The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-06-08
NORWAY ASSERTS
HER INDEPENDENCE
WlTApRAWs FROM THE UNION
WITH SWEDEN TODAY.
WILL HAVE KING OF HER OWN.
Separation Has Been Expected and II
is Understood Little Trouble
. viii Rcsult--Reasono
.E For the Action.
scrlppeMcRae Telegram.

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Christiana, June 1.-THE Storthing
by resolution adopted by unanimous
vote today declared that the union be.
tween Norway and Sweden under one
king Is dissolved, and that tho king
OF the United Kingdom has ceased to
be king OF Norway. The Storthing
has empowered the present state
Norway. An address TO the king was
also adopted declaring that no III
feeling is entertained against him,
his dynasty or the Swedish nation,
and asking him to cooperate on the
selection Of the young prince Of the
house Of Bernadotte to occupy the
throne of Norway.
| W Resolution 10 Adopted.
| At the opening session the govern
ment informed the Storthing that It
would relinquish its office from today.
The iStorthing thereupon unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
Whereas, All members OF the
council Of state have laid down
their Offices, and
|
King hiss declared himself un-
able to establish new govern
ment for this country; and
Whereas, The constitutional
regal power thus becomes inoycr-
ative, the Storthing hereby au.
thorizes the members Of the coun-
ell of state who retired today TO
exercise until further notice, al
the Norwegian government pow
er, appertaining 70 king In accord
ance with Norway's constitution
and existing laws. With ihcse
changes necessitated by facN The
union with Sweden under ono
| king Is dissolved, In consequence
OF the king having ceased 70 act
as the Norwegian king"
M. Nicholson, the retiring premlers
accepted on behalf Of the novnrn'ne''f,
the task entrusted tD-shcris. .feafSM y
nected the Storthing VIII isxue
proclamation 70 the people al Onea.
| Protection and Free Trade.
The dissolution Of the union he
tween Sweden and Norway has been
pending for some time and had It's
growth In the desire which grew
stronger as time passed for the estab-
lishment OF separate consular sys-
TEN for the two countries. King os-
car recently vetoed at Stockholm the
measure presented TO him by the
council OF state providing for separate
consular representation and the Nor
wegians maintained that tho king by
40 doing and partly by his absence
from Norway had suspended bis
tights and duties az king Of Norway.
One OF the causes for the desire In
Sweden and Norway for separate con-
sular systems was the fact that Swe-
den is protectIonist and Norway u
for free trade, and also because OF
Norway's more extensive sea trade
and other diyergencles OF commercial
interests.
The Norweglans maintain that the
king, by not reyoking his veto given
at Stockholm OF the law for separate
consular representation and partly by
his absence from Norway has suspend
Cd his rights and duties as a king.
4 Notifications Of eventual changes
in constitutional situations will prob
ably be given to the powers By the
special mission,
King Oscar Protests.
4 stockholm, June 7.--Uponi receipt
Of news Of the action OF the storthing
King Oscar sent telegram to Pre-
mier, Nicholson az follows:
Have received the communication
Of the Council OF State, Please re-
cord most decided protest against
!, the method and action for tho govern
ment1
,#3M No War VIII Result.
4 London, June 7. - The London
Times correspondent at Chrisuana
says he bas good authority for ire
, statement that Sweden has indirestiy
assured Norway that no fcrcible
measures win be employed to keep
her within the bounds OF the proeent
uniOu