Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-05-23
PRINCE WILHELMs RUSS BRIDE
What Effect the Wedding Has Had ON
the People of Sweden Is Hard
to Determine at the Pres.
ent Time.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Russia. A noteworthy fact about thi:
brilliant wedding, in which of course
Is involved a good deal of politics, ii
that it occurred just exactly on the
| day-1OO years ago-when Cronsed
surrendred sveaborg to the Russians
| The wedding not alone for this reason
becomes especially significant, but also
from the fact that Russia has for cen
turtles been considered the arch enemy
Of Sweden. Even in recent times Rus
sian aggression has been more than
anything else feared in the land of the
mighty Charles XII, who certainly
had no love for the Russians and who
used to make it severely interesting
for them once in a while. Still the I'M
expected always happens and now the
pact between the two countries has
been sealed. It is needless to describe
this brilliant event, for that has al
ready been sent around the world by
the dispatches but suffice it to say
that the Lutheran marriage ceremony
was performed by the bishop of Lund,
and that the happy royal young couple
are at present spending their honey,
moon in the palace of the late Arch
duke Serge. Just what effect this
wedding has had on the people Of Swe-
den is hard to determine at present,
but it is certain that not all the people
are satisfied with this union. The COM
mon people of Russia are not enthusi.
astic either. There is a feeling of re-
sentiment at the expenditures which
were entailed for this wedding at q
time when the country is financially
embarrassed On the other hand the
wedding is among a certain class in
Importance from an international
standpoint and they argue that the al
lance will bring Sweden into closer
relations with Russia and also Eng
land, whose queen is sister of the
Dowager Empress of Russia. But il
is now believed that with direct fami-
~ connections with the ruling houses
of both Great Britain and Russia the
Bernadotte dynasty of Sweden Cain
hardly hope in the future, as in the
past, to stand aloof from the interna-
tional politics of Europe.
Says a Swedish newspaper COM
menting on Sweden's preparedness for
war during the recent threatening con-
fict with Norway: 1.-THE Swedish
navy was ready for action all summer
the steam being kept up constantly, so
that everything would have been
ready for action upon an hours no.
tice. Not a single man was found
Sinking at his post. the ships were
and so we'll was the equip
ment cared for that the navy was real
~ in better fighting trim at the close
than at the beginning Of the campaign.
The men were unusually enthusiastic,
and obeyed orders with exemplary
promptness At the most critical
point orders were given to sail forth
In the night and every man was in
high spirits, ready to show once more
how the Swedish steel cuts Even
Lovland, former premier, admitted
that the pressure exerted by the Swed
sh navy dictated in many respects
he provisions of the Karlstad treaty.
During the first three months of the
present year there were /, 143 persons
who emigrated from Sweden. Last
year during the same period there
we're 1876 persons who emigrated
:hgs showing that there has been
marked decrease in this respect. Dur
ng the past year the Swedish govern
nent has put forth much effort and
wen spent some money In inducing
people to remain in the fatherland
nd it seems that 1t has been partially
'uccessful.
There is a movement on foot to es
ablish a Swedish branch Office for the
swedish tourist bureau in Berlin. The
Swedish railway commission may in !
he near future make an appropriation |
or this purpose, amounting to 10000 |
rowns. Sweden as a tourist country
5 becoming we'll known in Germany
nd it is believed that the field Is large |
nough to warrant the establishment
f a Swedish tourist bureau there in
be near future.
A labor conflict is on in Stockholm
t present, affecting about $4,000 men
4 the building trades. The employers
want to cut down the wages on ac-
cunt of the hard times, and the en-
loyes want shorter hours with the
Id scale of wages. Both parties are
enounced by the press and both
arties claim to be willing to arbitrate.
The silver wreath presented by
wedish- Americans of New York to
e placed on King Oscars bier in the
iddarholm's church was received by
[inister Won Essen April IA and given
g place in the Bernadotte vaults. 1t ]
ore the inscription: ITO an honored
lng's memory. From Swedes in New
ork."
According to the present outlook the ;
wedish riksdag will be in session un- /.
II about June 8. There are some I'm
ortant issues up for consideration and /
lie lawmakers can, 1t hope to get done