The Princeton union., 1908-04-23
NORWAY.
Christiania.

Cnrlstlania MOrgenbladet throws an
Interesting light on woman's suffrage
as it evinces itself at present in Nor
way: Comparatively few women
were elected at the local elections in
Norway this time. A few figures will
make this clear. In Christiania 70
men and five women were elected; in
Bergen the corresponding numbers
were 20 and 6; in Trondhjem 62 and
=; in Kristianssand 40 and 8; in Dram
men So and Z; and in Fredrikstad 50
men and women. The women lad
much larger number Of candidates,
but they were defeated. Miss Holsen,
president of the Women's Suffrage as.
socaition, was asked how the women
look upon this result and she an
sWered in substances: We were deep
ly disappointed and highly indignant.
1t seemed as though we were par
alyzed. We were unable to keep our
ground at the elections. One reason
for this result was, that we were TOO
sanguine, we really thought that the
men would vote for us. Besides, we
did not understand their tactics, we
did not realize that the matter was 50
complicated. Each party wanted Il
certain number of men as representa-
tives Of the different interests and the
women were crowded out because
they did not represent those particular
interests. We We're poorly organized,
too: but we propose to unite our
forces better next time' Other lead
ing suffragists spoke in the same
strain. Mrs. Mariane Narup differed
somewhat with the other leaders. She
said that the women often scratched
the names of each other off the BAL
lots partly because they do not trust
each other sufficiently, partly on ac-
count Of jealousy"
The last act in the ministerial crisis
farce that has lasted for year and
half was played when the Knudsen
cabinet was sustained by vote Of 81
members of the Left and ten Socialists
against nineteen members Of the Left
and Thirty-six of the Right. Five
members of the independent section Of
the Left voted for the cabinet, though
they declared that they did so only
because they were tired of the end
less political debates, which made
useful work impossible. One membe'
Of the cabinet, Colonel Heftye, re.
signed, declaring that he was not will
ing to live by the grace of the So
calists. Assuming that it will be
careful not to attempt radical reforms
the Knudson cabinet probably now is
safe
University Chancellor MacCracken
Of New York, delivered a lecture at
the University of Christiania week
ago last Saturday. A banquet was
rendered in his honor the Sunday fol-
lowing. A large audience turned out
for the lecture and about three hum
dred people attended the banquet
A merchant in Mo purchased not
less than 1900 ryper the most
palatable game bird in Norway
From one man alone he secured 1000
ryper:
Nicolay Mejdell, the we'll known
sculptor. will furnish the sculptural
piece representing Christ's Ascension
for the new cathedral in Aalesund.
Minister Guide and wife departed
for Washington, D. c.. last week. Mr..
GUIDE will present his credentials to
President Roosevelt next week.
Consul Axel Heiberg. of Christiania,
celebrated his Goth birthday the other
day. The consul is still maintaining
vigorous health.
Johan Svendsen will conduct the or
chestra at the Grieg memorial concert.
which will lr held in tho near future.
Christiania expended $4,000 crowns
for charitable purposes last year In
1906 the city spent $4,000 crowns.