Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
NORWAY

Minister of Finance Knudson has re-
signed, and his resignation has been
accepted. Premier Nicholson takes the
finance portfolio.
So far as the representation of Amer
lea at Kristiania is concerned, it seems
probable that G. H. Graves, who repre-
sents the United States at Stockholm.
will be required to act in dual capac-
ity as minister for Norway and Sweden
until congress makes provision for
separate minister to the former coun-
try.
A passenger train on the Kristlania
and Trondhjem railway got stuck in
snowdrifts Oct, IA at several places
near Roros.
Bjornson writes in the Danish Politi-.
ken: "One day when a deputation
from the Norwegian storthlng is going
to fetch back the head of the state.
who has resided outside of our country
for more than five hundred years, the
day when the representatives Of the
storting are sailing through the ford
with him on board, his Norwegian
squadron accompanied by Danish and
British squadron-and maybe others
that day will clearly revea: what this
heart during its long. faithful struggle
that it was no matter of Formally
of any sort whatever: No, the Norwe-
giar heart could no longer endure the
haughtiness OF foreign rulers. It will
rejoice, it will be thrilled with emo
ton at the sight of a sovereign who
can no longer rule without Norwegian
councillors No one will resist this
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our shores as our greatest and finest
fairy tale-a reward for our fidelity to
ourselves"
A special committee has prepared a
bill for kept paying wages to the troops
that were in the field after the expira-
ton of the regular term of service.
"a number of lawyers and politi-
clans" have drafted a constitution for
a Norwegian republic. 1t is curious
piece Of work. The government is to
be a ministry elected by the storting
after each general election. The stor-
ting shall also elect the president Of the
ministry. a rather startling provision
is the one which prescribes that no
member of the ministry shall be al
lowed to resign. He may be opposed
to a solid government and a solid stort-
ing, but he must remain in the minis
try. The .*royalists" are rid;culins this
innovation with telling effect.
The Kristiania inner mission has
raised some money for the aid of the
families of poor soldiers who served
on the frontier during the Karlstad ne
gotiations.
The storthing. by vote of eighty
seven to twenty-nine, adopted the prop
osition of the government that it be
endowed with full power to negotiate
with Prince Carl of Denmark for his
acceptance Of the crown of Norway, on
the understanding that the wishes of
the people be consulted in the form
of referendum. The motion of ten
| members for referendum as to
| whether a republican or monarchial
form of government should be adopted
was rejected by vote Of elghty-Slx
to thirty,
Jacob Christensen, Bergen ship
| owner, has ordered two new freight
steamers of $500 tons from English
shfpbuilders.
The government proposes an .expend-
iture Of $4,000 ON the Trondhjem high
school Of technology. About one-third
! of this amount is to be contributed by
the state, and the balance by the city
| Of Trondhjen1. The proposed appro-
priation will be enough for enclosing
the main building and the chemical
laboratory and for making excavations.
and building basement for the phye,-=
ca, and electrotechnic laboratory.
II. C. Hauge, former secre:ar; Of the
lega ton OF Sweden and Norway 8s
Washington. has been appointed Nor.
wegian charge d'atfaires at Washing
ton. It il understood that he win be
the nrst minister to the United States
from Norway. .=.:.f= e