Morris tribune., 1908-04-25
NORWAY.
Christiania.

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| Christiania Morgenbladet throws an
interesting light on woman's suffrage
| as it evinces itself at present in Nor
way: Comparatively few women
| were elected at the local elections in
Norway this time. A few figures will
make this clear. In Christiania -
men and five women were elected; in
Bergen the corresponding numbers
were TO and 6; in Trondhjem 62 and
g.; in Krishanssand 40 and 3; in Dram
men So and Z: and in Fredrikstad 80
! men and 2 women. The women had
a much larger number of candidates.
but they Were defeated. Miss HOlsen,
president of the Women's Suffrage as
socaition, was asked how the women
look upon this result and. she an
swered in substance: We were deep
Iy disappointed and highly indignant.
It seemed as though we were par
alyZed. We were unable to keep our
ground at the elections. One reason
for this result was, that we were too
sanguine, we really thought that the
men would vote for us. Besides, we
did not understand their tactics, we
did not realize that the matter was so
complicated. Each party wanted Il
certain number of men as representa-,
tives of the different interests and the
women were crowded out because
they did not represent those particular
interests. We were poorly organized.
too: but we propose to unite our
forces better next time Other lead
ing suffragists spoke in the sam
strain. Mrs. Mariane Narup differed
somewhat with the other leaders. She
said that the women often scratched
the names of each other off the bal
lots partly because they do not trust
each other sufficiently, partly on az
count of jealousy
The last act in the ministerial crisis
farce that has lasted for a year and
a half was played when the Knudse!l
cabinet was sustained by vote of 81
members of the Left and ten Socialists
against nineteen members of the Left
and Thirty-SiX of the Right. Five
members of the independent section of
the Left voted for the cabinet, though
they declared that they did so o2:E
because they were tired of the end
less political debates, which mad"
useful work impossible. One memhe'
Of the cabinet. Colonel Heftye. re
signed. declaring that he was not will
ing to live. by the grace of the So
cialists Assuming that it will be
careful not to attempt radical reforms
the knudson cabinet probably now is
safe.
University Chancellor MacCracken
Of New York. delivered lecture at
the University of Christiania week
ago last Saturday. A banquet was
rendered in his honor the Sunday fol-
lowing A large audience turned out
for the lecture and about three hun
dred people attended the banquet.
A merchant in Mo purchased not
less than 1900 ryper the most
palatable game bird in Norway
From one man alone he secured 1000
ryper.
Nicolay Mejdell, the well known
sculptor. will furnish the sculptural
piece representing Christ's Ascension
for the new cathedral in Aalesund.
Minister Guide and wife departed
for Washington, d. c., last week. Mr..
GUIDE viii present his credentials to
President Roosevelt next week.
Consul Axel Heiberg, Of Christiania.
his Goth birthday the other
day. The consul is still maintaining
vigorous health.
Johan Svendsen will conduct the or
chestra at the Grieg memorial concert,
which viii lse held in tho pear future.
Christiania expended $4,000 crowns
for charitable purposes last year. in
1906 the city spent S27, 900 crowns.