Morris tribune., 1908-07-04
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
GUsTAFs VISIT TO GERMANY
Pertinent Comment Regarding the
Affair lis Made by LIE Temps"
the Celebrated Paris
Newspaper.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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King Gustafs recent Berlin visit: 1--WE
desire to ask if it is good policy for
Sweden to place herself under the pro-
tecting king Of Germany in such con-
spicuous manner as she has done of
fate. The three Scandinavian coun-
tries would do well in not mixing into
the diplomatic group making, which is
now going on for the purpose of divid.
ing Europe in two parts. 1t would, SO
it seems to us, be natural and logical
for these countries to place themselves
on friendly footing with all the pow
ers. Gustaf seems to have entirely
forgotten this. He may be tolerably
certain that he did not create any sat
isfactory impression during his recent
visit in st. Petersburg. By reason of
certain family affair he paid visit
to st. Petersburg, but one can easily
discern the difference in his visit to
Berlin. The Baltic negotiations should
have reminded the Swedish govern
ment that it should not turn to Berlin
alone, but also to st. Petersburg, Lon
don and Paris. Honestly speaking
France cares little about what they
say or do in Sweden, but France is
Russia's ally and Eng1and's friend, and
it will always seek to do it's duty to
those two countries. All negotiations
which are unfavorable to Russia pro-
duce a very unpleasant impression on
France. The eloQuence of the Swed
ish king may not have taken this mat
ter into account"
The question Of regulating state
railways in Sweden is now uppermost
in the minds of government authori-
ties, and the present situation is caus-
ing no little apprehension. How to SO
regulate them that they will become
a paying proposition is no easy task,
for if statistics do not lie they have
not been a paying affair since they
were started. It appears that mat
tiers reached climax in 1906, when
1t was learned that although they
melted about two millions more than
had been expected, there was still not
enough money to cover repairs and ex-
tensions and improvements. In 1907,
it was. calculated that the state rail
ways would net about 100000
crowns, but they brought only 11,5OO,-
900 crowns. The budget committee
for this year estimated that they
would net about 12,5OO,OOO crowns, but
indications are that owing to poor
times they will not net this sum by
far and will be shorter this year than
ever before. The matter will be
brought Up before the riksdag during
the next session, when it will be thor
Oughly discussed and ways and means
adopted whereby change for the bet
ter may be brought about.
! Judging from present indications
house rents are going to be unreason-
ably high In Stockholm this fall The
house owners are planning to raise the
house rents and many tenants have
announced that they want their quar-
tiers only until that season. The
house rents are In fact so high now
that people are leaving the city every
day for that very reason and the
chances are that next fall there will
be general exodus.
The annual "Children's Day." which
was held May %. was this year a
splendid success About forty thou
sand people took part in the general
festivities. which netted not less than
100000 crowns, all of which will go to
the poor children's fund. "Children's
Day" is always successful In Stock
holm and the purse strings are on sucL
occasions opened wide.
The wedding gift which will be
rendered to Prince Wilhelm by the
Swedish Americans consists of a large
number of Photographs taken of the
prince and the places he visited dur
ing his recent visit to the United
States. They will be placed in cost.
ly album and will be presented to the
prince by DIR. r. Hogner, of Boston
Prince Wilhelm and his royal bride
from Russia arrived in Stockholm the
18th inst. and were rendered a most
reception. The streets
were lined with cheering people in
festive attire. The following day te
1eum was held in the royal palace in
of their safe arrival in the
Swedish capital
J. '. Valid. the painter, who carried
a flag during the demonstration on la
'or day bearing the inscription: Down
with the th"one and the altar" has
Deen sentenced to pay fine of 300
Valid did not care to 90 to
all, so he id the fine.
Dispatches state that Emperor Will
am will make cruise in the Baltic
turing the early part Of next month
md that while there he will meet the
King of Sweden and the Car of Rus
ia