Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
RUSSIANS MEET IN STOCKHOLM
Large Gathering OF Revoiutionists
Held Right Under Noses of
Local Police.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


Stockholm, correspondent from that
:ty to the Minneapolis Journal makes
he following significant comment: IN
The Peoples house in the city, right
lnder the noses of the local police and
within n days sail of Russia, has been
held the largest congress of Russian
.evolutionists in the world. One hun
ired and forty delegates were present
from all parts of the empire. They
represented almost as many local or
ganizations OF revolutionists. Day
after day and night after night they
.ongregated at the hotel without
irousing the suspicious of the authori-
ties. and In their deliberations settled
Ill differences and arranged the tactics
,or continuing the fight against the
zar and the aristocrats. When they
had finished and had returned to their
homes TO carry out the plans agreed
upon, socialist paper in this city,
whose editor had been in the con-
idence Of the revolutionists, told all
about ii. The police and the govern
that because Sweden did not prevent
the congress she may suffer the wrath
If Russia. We have been accus-
toned to see Russian types here ana
there I'm Stockholm streets. On ac-
count Of the insecurity In Russia it
was not to be wondered at that many
people Of that vast empire sought
refuge across the Baltic. At one time,
Il looked like an invasion Of fugitive
Russians. Poles, Let's and Jews. and
the officials here, who always seem to
be afraid OF offending Russia. took
certain measures to make II uncom-
fortably for some Of these strangers
by putting them under some rather dis
agreeable examinations and constant
surveillance. However. the scare died
lway and Swedes took no especial no
tice of these swarthy and long-haired
individuals who passed quietly along
the streets and passed in and ont OF
the Peoples house. where they seemed
10 have their headquarters. Social
1emokraten.' the leading socialist pa
per In Sweden, brought some sensa-
tional news under the heading. THE
| Russian Congress In Stockholm II
told that for fifteen days the Russian
this city to make plans FOR the coming
fight. 1t had been the largest con
gress Of that kind ever held. The 40
delegates present had come from all
| parts Of Russia. even from Siberia and
the Caucasus, and represented the
Polish. the Let's and the Jewish or.
ganizations. To begin with. they set
tied all internal differences and ar
rived at perfect unity. They were
going to leave the revolutionary phrase
and give all their interest to revolu-
tlonary work. II was admitted that II
was a mistake that the social demo
Gratis had kept away from the douma
elections. In the future that will not
be so. All possibilities will be en-
ployed to hurry on the revolution and
the nearest goal will be that after this
louma shall come a constituting ma
tional assembly, elected by universal
suffrage. Another thing that IL of
great importance Is that the workmen
parties in the Russian empire which
have worked beside the Polish. the
Let's and also the Jewish 'bund.' have
Ill united In one social democratic
party"
Says Hugo vallentin. the Norwegian
Christiania correspondent: 1.-THE peO-
pie Of Sweden will not be governed
against its own will and without hav-
| Ing its say in the recent political crisis.
The fight will most certainly be ex-
tended over a wider line Of battle
than the suffrage question. The cry
for revision Of the constitution Is al
ready raised and the ending or mend
Ing OF our senate will become the order
Of the day. II. when parliament meets
again next January. the first chamber
ls still stubborn, there is scarcely any
doubt that the Swedish people will en-
force its demands with general
strike which then very likely will take
place when the debate about the
franchise bill begins. The workmen
Of Sweden have already during the
franchise debate, 1902, held dress re-
hearsal Of general strike. That time
the debate lasted only a few days, but
the effect was wonderful. The first
chamber, which UP to then had
turned deaf ear to all talk about
extended franchise, voted a resolution
In favor of manhood suffrage under
the pressure and the effect Of the idle
hands. That this resolution after
wards, when 1t came to take shape Of
legislation, proved to be promise east.
iy broken, will only give enforced vigor
to the movement in the direction OF a
general strike next year. This time a
few days will not suffice. but one may
predict that the workers will not 60
back to work until definite result Is
reached. Another matter that must
not be overlooked Is the part the royal
family has taken In the events Of the
last weeks. King Oscar, who gained
added popularity on account Of his
dsmeanor last summer when he re-
fused to be led to an armed conflict
with Norway. position in which he
vas supporttS BY both the crown
=