Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-09
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
GRAND TOUR THROUGH SWEDEN
British Journalists Enjoy Themselves
~ Guests of the Swedish
Press Club.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


nf the delegates of the Swedish Press
club / have accompanied a party of
twenty British journalists on journey
through Sweden, which they had I'M
dertaken on the invitation and as the
guests Of the Swedish Press club, an
organization which embraces the whole
that a closer contact between the
Swedish and the British press was
wanted. At the International Congress
of Journalists. 1897, when the press OF
almost all civilized countries met in
Stockholm. Great Britain and Ireland
were not represented. Since then
there has not been any opportunity
for the Swedish journalists to meet
their British colleagues. Late last
year, however, a proposal was made IN
the Press club in Stockholm to send
an invitation to a limited number OF
prominent English journalists to visit
Sweden during this summer This
was carried unanimously and in April
delegate was sent over to London
with an official invitation, which was
accepted by nine leading London dali
lies and seven prominent provincial pa
pers, as we'll as three Irish and one
Scotch. All these papers were repre-
scented by the most prominent men or
their staff; in some cases the chief edi-
tors came themselves. AS the con-
iSh
Press club and the British press the
British Institute of Journalists acted.
the president Of which institution,
Major G.. f. Gratwicke, also joined
the party. OF course King Oscar re-
ceived the British newspaper men and
showed them round the royal palace.
Every interesting point in the country
was visited by our guests. From the
beginning to the end it can be said that
the tour was one of the most success
full that could be imagined. The best
fellowship was reigning the whole time
between not only the Swedish journal
lists and their English colleagues. but
between the whole Swedish nation and
our English guests. Our country and
its institutions We're revelation to
the Britons. Scarcely any of them
had any idea that we We're so un-to-
dare in everything. in several things
even ahead of the mighty island EN-
pire. They were greatly taken by the
kindness of the population. l will
give you an instance which struck us
forcibly: While we were travelling on
the canal steamer some small bare
footed urchins Of the poorest class ran
along the canal bank and offered some
wild flowers to one of the Englishmen.
He took them and wanted to give the
boys some money, but they refused.
They could not take anything from one
who was the guest of the country. AL
ready the descriptions of the tour
have begun to appear in the English
press and / dare say that this opening
up Of new entente cordial will be Of
great importance not only to Sweden.
but also in a certain degree to Great
Britain and Ireland, who thus will be-
come more intimately acquainted with
country and nation of whose re-
sources and qualities they have been
deplorably ignorant"
Major c. Grill Swedish military
expert, points out In an article of re.
cent date i'm the Goteborgs Aftonblad,
the Importance Of strengthening the
boundary defenses as well as the forti.
fications at Stockholm and Gothenburg
The major says that any one who has
given any thought to this subject
whatsoever would see the great i'm
portance OF Immediately extending the
Notifications at both Stockholm and
Gothenburg and to move the chief
naval station from Karlskrona to
Stockholm and also erect a naval sta
ton in Gothenburg. The article has
aroused much favorable comment in
naval and military circles and an eff
fort will be made to have the riksda e
consider the question at its next
session.
The recent cOnfagration which
swept so disastrously over the south
ern section Of the city was the most
stubborn of its kind in the city's his
tory. The fire started at 3 a. m. in a
pile Of sawdust ut No. 40 HONS street.
Soon the entire building was on fire
and in half an hour had spread to the
adjoining buildings with amazing
rapidity. At o'clock ten buildings
Were on fire. The entire fire depart
ment was called out. but the fire, In
spite of the most heroic efforts to
quench it, ran its limit, causing an
enormous loss of property. Fortunate
~ no lives were lost.
"Orfeus" is the name Of the new
statue which has been placed in
Dmrgarden. 1t is imposing and is
placed on a commanding site in the
park, where it appears to splendid adj
vantage.
p. III. Pleijel has been appointed
professor Of mechanics at the Upsala
university. Professor Pleijel Is a
graduate Of Berlin university.
A Thorstenberg. European repre-
sentative Of the United States Steel
corporation. has been appointed a
member of fho ROYAL commission I'm