Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-14
sven LARSON
YOUNG BIsMARckER VISITS HIS
NATIVE LAND AND WRITES
OF THE. NEW NORWAY.


OF THE NEW NORWAY.
Editor Tribune:
7s Being on a trip to my old native
country, Norway / take the liberty to
send you few lines asking you kind
" to give them small place in your
paper. ~ ~,
On the 26th day of November set
out on my trip, arriving at Minneapo-
lis / stayed there to the Sd of Decem-
Der, then left for New York, when
left for New York, wehere embarked
on the steamer Oscar Second of the
Observation-Disclosures line. had a
3 very pleasant trip across the ocean,
although we sometimes had it rather
stormy. but you know q young and
strong Norwegian can stand a good
deal of that kind, especially when he
is on a trip to his dear old native
country
The steamer was first-class boat in
nay kind of weather, and we found
ourselves very much satisfied with the
good treatment on board. On the 18th
of December at about o'clock in the
morning we landed here in Christiania,
under full music from the orchestra
on board, and we were, soon heartily
wished welcome by all our friends and
relatives.
The country here has undergone, as
you know, a great political change.
On the It'll Of June, 1905, 1t came to
an open break-out from Sweden, and
on the 9th of June the "union flag
was lowered on all batteries and on
our fleet, and the clean Norwegian
flag fred. white and blue) was hoisted
all over the country as Norway's mill
tary flag. On the 2Sth of July the
( government resolved that on the 18th
I day of August there should be taken
i a vote by the people, when. they by
4S.sY Yes" and No. should answer if they
were willing to break the union be
tween Sweden and this country.
The result OF this voting was that
36S,2O8 came out Yes and 1874 No. z
Of 435,376 votes cast in ALL On the
31st Of August the convention at Carl
stad. Sweden, met, with delegates
] from both countries. October 18th the
result Of the convention at CARLSBAD
was accepted by the Swedish govern
ment. October 18th the articles drawn
up by the convention at CARLSBAD were
signed at Stockholm, and the king de
clared Norway free from its union
with Sweden
On the 31st of October the Nor
Wegian Hstorthing'' resolved to ask
Prince Carl of Denmark to accept the
throne OF Norwa, an condition that
the people by their vote accept the
storthing's resolution On the. 18th
and 18th Of November the people cast
their votes. The result Of the vote
was that 259, 1868 votes ..yes'' and 69,264
voted mo. 4
Prince Carl thereupon on the 18th of
August accepted to be king of Norway.
The storthing on the 18th resolved to
set off 100000 kroners year as COM
pensation to the king.
Prince Carl in accepting the throne
took the name of Haakon the Seventh,
and gave his son, the little crown
] prince, the name Of Olaf. The king
took for his motto "Al1 for Norway ~:
The royal family arrived at Chris
tiania on the 25th of November and
We're received by the people with great
ovations. The little Crown Prince
Olaf became especially a favorite of
the people. The time from the 7th OF
June until the 25th of November had,
as you will see, been of strenuous
I character for the Norwegian people,
but now when all is over the people
feel contented. and only wish to be
on good terms with al the world as
] well as with friend Sweden.
With mmym bmesmtm rmdmmmm
nm nlnlmmm megmarm etaoin taoinn
With my best regards to the people
OF Bismarck ! remain, yours truly,
S. Larson.
Christiania, Norway, Feb. 20, 1907.
Constituents Are Satisfied.