Morris tribune., 1906-05-05
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS
Sweden in Need of Putting Up the
Bars Against Certain People
from Other Countries.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

of a law restricting emlgra ton. 1t 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
through their undesirable business
methods conduct a disloyal competition
with the legitimate merchants of the
country and who through a circumven-
ton Of the commercial laws endeavor
to secure control of the country's COM
merce. During the last few years
Norrland has been as good as flooded
with travelling Russian Jewish COM
mercial vendors, who have gone from
house to house selling their cheap
trinkets and have come to be generally
known as ..'Sa WsharpernerS" 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. but 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 be 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
Ruenos 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withdrawn and the representation con-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
a 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 a correspondent to the Mime
apolis Journal: Sweden has a band
of gypsies which it 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.
It 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
be 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 be 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
musicians, but all are without means
and it is plain that the strollers intend
to live by begging and petty thievery.'
The riksdag has been very active Of
late and has taken UP a 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-
viding for instruction in hygiene and
sanitation in the public schools. The
TWO cldlIlU0IS. HOW are uudDl0 w
agree on the law permitting congrega
tons to select their clerymen by di
rect vote Of the members The second
chamber, by vote Of 131 to GO, re-
jected Herr Bengston's bill requesting
the government to establish state
lottery for various charitable or public
purposes. Several speakers main
eained that when the purpose was a
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
completion of what he calls an electric
capillary recorder, by which he secures
record of wireless kilograms. The
apparatus has been successfully tested
in England and meets with the ap-
prevail of scientific men. Mr.. Orling
has done much to improve wireless
telegraDhy and has been aDnofnfed q