Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-06-03

Vent1On has been patented throughout
the world, a French company provid-
ing the money.
SWEDEN.
Bishop Billing has been made a
knight of the Russian order of the
White Eagle.
Anna Slime Magnusson of Tvinnes.
heda, Matchbox parish, died at the
age of almost 1O2 years.
About $4,000 oyster fry bought in
Rotterdam were recently planted in
Klefkilsvik, Gullmar ford.
On account of dull trade the Nafver-
berg mines in Delarne have been
closed for an indefinite period.
Bishop Billing was interviewed
upon his return from the wedding of
Prince Wilhelm and Princess Pavlov-
ma in St. Petersburg, and he says that
the princess is very lovely woman,
and more beautiful than her pictures
She already speaks Swedish without
difficulty, and she did not falter a
bit when she pronounced the wedding
formula.
A Social Democrat who is promi-
nent in Swedish politics recently said
to an American: "The principal issue
in Swedish politics is the conserva-
ton of our natural resources. We are
discussing the same question that
agitates you here-how to save the
remnant of the forests, how to make
the mines benefit the public instead
Of private owners, and how to develop
our latent waterpowers so as to bene-
fit the public. The Liberals and the
Social Democrats are united on the
proposition that these natural re-
sources must be conserved for the
public benefit. There has been great
of developing the numerous unused
waterfalls. But we are determined
that this development shall not en-
rich merely private persons, and that
the people shall have their share of
the ensuing profits. Our contention
has had the effect, no doubt, of delay
ing development, and, in fact, such
development will have to wait until
the suffrage question has been set
tied and new riksdag elected un-
der the new system. feel sure that
the common sense of the Swedish peo-
pie will bring about the solution of
these problems that we are urging"
Fritz Lindgvist, a Socialist and a
member of the city council of Stock
holm, who is visiting in America, ex-
pressed himself as follows to a Min
neapOlis newspaper man on the break
ing up of the Scandinavian union:
THE masses of the Swedish people
sympathized with Norway in her de-
mands for the dissolution of the union
The common people have not changed
their opinions They are still glad
that their Norwegian brothers have
secured what they wanted. The elm
ination of the whole Norwegian ques-
ton from our politics has also been
of the greatest advantage to Sweden.
It has enabled us to turn our atten-
ton to other matters. One of the first
and greatest results was the passage
of the proportional suffrage bill by
the riksdag. This bill must be passed
again by the new riksdag to be elect
ed next fall and must be approved by
the king. In the natural course of
events, we shall be voting under it's
provisions in something like three
years. It will give us practically
universal suffrage and increase the
voting strength of the masses ire
mendously. The proportional system
of representation will probably give
the conservatives larger member
ship in the lower chamber than they
would have under the ordinary ma
jority vote system as you practice it
here But the Social Democrats, who
now have but IS members of the Sec
ond chamber, will gain more than
either the Liberals or Conservatives.
Our party will probably hold the bal.
ance of power between the right and
the left, and We shall thus be able
to shape legislation"
The city council of Vadstena has
bought one hundred acres of ground
along the Motala wagon road for the
establishment of cheap homes for
workingmen. The lots will be made
large, but the house on each lot will
be small.
A little girl in Trelleborg was re-
Gently baptized with water taken from
the Jordan by lady who had just
returned from the Holy Land.
Many of the German farm laborers
who are looking for work in southern
Sweden walked part of the way on
foot through Germany.
Foreign Minister Trolle stated to a
newspaper reporter after his return
from St. Petersburg that the Swedes
are thoroughly mistaken when they
suspect Russia of contemplating an.
nexation of Scandinavian territory.
The Eskilstuna Laborers, Trading
company is in serious financial dis.
tress. The assets and liabilities bal.
ance at about $150,O00, and com.
plete failure may be avoided.
A railroad running from Linkopine
to Ringstorp by way of Ashley and
Ringas, Ostergotland, has been opened
for general traffic.