Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-05-09
April 5. Her majesty will remain there
3uring the next six weeks.
NORWAY.
Chrjstiania.

Lieutenant NJ. Ell. Magnus, Of the
Norwegian army, who was sent by the
Norwegian government to America to
induce wegian-Americans to return
to their native land, has met with
about as little success as Mr.. Lager
rantz, the Swedish minister to the
United States, who made a trip
through the northwest last summer for
that same purpose. Lieutenant Mag
nus has had about the same expert.
ence along these lines as Mr.. Lager
krantz, and his mission to the United
States has in this respect proven fail
ure. Lieutenant Magnus came to the
United States last September and, aft
er travelling about very extensively in
the northwest, he has now concluded
that the plan to have NorWegian-
Americans return to the home country
is an utter impossibility. Lieutenant
Magnus in speaking of his visit tt
America has expressed himself as fol-
lows: II have met large number OF
my countrymen since l landed here
last September, and everywhere
found them in easy circumstances. It
would be nice to have large influx of
that kind of people in Norway, but 1t
is simply out of the question. The
problem before us is to keep the people
we already have here, and this is the
question that l am in part trying to
solve.'
Norway's imports, according to
latest statistics, are very much on the
increase. The aggregate value of the
imports in January of this year
amounted to 15,SOO,OOO crowns as
against 100000 crowns in January,
1907. This great increase is due to
the large amount of rye, barley and
wheat that the people Of Norway were
compelled to buy frcm foreign coun-
tries on account of the crop shortage
last year. Unfortunately for the coun=.
try it is unable to show a marked in
crease in her imports, the exports in
January, 1908, being 12,SOO,OOO crowns
more than the same month in 1907.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
arrived in Christiania last Monday
evening from Stockholm. On their ar
rival in the Norwegian capital they
received a most enthusiastic reception
and it is needless to say that their re-
ception at the court was a most hearty
one. The ties of kinship, which binds
the royal house of Britain with that
of Norway, are so close that one can
hardly conceive how good old King Ed
ward would permit any trouble for lit,
tie Norway as long as he remains the
ruler of the mighty nation ON whose
possessions the sun never sets.
DR.. McCracken's lectures at the Uni
versity of Christiania proved splen-
did success and were very largely at.
tended. The professor was accorded
most cordial reception and was
rendered a banquet by Mr.. Peirce, the
American minister. which was at.
tended by many scholars of distinc-
ton. The plan to exchange professors
with America has struck a popular
chord among Norwegian educators
and it will receive their unanimous
support.
Olaf Hareide is the name of a young
Norwegian composer who is rapidly
coming to the front. He has already
made a name for himself at Berlin,
where he gave concert some time
ago, which was attended by many
musicians of note The young man
played some of his compositions by
request and won a great deal of warm
praise. He is at present studying
music under Professor Kahn at Berlin
Professor Haukland, the author, is
advocating the erection OF marine
museum and has written long article
in support of the proposition to the
"DagspOsten" in TrOndhj em. The
has met with widespread
favor and it may not be long before
such museum may be erected in
-....
From Bergen and vicinity comes the
report that emigra ton from that sec
ton Of the country is increasing again
This spring large number of people
have emigrated and the outlook is that
it will keep up for. some time. Lack
Of employment and business opportuni-
ties are among the causes given.
Jonas Lie, the popular author, is re-
ported in i'll health. He is at present
living with a daughter in Christiania
His eyesight is said to be greatly i'm
paired, thus preventing him from en-
ga ging in any active literary work.