The Princeton union., 1907-03-14
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway ard
Denmark.
RETIREMENT OF MINISTER GRIP
He VIII lse Succeeded at WASTING.
ton by berr Iasrrkantz, S.*,el
Mill Managcr.
SWEDEN.
Stock holm.

>i'oI"ent. are IollOWlnE IN the
footsteps OF Great Britain and have
decided to send the best uleu they
possess to represent them in Washing
ton. 10 one who has followed close
~ the generation process that is 60
Ing OH in Sweden, there was nothing
Strange in the announcement that the
Swedish government had decided upon
the retirement Of NJ. Grip from the
post of Swedish minister at Washing
TON. 1t is plain that the period of
purely ornamental representatives is
at au end and that business men will
be appointed in their places. Herr
Wa''enherg. prominent banker Of
Stockholm, bas been sent to Japan and
Herr LagerkantZ, a steel mill manager
has teen appointed minister to the
United States. Mr. Lagerkrantz is a
great deal more than an energetic busi-
ness wan and his career is of much
interest. Born in 1857, he is the son
of 4 councillor of state. After finish
ing his school education he entered the
military academy and in due time he
was appointed second lieutenant in one
Of the famous crack, regiments. He
soon afterward attracted attention as
an uncOmmOnly capable officer, and,
in conjunction with good sized for
tune and powerful family interests,
there appeared to be every inducement
for his following a soldiers career.
His resignation from the regiment in
1883 for the purpose of devoting his
life to the promotion of the propa-
ganda Of the Salvation Army caused a
small! sensation in the capital. AL
though of a warm religious temporal
ment, the young officer did not devote
himself to the strictly religious side
OF the movement, but worked from
the first in the social field. He and
his wife went to London, where they
stayed for several years, working ex-
c!usiyely in the worst slums MI
IagerkrantZ became a colonel and in
1893 was transferred to India, de-
voting his tremendous energy to the
organization Of the extensive social
work of the army out there. In 1896
he and his brothers became owners
of the VirsbO steel works in the cen
trail part of Sweden, Of which he as
sUmed active management. He has
proved himself an organizer of eX-
ceptional ability and has extended his
influence over the entire industrial
movement Of that part of the country
1t is his work in the field that at
tracted the attention Of the govern
ment and decided it to place him in a
position which is now recognized as
being Of utmost Importance to the
commercial interests Of Sweden
a correspondent for London
Journal writes: 'Over all Sweden the
dreary season Of the year is the most
favorable time for business activity
and social intercourse. The merchant
finds a path to distant markets across
the frozen CULTS and over hardened
SHOWS which otherwise he could not
visit. Among the people, pleasures
and amusements are kept up in con-
stant succession. Near the towns the
plains and the borders of the lakes are
converted into frozen race courses,
where the elegance and the richness of
the sledges, the splendor of the har-
Messing and the beauty of the horses
feet as the wind, and making the air
resound with the clear tinking of their
little bells-present a scene surprising
in animation. more brilliant than as
semblases that crowd the public
promcnades Of softer climes. Military
bands often accompany these lively as
Semhlages, and the pleasures some
tines are prolonged by torch light,
which gives a picturesque effect to the
train Of carriages filed with merry
makers, moving rapidly over the
whitencd fields Of snow and ice. The
climate may be severe but it is the
parent Of robust bealth; the long dark
nights call into play the streaming
glorics Of the aurora borealis: and the
Gceariness Of winter tends additional
eEchantment to the variegated beau
ties Of spring.
Nine. Anna Lundberg, the Swedish
Yvette Guilbert, Of Stockholm, arrived
IN New York week ago last Tuesday
night and is now making a concert
tour in the United States. Mme
Lundberg stands in line with Judic
Charlotte Wiehe-Bereny and others as
the highest exponent Of the Partisan
school Of minicry in song. She has
made Il speciality Of the humorous
tropical song which has sprung into
life in recent years and has more than
a hundred songs in her repertory, and
is considered one of the most versatile
and Fascinating artists of Sweden.
Gothenburg is growing rapidly and
is becoming the greatest business cen
ter Of Sweden. A number of new ex
port firms have been organized and
real estate business will, according tc
all indications, be booming there this
spring and summer. The business
''ways'' Of Gothenburg differ from any
other Swedish city in the fact thai
they are typically "British.''
Lieutenant Lennart Grut, of tho