Morris tribune., 1906-09-08
NORWAY.
Christiania.

cepteQ the new monarchy anu Ho hoh-
orable Norwegian with feeling Of re-
sponsibility toward established facts
is thinking of upsetting either. IN
happily several journals do not seem
to understand this fact and by ultra
loyal articles on the new monarchy
md incorrect statements on the posi-
lion taken up by the left wing OF the
liberal party, they are actually undel
mining the position of the conserVa-
tives instead of propping it up. one
of the recent Sunday elections may
serve as an example. In south Gud-
brandsdalen they had lately a repre-
sentative by the name of Enge. Thls
gentleman was a true supporter OF the
government in 1908, and went in for
the monarchy in the short fortnightly
campaign which resulted in the cleo
ton of our present king. He subse-
quently became member Of the depu-
tation appointed by the storthing to &C
to Copenhagen to inform Prince
Charles of his being elected king OF
Norway. A few Sundays ago Mr.
Enge, who in November was sup
ported by his electors, was beaten by
his radical adversary by majority
of nearly 500. This fact points to a
change in public opinion which is we'll
worth attention, especially i'll Amer
lea, where numerous N0rwegians,
who visited the old country this sum-
mer for the coronation festivities no
doubt think of things in Norway as
different from what they really are.
7 need hardly add that the Importance
of the Sunday elections must not be
exaggerated. but their radical turn has
created attention all over the country
and the conservative and moderate
factions openly confess their uneasi-
ness at this preliminary result. The
two most important election days
were Aug 20 ana %. On these two
days there We're elected respectively
thirty seven and thirty three repre-
sentatjveS to the stOrthing.
Ulric Daniels, former assistant cash
Ter Of the wrecked &tens!;}nd bank in
Chicago is reported seriously i'll and
believed to be dying at Eikedal, Nor
way Newspaper reports connect
him with the Stensland forgeries, but
he denies positively that he has any
knowledge of Stenslard's affairs.
Daniels nci@hDors in NiknGal assert
that he has nothing 3Ut good TO say Of
Stensland, who worked Lard against
hard luck, but was finally overpoW-
cred When pressed to explain the
details he invariably refused to speak
Daniels was in Stavanger when the
news of the Stensland failure reached
that town. He was then i'll, though
not seriously. He left the same day
for Vikedal, where he has since been.
He will be taken to hospital III
Stavanger if he gets we'll enough to
be moved.
The new election law which went
into effect this year has not been very
successful so far. In the twenty-five
districts voting for members of parlia
ment Aug. p fifteen reflections will
be necessary, as no candidate received
half of the ballots cast Three cab
met officers and four opposition mem
bers are elected, making the total up
to this time stand: Nine cabinet,
eight opposition, one prohibitionist and
one socialist vote with tWenty-One
second hallotings to come.
Over $4,000 people were in Bergen
Aug. / to see the German naval
squadron. On all the ships there was
an open reception and refreshments
We're served in abundance. Dancing
continued until midnight on all the
ships and every one reports an excel
lent time The German tars were
we'll received in Bergen and they all
expressed the wish that their cruise
in Norwegian waters would be pro
longed.
While the foreign commission was
still at work inspecting the neutral
zone a telegram was sent from SWe
den saying that the karlstad treaty
with respect to the raZing of certain
forts on the frontier had not been car
ried out. This caused some bad feel
ing in Christiania. though it was not
credited The commission has Of
ficially reported that the treaty obliga-
lions had been fulfilled to the letter