Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
SWEDEN.

There were $50 divorces in Sweden
in the year 1905.
Oscar Eliason, one of the most tai
ented actors of Stockholm, is dead at
the age of fortyfour.
G. O. Wallenberg, at present SWed-
ish minister to Toxic, Japan, has been
named as envoy to Pelzin, China.
The expected brewers strike IS now
on, and 700 men have quit work. The
men refused to accept the terms OF
the employers.
| A citizen. who desires to remain I'M
known, has contributed 5000 crowns
to the government for use in strength
ening the defenses of the country.
The Swedish steamship line to Ar
gentina, South America, has contract
cd for two new steamers OF 5000 ton
mage. Competition from Denmark is
the cause of these important additions.
From Osteraaker come reports OF a
very cunning fox. He stole forty
young chickens, one full grown hen
and two young ducks from a peasant.
A part of his booty he hid in the
neighborhood, but most of it he buried
in the ice up in the mountains, so
that the meat would keep fresh during
the summer
A recent dispatch from Stockholm
says the paper strike has become
quite general throughout Sweden, so
that it is getting out of the question
for the paper manufacturers to supply
their customers. This is a serious mat
ter, as foreign buyers are obliged to
look elsewhere, the consequence of
which may be that, having found new
sources of supply, they will continue
to get their stock there. There are no
evidences of a pending settlement Of
the strike and the general belief is
that it will continue Indefinitely.
A very significant event this month
-July-is the resignation, from the
upper branch of the Swedish riksdag,
of Herr Svedelius. The venerable
lawmaker, who is II, gives as the rea-
son for his resignation the fact that
he is too old to be of the greatest
usefulness to his country in it's legis-
lative body. He says that in an era
/ like this, when it is necessary to bring
about new conditions for the good of
the country younger men, with new
! ideas and undated vigor should sit
in the riksdag AS a goodly percent
age of the members of the upper house
are as old or older than Herr Svede-
Illus, 1t will be interesting to observe
the effect of his announcement upon
his colleagues. Will they be willing
to give place for younger men?
Mother Sweden, or MOder Svea, as
the Swedes themselves call their ma
tive land, is trying hard to call home
her lost children. She has made sim
liar attempts before, but has not gone
about it so earnestly and systematical-
ly as Now A committee of 100 promi-
nent citizens of Sweden has been ap-
pointed to accomplish this work, and
they have considerable funds at their
disposal. They have already opened
headquarters in New York, where in
formation as to opportunities in the
mother country is freely given to
Swedish immigrants. The Swedish
minister to the United States, Mr.
Lagercrantz, is supporting the COM
mittee, so far as it is proper for him
to do so, taking into consideration his
official relations to this country But
it is believed that the efforts of the
committee will not prove successful.
A widely circulated Swedish paper in
Chicago says:
"It is not probable that King Oscars
appeal will have the expected results.
That Sweden may be able to retain
her sons in the future by the introduce
ton of reforms demanded by the labor
ing element is likely, but it is almost
incredible that those who have already
found better opportunities here, who
are satisfied with their lot, who have
made homes for themselves and have
become accustomed to conditions here
it is not credible that they will break
away from their new homes and po-
sitions and begin life's hard battle
anew, even if it be in their dear father
land. But that those who are afraid
of work of any kind are anxious to re-
turn to Sweden, especially if they can
get free transportation, that is a GER
tainty; but from such Mother Sweden
would derive no benefit and Uncle Sam
can easily get along without them"