Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA !.
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
EMIGRATION TO UNITED STATES
IL Is Going on i'm Spite of the Efforts
of the Anti Emigration Society
to Stop IL.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Stockholm.
The National Anti-Emigration Socie-
~ Is doomed to failure IL one Is To
iudge at all from their record during
Che past year. The emigration to
America is going on at an increasing
rate again in spite of the energetic Ell
forts of the society to stop 1t. 1t Is
true that number of Swedish-Ameri-
cans who had a little money saved up
were induced to return to Sweden and
buy property there, but in nearly every
case there is keen disappointment and
many of the former residents who
were induced to return home last year
by the agitation for their return, are
already selling out and making their
way back to America. The efforts or
the society to make these people
change their mind and remain, have
proven entirely futile, and the society
is now, as a last resort, purchasing
land in various parts Of the country,
which it plans to sell to home return
ing Swedish-Americans.
z. Z. Waldenstrom, the well-known
leader of the Swedish Covenant church
of Sweden. jumped into the fight for
the separation Of church and state with
all his old-time enthusiasm and ardor
The idea of separating the state and
church has for many years, we believe,
appealed to Mr.. Waldenstrom, who
maintains that the church must he TAX
| EN- out Of politics and states further
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nothing but political institution. But
be 1t also remembered that Mr.. Wal
denstrom is very much Of politician
| himself, although he is church leader.
He has served in the riksdag for many
years, and there Is scarcely no political
question Of any consequence that has
come up before the people OF Sweden
that he has not taken the liveliest in,
interest in, so that it would seem that
his stand against the state church now
Is a trifie inconsistent.
In regard to the death sentence pro-
nounced by Swedish court against
two Socialists, who were implicated In
the killing of an English strike-break
er on a boarding ship in the harbor Of
Malmo last summer by means of {
bomb, the Social Demokraten makes
the following comment: with com
passion we received the news OF tht
awful punishment which awaits the
leaders of the attack on the strike
breakers ship. These men are no
criminal malefactors. Their action hat
social and political motives, and al
. social Democrats join them IN their I'm
dignation at the nationally enthusiasts
tic, hurrah shouting, punch-quaffinl
capitalist patriots. These capitalist.
sing about the "Sons Of Svea," bu
when the sons ask for few cents ad
ded to their wages, they are crushed
, by means Of the ragged proletarians o.
foreign countries.
The state railways Of Sweden con
tinue to do an excellent business ant
recent reports show that they have In
creased their business aboue per cen
during the past twelve months. They
are well managed in every respect ant
under this system there Is little or n,
opportunity for any graft. In thi.
, connection, 1t is Of interest to note tina
there Is a determined effort on the par
, Of the government to improve The
transportation facilities between Swe
den and Russia. The government com
mission, which was appointed for tn,
purpose Of looking into this question
have been making thorough study Of
the situation and will soon send Ions
and prolific report to the king. A Rus
sian commission is soon expected II
Stockholm TO confer with the Swedish
authorities in regard to this important
movement.
The Swedish Medical Society, which
Is this fall celebrating its Tooth ami
versary, has authorized DIR. Hasse w
Tullberg to publish a portrait catalog
I which purports to give a series Of pict
ures and biographical sketches OF
. Sweden's leading physicians. The
work OF collecting this material has
already begun and will soon reach a
successful conclusion. There are 2,35(
members Of the society and pictures OF
all, except 14s, have been collected.
The Swedish consul in Berlin, Herr
Berenkreutz, has recently been gather
ing lot Of interesting data relative to
Swede's and Swedish landmarks in
Germany. His collection OF material
and pictures is most valuable under
taking and after awhile some OF these
collections will be on exhibition at the
National museum In Stockholm.
Professor A. Kolmodin, Of Stock.
. holm, has departed for east Asia to In.
. spsct the mission interests there Of the
. -Rangeliska Observation-Disclosures y
Professor Kolmodin Is IN energetic
missionary and has made two trips al.
ready to the Orient.
Lgneli. prominent merchant who
died few weeks ago has In his will
donated 1000 crowns to the Swedish
Journalist Society. This organization
tas recently been receiving quite BIT
Of money through private donations.
The University OF Jena has awarded
the honorary degree Of doctor OF medi.
cine 30 Professor Ernest Overton, OF
Lend Univesvity. The former univer-
nv recently celebrated ity 25Oth ann
varsoxy.
The sc-niled 0rundai's villa town