The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-11
NORWAY.
Christiana.

LIE latest decision of the Norwegian
stcrthing, by which the ballot will
oe given to 100000 Norwegian women.
Including for them the right to become
members of the Norwegian parliament
nas caused no end Of comment
throughout the country. The following
extract from a letter of the Norwegian.
correspondent, S. c. Hammer, to the
minneapolis Journal, explains the bill
passed in full: 1.-The Norwegian
storthing at a sitting June Is passed
Dill on woman suffrage by which
tne number of electors will be in
creased by 100000. BY this decision
norwegian women who have a yearly
income of 400 kronor (aDout $1OO) 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
Dill passed some years ago. The
question Of woman suffrage was raisei
IN Norway in 1886, at a time when men
nad not yet obtained universal suf-
rage 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. In
1883, for instance, proposal of uni.
versal suffrage for women obtained
thlrty-three votes in the storthing. In
l9ol women obtained suffrage in mu-
n1cipal affairs, the qualification being
put down at 400 kronor a year in town
and 300 kroner in the country for I'M
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 On
state atfairs) 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 ap-
proval Of the dissolution of the union
with Sweden by a private vote which
showed total of about 27S.OOO, have
at last paved the way for the reform.
INV
against IS, two being absent. The
galleries of the storthing were filed
with women who, on, the presidents
announcement of the vote, broke forth
in cheers. which were, however,
speedily stopped by the presidents
gavel. All the women's societies are
naturally enraptured and congratu~
latory kilograms and meetings are
everywhere reported"
The wegian-American singing
society "Dovre," which has given a
series of successful concerts In Christi
ania, serenaded King Haakon a week
ago last Monday evening at the Vic
toria villa. The king thanked them
very cordially in a neat little speech.
|. The Normandsforbund comprising
Norwegians all over the world, was
organized in Christiania last Friday
evening" The society already has 49,
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 be great business impetus
for this section Of the country.
Hotel Victoria of Stavanger has
been sold to Hans Nilsen for 295CO0
crowns. It 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 ''literis ct artibus'' decora-
ton from King Oscar.
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