Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-07-13
NORWAY.
Chrjstiana.

The latest decision Of the Norwegian
storthing, by which the ballot will
be given to 100000 Norwegian women,
including for them the right to become
members of the Norwegian parliament
has caused no end of comment
throughout the country. The following
extract from letter of the Norwegian
correspondent, S. G. Hammer, to the
Minneapolis Journal, explains the bill
passed in full: The Norwegian
storthing at sitting June Is passed
bill on woman suffrage by which
the number of electors will be in
creased by 100000. BY this decision
Norwegian women who have q yearly,
income Of 400 kronor (apout 5000 in
town, or 300 kronor in the country, or
are married to men who have such in
comes, can vote and be elected at the
general elections for the storthing. A
proposal that women should receive
universal suffrage as is the case with
men, was rejected, and the bill passed
in conformity with the rules laid down
in the woman suffrage municipality
bill passed some years ago. The
question of woman suffrage was raised
in Norway in 1886, at time when men
had not yet obtained universal suf
frage. A proposal that women should
obtain suffrage on the same conditions
as men then enjoyed received forty
four votes, while fifteen members OF
the storthing voted for introducing uni
versal suffrage for women and men at
once. After this honorable defeat,
the question Of suffrage for women
has never been dropped, and year by
year it has increased in strength. III
1895, for instance, proposal of uni.
versal suffrage for women obtained
thirty-three votes in the storthing In
1901 women obtained suffrage in mu'
nicipal affairs, the qualification being
put down at 400 kronor a year in town
and 800 kroner in the country for IN
married women and for those who are
married to men having the said in
come. AS the storthing wanted to OBJ
tain some experience as to this re-
form, the woman suffrage bill IN
state affairs was put off for some
time The satisfactory way in which
women have used their municipal suf
frage and their patriotic position in
1905 when they pronounced their APP
prevail of the dissolution of the union
with Sweden by a private vote which
showed a total of about 27S,O0O, have
Mt last paved the way for the reform.
The bill was passed by SO votes
against %, two being absent. The
galleries of the storthing were filled
with women who, on the presidents
announcement Of the vote, broke forth
In cheers. which were, however,
speedily stooped by the presidents
sayel. All the women's societies are
naturally enraptured and ,congratu'
latory kilograms and meetings are
everywhere reported"
The merican singing
society "Dovre," which has given q
series of successful concerts In Christi
ania, serenaded King Haakon week
ago last Monday evening at the Vic
toria villa. The king thanked them
very cordially in. neat little speech.
The Normandsforbund, comprising
Norwegians all over the world, was
organized in Christiania last Friday
evening. The society already has 40
600 members and 300 branch societies.
storthing's President Berner was
chosen chairman Of the organization.
The storthing during its last session
voted 100000 for the purchase OF
waterfalls in Numedalen. This will
prove to he a great business impetus
for this section Of the country.
Hotel Victoria of Stavanger has
been sold to, Hans Nflsen for 295CO)
crowns. 1t will now be completely
renovated and will be reopened in the
near future as tourist hotel.
Nine. Magma Lykseth-Schervenp.
the Norwegian prima dona, has re-
ceived the 'literls ct artibus" decora
ton from King Oscar. =
DENMARK.