The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-31
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
The rumor that the illness of the
crown prince was due to entertaining
Is without foundation.
The committee having in charge the
erection Of the statue of Carl XIV have
made arrangements with the we'll
known Kullgren granite works Of
Udevalla for the delivery of granite
for the terraces and foundations. The
granite is of peculiar gray and yell
lowish color, and is very beautiful.
Is Prince Wilhelm going to visit
the Northwest? 1t is said that
he is anxious to see that por-
ticn of the United States, and that,
If his wife is willing to make the trip,
he will be commissioned by King
Gustaf to bring his greetings to the
Swedes of the West and to thank
them for the sympathy they expressed
at the time Of the death of King Os-
car.
The American minister to Sweden,
Charles H. Graves, Of. Duluth, has
gone to Jemtland to spend his sum.
mer vacation. He will hunt and fish
In company with a friend. who owns
large estate in that delightful part
of the country. Mr.. Bailey, the secre-
tary of the legation, has also left
Stockholm, namely, for st. Peters
burg, and Uncle Sans headquarters
at the Swedish capital are deserted.
The agitation for woman's suffrage
has begun with great earnestness. AS
will be remembered, the women were
refused the right to vote by the last
riksdag, whereupon the leaders an
nounced their intention of organizing
a new movement, having for its OBJ
ject the election of riksdag that will
grant their desires. The various To-
cal woman suffrage societies are be-
ing strengthened and welded together
In federation, and if this new move
ment fails, it will not be for lack of
organization.
Where is Sven Hedin, the noted
Swedish explorer? He started in 1906
from Chinese Turkestan for Tibet, to
explore its wilderness and satisfy his
love of romance and adventure. He
was last heard from in 1907, and it
is supposed that he is hidden some
where in the wilds Of Tibet. The
Swedish foreign Office has requested
the government Of India for informa-
ton concerning the explorer. Hedin
is a popular hero in Sweden, and
should it develop that he is lost for
ever, there will be intense sorrow.
A Stockholm correspondent draws
this rather gloomy picture of the la
Dor situation in Sweden, with special
reference to the capital:
The prospect of smooth working in
the labor world is anything but bright,
and enc may expect a great deal of
trouble during the summer. The
most threatening feature is the con-
tiict between the dock workers or
ganizaticn and the ship owners, which
is bound to drag in all kinds of work
ers. There are, of course, two sides
to all affairs of this sort, but in view
of the present hard times it looks as
if the men deliberately made an at
tempt to block efforts to straighten
out matters. Certain it is that the
socialist!c program, to which practi-
cally all organized workers here
swear allegiance, would not help this
poor country,as it is fundamentally
alien to the genius Of the people.
Most likely, however. the benevolent
bureaucracy, which has been in pow
er for so long-and is quite as arbi-
trary-will have to be done away with
before that fact becomes clearly an.
parent.
From academic discussions to facts:
Numerous importations Of strike
breakers from the English slums
have taken place-some 800 or 400
are now in the country and more are
on the way. That is bound to lead
the clashes. Some have already
taken places, resulting in a few
broken heads: but as the English.
men have plenty of guns, it may be
more sanguinary in the future.
DENMARK,