Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-13
WILL THEY FIGHT?
Norway Dethrones King Oscar
of Sweden.

Persons well informed on the
, temper of the people of Norway
know that to a large majority of
this people the Swedish yoke has
been very CALLING. AS year fol-
lowed year the feeling against
Swedish dominion became more
and more intense until few days
ago the tempest burst and the
people of Norway declared their
independence.
When a people of enlighten-
ment find themselves compelled
to pay homage at the dictation of
a sovereign who is not of their
choice, their liking, nor even of
their own people, they look long
ingly for time when freedom
shall be theirs. Oscar was King
of Sweden-this was enough.
thought the Norwegian.
Whatever may appear ulti-
mately to have been the pretext
= for action in the present case, the
real reason for dethroning King.
Oscari is that Norway wanted a rul-
er all her own. She did not wish
to share her sovereign with any
people; she desired a ruler whose
every action of heart and mind
should forever be in behalf of the
inhabitants of Norway.
What the outcome of Norway's S
declaration of independence is
yet to be is difficult to foretell.
Sweden, the Swedish king and
his subjects, are represented as
accepting the matter with su-
preme indifference. This appear
ance of indifference may exactly
define their position, or, on the
other hand, it may be but a.mask
to conceal whatever may be con-
> templated bv them.
1t appears that Norway is con-
- fdent of her ability to cope with
any emergency that may arise.
She has abundant means at hei
disposal, if war should result
she has guns, ammunition and as
good men as are on earth; hel
army is splendidly disciplined ano
very efficient for its size.
Furthermore, it appears tha
before taking the final step to
wards dethronement oftheir king
the people of Norway had an un
derstandiAg with Great Britain
and were assured of her support
come what might. Or the othe
hand, King Oscar has an avowee
friend in Emperor William, o
Germany. If Russia was not 81
fall of her own troubles, intern
al and external, she wonld b.
in the game somewhere, fgur
ing to make graft. But as i
is, the Russian bear will likel,
- hibernate very shortly after th
japanese are pursuaded to let go
1t may be found interesting am
instructive to our readers to stud
the following brief historica
sketch of Norway aud her peo
pie:
Little is known of the earl
history of Norway and the in
habitants of this scenic land
The first authoritive mention {
Norwegian tribes was made b
Jordanes, some time during th
9th century. Even at this period
and later, there appears to l.
nothing authentic, for they wei
a romantic tribe and what migf
readily be taken to be historic;
is quite likely to have bee
neurological, rather than histor
cal.
It is generally supposed th;
the earlier tribes were OF Lapp {
Finn origin and that later &c
manic tribes closely related
Danes and Swedes) immigrate
to that country from the south.
During the latter part of tt
9Th century the Vikings, the ST
rovers of the north, first appea
ed and p1undered on the Englis
coast. From this period the
history is more authentic ar
readily followed. They plunde
ed on the southern coast Of Spai
and even entered the Mediterra
can on their voyages Of subjug
ton. The Danes joined in the
sae