Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-05-24
NORWAY.
Christiania.

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A special correspondent to the
MINNEAPOLIS Journal writes under date
Of April II: Like true dove Of
peace, baroness Won Suttner has
prompted the first OFF cial expression
| of good will between Norway and Swe-
den since the dissolution of Their
union last summer. AT dinner gwen
| In her honor at Christania on April
! Is, the Swedish envoy, Hr. Gunther, IN
response To "A toast TO himself as the
representative Of Sweden, declared
that he was consistent friend Of
peace and international amity. He
urged all those present to prevent
quarrels and disputes between ma
lions. and particularly hetyeen Swe-
den and Norway, and exlA'sed the
hope that all differences between the
two nelghbor nations would soon be
disshated. The sentiments we:e
cordially received. and as the gather
Ing was attended by many Of the lead
ing officials and most influential men
in Norway, the kindly words cannot
hut fail to make profound impress
sion. Baroness Won Suttner, who is
one Of the most prominent advocates
OF international peace and abolish
arbitration, came to Ch,istiania to de-
liver an address. as required by the
conditions Of the peace prize of $40,-
900 provided for in the will of the late
Alfred Nobel. and which was awarded
to her last fall by the Norwegian
was unable TO leave her home. and it
was not until last month that she was
able to comply with the conditions or
DR.. NObel's will In the course Of her
address she spoke highly Of DIR. Nobel.
whom she had known personally and
friend OF the peace movement. 1t was
on account of the prominent position
taken by Norway In the conference of
1891, when Norway, through Premier
Steen, became the first government to
contribute to the maintenance Of the
international bureau at Berne, that DIR.
Nobel intrusted Norwegian commit
tee with the privilege OF awarding the
peace prizes. The speaker spoke high
ly OF the efforts Of President Roose.
welt to prevail on the foreign powers
to settle their disputes by treaty and
arbitration rather than by the sword.
At the close of the address Foreign
Minister Lovland, who Is also chair.
man Of the Nobel peace committee,
gave a dinner which was attended by
Premier Nicholson, the president OF
the storthing. several foreign minis
tiers, Bjonstjerne Bjornson and a
number Of other invited guests. John
Lund, on behalf Of the committee,
thanked Baroness Won Suttner for her
Interesting address and the zeal with
which she labored for the cause, and
also greeted Minister Gunther. the
representative of the country, which
had given DIR. Nobel to the world.
more personally Of Nobel than in her
address, and expressed the most pro-
found gratitude for the cordial recep-
ton. Minister Gunther's remarks
were made in the kindliest spirit and
attracted much attention, as they
were entirely free from the courteous
yet meaningless platitudes usually ut
tered by diplomats on such occasions"
Like most other countries Norway
also took part in the international
Olympic games at Athens. There
were twenty regular turner's, mostly
from Christiania, who represented the
"free sport and nine sharpshooters.
There were certainly some very able
men among them, especially among
the sharpshooters. Regarding the
turner's II can be said that their per-
Torrance is "clean sport" and free
from all acrobatic tendencies. The
members of the troupe were the guests
Of the city of Athens during the
games Reduced rates were secured
on the railways for all participants all
the, way from Christiania and back
again. 1t is pity, says cor
respondent, that skiing could not be
included, as the Norwegians would
then he right at home and the small
ness of the troupe would in such case
be evened up by the superiority Of the
performance. King Haakon was PRO
tector' OF the undertaking.
Captain Kjeldsen. Of Tromsoe. the
noted Arctic sailor, has been commits
stoned to conduct the big French tour
ist steamer. Isle de France. to Spitz-
bergen next summer. The party,
which will be large one, will spend
about two weeks on the Arctic islands.
DENMARK.