The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
Stockholm, Dec. %.

must nrSC De cleared away, Wnlle tuere
is great deal of new work to be done.
But the liberal cabinet tackles it all
with an energy and with will that GER
tainly has been lacking in their prede-
cessors. -. .-,..... .... ...- -.-. ..-
Still, naturally enough, they cannot
satisfy the conservatives. Even now
when they have done no parliamentary
work, they are attacked in the most I'M
scrupulous way by the conservative
press. Thus it was in the very begin
ming and the very day they attained
power that invectives of all kinds
were flung at the new ministers. This
i reception even vexed the responsible
statesmen Of the conservative party.
For instance, I know for certain, altho
mier, Mr.. Lundeberg, told an interview
er from conservative paper who
sought him shortly after he had re-
signed, that this kind Of press campaign
was not only not loyal and indecent,
but also disastrous for the conservative
party. The paper in question printed
the interview but left out this part.
But the cabinet works on undisturbed
and I prophesy that they will meet par
Lament armed to the teeth and we'll
# Women Want to Vote.
Sometimes even friends are difficult
to handle. Among those of this cate
cory whom the liberal cabinet has to
count with are the women. A move
ment to extend the franchise to the fe-
male sex is on foot and several ladies
4 Populations have already waited upon
mi st RI tn mo
see the necessity Of including them in
his franchise bill.
I do not doubt that Mr.. Staff theo-
retically is a. friend Of female suffrage,
but on the other hand he is too clever a
tactician not to see that this would only
be hindrance to a speedy settlement
Of the male franchise. A bone of con-
tention Of this sort would only bring
disorder in the liberal ranks and risk
the solution Of the question as regards
the men. There are many liberals who
fear female suffrage, because they be-
ieve women to be reactionary from ma
ture, and the opponents to any solution
whatever would grasp at the opportun-
ity to postpone the settlement under
the pretence of having the female part
Of the suffrage question thoroly dis
cussed and prepared.
Mr.. Staff told the ladies that the
mixing up Of both these questions, the
male and female suffrage, would only
retard the final settlement of both and
that they had to wait until the men had
got their franchise, With this the rep.
resentatives for femininity had to be
content.
When I met Mr.. Staff the other day
he told me that he had good hope OF
bringing the first chamber to then
senses and that they would not offer &
stubborn resistance to this already too
long deferred reform. For my OWL
4 part, have very little hope of the frs
chamber showing any sense in this o.
any other question, but may be that thu
occurrences in the east have had theil
effect.
Aid for Swedes in Russia.
/, So far the Russian revolution ha
made itself very little felt here il
Sweden and few if any fugitives hav
arrived here from the other side of tn
p Baltic. But, of course, great deal O
anxiety has been felt here for the man,
rs Swedes who live in st. Petersburg an
Riga. Therefore the Swedish govern
ment sent a torpedo cruiser to St. Pc
C6TSDuTS duu chartered IL pdSSeuSe
steamer which, escorted by another ton
pedo cruiser, went to Riga to fetc
- such Swedish subjects as desired t
take refuge in Sweden while the revC
luton was raging over there. Not many
tage of the opportunity, which I SUP
pose many of those now left regret. n
far as I know, Sweden is the only stat
hot hos NV op TO t,;o
to assist it's subjects in the Russia
empire.
~ - Christmas in Sweden.
Christmas is near. The streets al
crowded with shoppers and the f,
tigued employees in the shops an
stores scarcely hang together after on
weeks continuous work, during whic
= they have been able to snatch just
- few hours sleep between the maxim.
up Of the last parcels in the small hou,
of the morning and opening of tt
shop to begin again. This year, hoy
ever, Christmas has more gladdeni1
aspect for the overworked shopgir
and men than usual, because as Chris
mas eve this year falls on Sunda
the shops will be closed and the worke
can rest at home and enjoy the holida
as never before. +.
Hitherto, when Christmas eve (it
then the real Christmas festivities tai
place here instead of~on Christmas da
as with you), has fallen on Sunday, t.
shops have been open the greater pa
Of the day, altho it is against the la
But this year the union Of the shop Ell
ployees has risen in it's united streng
and succeeded in getting public opini'
on their side for keeping the sho
closed on Sunday. The Chris
mas tree is the principal feature in t.
Swedish Christmas festivities Fe
homes 60 without it. The Swedi
forests have also an almost inexhaus
BILE supply of them. During the la
three or four days one might almo
I think that a greater part of these fc
asts bad left their mountain homes
strike root on the quays and in t.
squares Of Stockholm. .z.
An Old Custom Remains.
But Christmas trees are not the on
things that are sold in the streets tt
i time of the year. AS a rule the ope
air fairs belong to a by-gone period
Sweden S larger towns, but there
here in Stockholm a remnant of IL
1 old-time custom in the Christmas f;
l. r+o L