equally strong, would
be, if politics were geometry, the
squaring of the circle.
Judging from reports in various
Norwegian newspapers there is no
doubt that the storthing will show
a heavy majority in favor of ratifying
the terms agreed upon at Karlstad.
A few extremists who felt aggravated
at the terms of settlement made with
Sweden, have thus far failed in their
attempt to create an ti-government
opinion throughout the country. They
did succeed, however, in calling a
number of meetings Of protests
against the settlement, but these
gatherings proved in most cases
fiascos, the people going away as sool
as they heard the government
sentiments of the men who had sum-
moned them. Having failed to over
throw the settlement, the extremists
are now agitating for new constitu-
ton and referendum on the question
of the future form Of government in
Norway-whether it is to be monarch
al or republican.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson, who hitherto
has been Normay's most democratic
leaders, in an open letter to the Aften-
posten urges Norway to choose mon
archial form of government. He says:
can elected king of Norway would,
Just like the king of England or Italy.
live among us like a nobleman and
the difference between a kingdom and
republic in this respect would lie
only in the name. The modern mon
archy is merely form so to speak.
but a monarchy representing strong
dynastic influences will be safer than
a republic of the Garibaldi type. We
republicans had better elect a king
and then we hope to procure one just
as noble as the monarch of Italy or
England" Mr. Bjornson has always
been considered the champion for a
republican form of government in Nor
way and his change Of front has &C.
casioned not a little establishment.
Mr.. William Champ, who as leader
of the relief expedition on the ''Terra
Nova" succeeded in saving the mem
bers of the American Ziegler eXpedi-
ton, has written the following private
letter to a friend in Christiania: u
cannot refrain at this moment from
expressing my high appreciation for
the valued services of your fellow
countrymen, Captain J. Kielsen. the
officers and the crew, all NorWegians
constituting the personnel on board the
relief s. S. Terra Nova, l am glad
to testify to their undoubted courage
and strict attention to the undertaking
placed in their hands. The result has
fully justified my judgment as re-
CARDS the selection of officers and the
nationality of a crew to undertake
such a voyage
Elk are plentiful in Norway at pres
ent It is now a common thing to
hear of elk hunting all over the Ost-
landet, where they were practically eX-
tinct some years ago. They have in
some instances come right into the
villages and the other day a large elk
cow was shot in Hornnes, in Saeters-
dalen. In the Postum district nine
elk were shot Sept. IL.
Mr.. P. P. Iverslee has written ar
historical summary Of ''The Events
Leading to the Separation of Norwa!
and Denmark" from 1901 to 1914
which is really an exposition anC
justification of Norwegian politics dur
ing the century just passed. The work
is published by the Augsburg Pub
fishing house of Minneapolis.
Monsigneur Delavaud, former secre
tary to Minister Delcasse, will be APP
pointed French ambassador to Nor
way He has been making close
study of the Swedish Norwegian crisis
and has made an official report of it
to the French government.