The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-13
Aff STORY OF nEDIN 5
SWEOEN'S STATESMAN
IHow He Battled Throughout His
Long Career for the People
OF Scandinavia.
DREAMED or UNION
He Made Enemies in His ownsLand by
Advocating Concessions to Norway
and Denmark, Thatsthe Three
Might BE United.

lSFS4rFS ~ uASNAu0 ttNV0 M
Might Be United.
From the Minneapolis Journal.
Adolph Hedin. who died last week
was born April %, 1884, and thus lived
past the allotted three score years
and ten. His father was a clergyman
stern, earnest and outspoken, hating
class differences sternly command.
ing the peasants to s.satt paa hatten'
put. IN the hat9 when they dotted thell
hats with Swedish politeness in his
presence. AS a lad Adolpfi was stu
aipus and had no heart for the play be-
lOved of all youth. When not occupied
or wandered through the fields.
There Was@a scarcity of means and
also of books In the Hedin household,
but What be studied was thoroughly
None and in time he left his home at Be
In Narike to enter the gymnasium at
Orehro. At h age of IL he was ready
Tor Upsala. Lack of means compelled
him to seek employment as tutor from
time to time, but nevertheless he was
ready for the final examinations. He
had studied, philosophy, modern Ian
4 uaS and the ancient classics. He
aid mot tax tho examination then,
having no liking whatever for cere-
monies. He was inducedNby his COM
ade to take the examination in 1861,
although he a made no preparation
Tor this step for more than three years,
Hisstirne la been occupied in studying
Political. questions. 1t had been Hedin's
to prepare himself as acad-
eric teacher in history, but his poverty
tnterfered with the hope he cherished.
student circles he discussed political
Questions n it is significant that in
MS FIRST public address he warned his
felloW students against Infection from
The sentiment of enlnity against the
*McrWegians n AnkarsparGss PROPOSE
ticp for an unlimited, revision of the
articles OF union. In his address, he
opposed h idea of a "~stathallare' or
governor for Norway, aEd all Interior
saee. Norwegian affairs, arguing that
the SWedish-Norwegian union was an
@5Ii1aiica between tWo free and indie
gpandent peoples. That his views Won
much adherence is not certain, but his
aienr logic. able address and fearless
aess compelled attention and gave him
spsal fans In the university city.
His Youthful Activities.
He was an ardent worker in the
Scandinavian movement and took an.
active part in the students gatherings
at Lund and Copenhagen in 1852. In
lllis connection hespublished a pamph-
iet on the complicated Sclleswig ques-
ion foT the benefit of his fellow dele
gates. agitation for the removal
at thssElsfversity from Upsala to Stock
aolni assapproveds s~trenuously and to his
3Nn disadvantage, for he was practi-
rallly S ncred when he moved to the.
snaTitai IN 1S64 Nothing was said by
the5sBiE papers about his work on the
union which appeared insiS6S In the.
.spFlr of .F7ifteenNLetters From a Demo-
.rarsat the Riksdag Members" That
same year he became permanently as
sociated with thesAftonblad.
When August Blanche died in the
iall sflS6S. 1T was plain to all the re-
formers that Adolf Hedin was the.
logical candidate for the in
SJase second chamber OF h riksdag.
Strangely enough, it had never entered
mis- mind to try forsthe place, although
ne was IN excellent parliamentarian.
a.s22 n desp student of politics. He was
gIsrSs-ailedSupon to stand for the va
gaIscy,ssbut failed. Next year.. however,
IA h famous liberal victory, Adolf
1s$sil, Julius Markell, A. z. Norden-
Sold ana A.sW. Dufwa were sent to
ts riksaag. At the ext parliamentary
sstiolas all except Hedin fell. and he
q sss9rstained because of his recognized
sn.psriarify. He served continuously
Wikslsths exceptionsof two years, 18T4-i
40 " en- hags was edltoreof Aftonbladet.
the day OF his death was nos init
rssatsIa boEad up in the political history
i Sweden. Confident of his own mas
aery W sthe%subjects discussed In the
riksdag. Hedin shattered tho traditions
10y plsslging boldly into all debates. He
sappcsed the powerful cunts Spare
asssl Posse and the still more powerful
sccis siasiics. Early in his first session,
he soGgnt to amend the penal codc TO
the punishment. Later he Joined
with Victor Rydberg In an attempt to
fer Jews and Catholics the right
teshoi nsace The.attennpt tusrestiict
tie rights of the theaters he opposed,
against the sstrong Influence seGss the
GaasusGhsnen and Liss sOlef I.aEssun.s He
fought h arlstocrats when he wanted
the royal court restricted. Hedin by
his * arlessness and caustic tongue ac-
.uas;y frightened some Of the. former
iteasens % that they lost their desire
Tor rs.bale when he was in the opposi-
tior;. diiigent student of political
literature in other countries, he vent
to bottom OF every question. wieth-
ssersit WaSs The width of railway tracks,
the atiol.al fnaacss or the dutics Of
Vv9sssss.s Hs Did in the Riksdaa.
F1.G.51 the very first one Of his most
TsStsfIflt1aed purposes wa To restrict the
legislative and administrative powers
of ths riksdag. SO that the Initiative
Should m from that body. So watch
fnl was he OF the doings OF the gov
tlisE.p1t that the other members had
III .f;t.estce that he would give ann
pie ...I.slsg wien Z attempt was
made toy ess. roach an tie pi%erogatives
Ca e iik.lag. And there were many
saeh 9saeaasicns. particularly in extend
ssin.ss railways and granting franchises
Tor railways and other enterprises. In
tnis sgnialiaign he eventually won out,
1sea5Es q less detsrmiaed man would
have lest patience with the Indifference
p.s ria e~Gt!e;ariIeS 5yt Ay.lS :ilSo thToupt,