Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-07-18
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
KING GUSTAV SO YEARS OLD
Received Hearty Congratulations from
Home and Abroad-StockhOim
People Celebrated the
Event.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

On June 16 King GuSfaT celeDrateu
| bis fiftieth birthday and his majesty
| On that day was the recipient of many
hearty congratulations from both at
home and abroad. At 1915 in the
morning all the members of the royal
family and the Swedish court gath
cred in the ssWhite Sea" salon fhe
most elegant. apartment in the royal
nalace) and rendered him their Well
wishes as we'll as that Of the govern,
ment. At IL a. m. came the speaker
Of the riksdag. accompanied by the SUI
preme court judges and foreign min
listers and ambassadors, then the mem
bers of the Swedish Academy and the
Music Academy and so all along the
line. At IL o'clock sharp the king re-
ceiyed a deputation of Swedish-Amer-
leans from San Francisco and at 1 p.
m. the king gave dinner to members
of the royal family. In the evening
there was a family dinner at the apart
ments Of the crown prince and crown
princess. when 300 Stockholm singers
WIFI IuG \ioA uS III SAa>
lead. came to serenade the king. The
streets were lined with festive clad
people who sang the kings song and
were profuse in their EXPLANATIONS OF
well wishes for the Swedish monarch.
Not for many a day has a Swedish
king received such an ovation as did
King Gustaf on his fiftieth birthday
anniversary and there was no one who
seemed so we'll pleased as the king
himself King Gustaf has firm hold
Oh his people, who seem to have every
] confidence in him, and with such peace
full relations between king and people,
it would seem that Sweden's future
looms especially bright just now.
A large number of Stockholm strik-
ers held meeting in "Folket's Hus''
week ago last Monday evening for
the purpose of protesting against the
wilson Line Steamship company. for
| importing 400 English strike-breakers
from various parts of England. 1t
grew to be an intensely animated
meeting and when the police sought in
d
gan to throw stones. causing not less
than 2OOO,OOO crowns worth Of dam
age to the adjoining property. 1t is a
general strike, including carpenters.
masons and members Of the allied
| unions. which involves thousands, of
laborers. Now that the building in
terests and others have commenced to
import foreign labor and strikebreak-
ers the situation has grown prob
lematieal indeed. and the Stockholm
authorities are having their hands full.
Princess Maria has already become
80 proficient in the use of the Swedish
language that She can converse very
readily and that without the slightest
brogue on almost any topic She told
newspaper representative how in
dustrious she had been recently. She
had gotten up at 5 a. m. in the morn
ings and also related that her Swedish
tutor, Miss Wigert. had been exceed
ingly strict. The princess is indeed to
be congratulated. for it is we'll
known fact that it is most difficult
thing for members Of the British royal
house to learn the Swedish language
The Stockholm papers do not know
for sure whether the French president
Is coming or not The latest report is
NOW that he is coming. although it was
mot long ago that it was positively an
nounced that his Swedish trip had been
cancelled According to the Alton
tladet'' he is now due to arrive in
Stockholm July % and preparations
are under way to give him a cordial
reception.
The funeral of the Swedish author.
Frans Hedberg. took place at ST.
Jacobs church June ~ Rev Emeritus
Fries officiating. Among those pres
ent were members of the Swedish
Academy and the Swedish Authors So
ciety and number of Sweden's most
prominent theatrical men. 1t was one
Of the largest civil funerals which has
occurred IN Stockholm for many a
year.
The Social Democratic convention !
has passed resolutions against militar- !
ism and in favor of gradual reduc- :
ton of the military burdens. of dis :
armament. of compulsory courts of ar
bitration. of permanent Scandinavian /
neutrality and of vigorous internation-
al co-oDeration between the labor or
CARNATIONS against war. !
About twenty European tourist So
cieties sent delegations to the interna-
tional tourist congress. which was held
in Stockholm June 24-2S The tourist
delegates were all handsomely enter
tanned during their stay in Stockholm
and it did much TO advertise the al
ready worldwide hospitality of the
Swedish capital.
Grand Duke Dmitri. of St Peters
burg. is at present the guest of King
Gustaf at the royal palace.
NORWAY.