Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-19
DENMARK.

06VV"S\0Ns
Copenhagen, Aug. 10.-Owing to the
fact that the typ0graphers and other
people occupied in the different print
ing establishments in this city, ex-
certing the few men who work for
the socialistic papers, have begun a
strike, the employers have decided on
a lockout in all branches of the work
today. Unless negotiations are start
ed it is expected that no newspapers
will be published here for at least a
fortnight.
King Fredrik dismissed Minister of
Justice Alberti and Minister of Agri-
culture Ole Hansen as members OF
the cabinet. They are to receive pen
sions for life. S. Hogsbro was ap-
pointed minister of justice; Jensen
Sonderup, member of the folketing,
was appointed minister of police
works; N. Neergaard, member of the
folketing, was appointed minister of
finance; and Anders Nielsen, also
member of the folketing, was appoint
ed minister of agriculture Alberti
was made privy councillor, and Ole
Hansen director of the national
bank. The changes in the cabinet
are an earnest effort to unite the Mod
crate Leftists and the Reform party.
The new members of the cabinet have
distinguished themselves as able and
public spirited men.
That it would be the duty of the
ka1ser's government, in case of a war
between England and Germany, to
seize the kingdom OF Denmark is the
upshot of number of articles in Ger
man papers following the gigantic
maneuvers Of the British fleet. The
Hamburger Nachrichten" says that
two problems have brought"the Brit
fsh fleet into northern waters. The
one problem concerns war with Ger
many" it says, "as becomes obvious
when it is noted that Denmark has
allowed two of it's harbors to be used
as strategical points for the British
maneuvers. Esbjerg is by it's geo.
graphical position a basis for hos
tile fleet operating against Wilhelms-
haven, the German North sea harbor.
In the same way Aalbeck would be
exceedingly useful for all operations
carried on in the neighborhood of Jut-
land and from there across to Scot
land, and on the other side in the
Skagerrak and Cattegat. The second
important problem with which the
present maneuvers are concerned is
the investigation of the conditions OF
the Scottish and English coasts as
bases in case of war, and their pro-
lection against German attack"
Myths Erickson, the Danish ex-
plorer, has met his death in the Far
North. Erickson and two compan.
ions were on an ice foe when they
were overtaken by snowstorm. The
foe drifted out to sea. The provi-
sions of the explorers soon became
exhausted. They drifted for some
days, growing weaker and weaker.
When the foe finally was driven back
to land the three men did not have
sufficient strength to make the effort
necessary to return to the station.
They must have. persisted on the
shore. The Eskimo who brought in
the news of the disaster arrived at
the station in a dying condition and
succumbed Immediately after making
his report. Otherwise the exploring
party has been successful. Large
tracts of unknown land have been
mapped out and the entire northeast
ern coast of Greenland has been chart.
ed. Myths Erickson had devoted sew
eral years to the exploration of Green
land. His first expedition returned
from that country in November, 1904,
after two years and a half in the
north. The expedition that sailed
from Copenhagen two years ago was
supported financially by the Danish
government and his plans had been
approved by many societies of scien-
lists, including the American Geo.
graphical society. On a former occa-
sion Mr.. Erickson distinguished him.
self as the chief of party which
traversed the route across Melville
bay to the Cape York Eskimo settle
ment on the west coast of Greenland.
SWEDEN.
The Swedish peace and arbitration
society is trying to make it's influence
felt at the coming elections of men,
bers of the riksdag.
P. P. Waldenstrom has declared
that he will not accept seat in the
riksdag as representative from the
fourth district of Stockholm.
President Fallieres of France, at
the close of his visit to Sweden, sent
the following dispatch to King Gus
tat: Before leaving the beautiful
country of Sweden I am anxious to
reiterate to your majesty how strong
ly I am touched by the reception
which l have met with in that coun-
try. I ask your majesty, as we'll as
her majesty the queen, to receive the
expression of my most sincere thanks
for the exquisitely kind attention paid
to me during my visit, of which l
shall keep remembrance as dear as
It will be lasting"
Time and again Hinke Bergegren
has been prohibited by the authorities
from speaking at public meetings. He
Is a leader Of the most radical fac.
ton Of the Social Democratic party.
The farm laborers Of southern
Sweden are demanding higher wages,
the proposed increase being about 20
per cent The farmers will be very
slow to grant the increase.
A vessel carrying sixty barrels of
benzine caught fire in the harbor ,of