Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-05-10
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sw eden, Norway and
Denmark.
UNDEsIRABLE IMMIGRANTS
Sweden in Need of Putting Up the
Bars Against Certain People
from Other Countries.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

II II remarkable. but nevertheless a
fact that Sweden is at present in need
Of law restricting emigration. II is
not so much question of the num-
Der of foreigners who come to Swedish
shores, but rather the character Of the
classes who do come. Last year the
emigration to Sweden comprised 5000
persons, OF whom nearly half came
from America. the remainder emf
grating from Norway, Denmark. Ger
many, Finland and Russia. Immi-
grants from America are, Of course,
always welcome, as are those who
come from the neighbor nations. But
such is, however, not the case with
many OF those who come from Ger
many, Russia and other countries.
From Germany and Russia there an
nually arrive number of Jews, who
methods conduct disloyal competition
with the legitimate merchants Of the
country and who through a circumy EN-
ton of the commercial laws endeavor
to secure control of the country's COM
merce. During the last few years
Norland has been as good as flooded
with travelling Russian Jewish COM
mercial vendors, who have gone from
house to house selling their cheap
trfnkets and have come to be generally
known as "sawsharperners." Their
presence among Swedish farmers and
peasants is entirely uncalled for, as the
Swedish farmers are fully capable OF
sharpening their own saws. They
have In the meantime been conducting
a system Of Russian espionage, which
has caused no little amount Of appre-
hension to the Swedish authorities.
The following item by an English
correspondent will no doubt arouse the
interest Of many readers Of Swedish
birth: "King Oscar has not only lost
nearly half his income through the re-
peal of the union with Norway, which
formerly contributed 40 per cent. Of his
civil list, hut has likewise been obliged
to cut down the number of his diplo-
matte representatives abroad, In conse-
quence OF the inability of the Swedish
treasury TO bear alone the burden of
expense formerly shared with the
neighboring kingdom. Thus the Swed-
ish legations at Brussels and at The
Hague are to he entirely abolished, the
ministers in Paris and London being
accredited to the courts Of Belgium and
Holland respectively. At Madrid,
Rome, Vienna, and Constantinople. at
Buenos Ayres, and In Mexico King
Oscars legations are to be main
tanned, but the ministers are to be
withdrawn and the representation con-
fed to charge d'affaires. The con-
sulate general In London is reduced to
consulate, and those at Copenhagen.
Rio, Havre, Barcelona, Genoa. Que
bee, and even Hamburg are to be
abolished. In fact, the changes inau-
gurated by King Oscar in his diplo-
matte and consular service are of the
most sweeping character"
Says correspondent to the Mime
apolis Journal: Sweden has band
of gypses which II is anxious to give
away to any country desiring an in
crease in population. The band ar
rived recently at Malmo from Den
mark. but is originally from Germany.
1t Travelled as far as Lund, where the
police took charge Of the entire party.
Efforts were made to deport the colony
to Denmark and later to Germany,
but each country notified the Swedish
authorities that the gypsies would not
lie allowed to land. Now the police do
not know what to do. In the entire
party Of fifty there are no more than
four who could he classed as able
bodied. the remainder being made up
of children, Of which there are about
thirty, and old people. including few
who are helpless. The adults repre-
sent themselves as horse dealers and
but all are without means
and 1t Is plain that the strollers intend
to live by begging and petty thievery."
The rlksdag has been very active of
late and has taken UP number Of
reform propositions. The first cham
Der has passed law relieving parish
priests OF the duty of keeping the civil
register and has approved the law
passed by the second chamber pro-
vlding for instruction In hygiene and
sanitation in the public schools. The
two chambers. however, are unable to
agree on the law permitting congrega.
tons to select their clergymen by di-
rect vote Of the members. The second
chamber, by vote OF 131 to 6S, re-
jected Herr Bengston's bill requesting
the government to establish state
lottery for various charitable or public
purposes. Several speakers main
fained that when the purpose was
worthy one lottery could not be con-
sidered improper, but other speakers
vigorously combated the idea Of the
state being engaged In such dubious
enterprises for obtaining money.
Axel orling. the Swedish electrical
engineer In London, announces the
Of what be calls an electric
capillary recorder. by which he secures
I record Of wireless telegums. The
apparatus has been successfully tested
In England and meets with the APP
prevail Of scientific men, Mr.. Orling
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