Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-23
NORWAY.
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Inc TOllOWlHS eAudsN ITVu' lilc
Christiania Morgenb!sdet throws an
interesting light on ~or'au's suffrage
his il 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 rhis clear. In Christiania 20
men and five women were elected; la
Bergen the corresponding numbers
were To aud 6: In Trondhjem G2 and
o; In Kristianssand 80 and 3; in Dram.
men b3 and z; and IN Fredrtkstad 80
men and women. The women Lad
a much larger number of candidates,
hut they were defeated Miss llolSen,
president Of the Womens Suffrage as
socaitiou, was asked how the women
look upon this result and she All
swered In substance: We were deep
~ disappointed and highly indignant
IL seemed as though we were par
ulyZed We were unable to keep our
ground at the elections. One reason
for this result was, that we were too
sangulne, 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 50
complicated. Each party wanted a
certain number of men az representa-
lives Of the different interests and the
women were crowded out because
they did not represent those particular
interests. We We're poorly organized,
too; but we propose TO unite our
| forces better next time Other lead.
ing suffragists spoke In the same
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.
1 lots partly because they do not trust
each other sufficiently, partly on &c
count Of jealousy"
The last act In the ministerial crisis
farce that has lasted for a year and
q half was played when the Knudsen
cabinet was sustained by. vote Of 81
members Of the Left and ten Socialists
against nineteen members Of the Lett
and Thtrty-six OF the Right Five
members of the Independent section OF
the Left voted for the cabinet, though
they declared that they did so oaly
because they were tired of the end
less political debates, which mad'
useful work impossible. One membe!
Of the cabinet Colonel Heftye, re
signed. declaring that he was not will
ing to live by the grace OF the So
ctalists Assuming that IL will be
careful not to attempt radical reforms
the Knudson cabinet probably now Is
safe,
University Chancellor MscCracken
Of New York, delivered a lecture al
the University Of Christiania week
ago last Saturday A banquet wos
rendered In his honor the Sunday fol-
lowing large audience turned out
for the lecture and about three hun
dred people attended the banquet
A merchant In Mo purchased moi
less than 1900 ryper (the most
palstable game bird In Norway
From one man alone he secured 1000
rsper
Nicolay Mejden 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 will present his credentials To
President Roosevelt next week.
Consul Axel Heiberg, Of Christiania
celebrated his Goth birthday the other
day The consul Is still maintaining
vigorous health.
Iohan Svendsen viii conduct the or.
chestra at Che Grieg memorial concert
whirh vii lie held IN I'd" near future.
Christiania expended $4,000 crown,
for charitable purposes last year. In
1906 the city spent s27 900 crowns.