Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-19
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The proposition 10 establish @ Scan.
Giaavian-American steamship line met
with a rather lullewarm reception in
Sweden, and the shipping interests
at bergen, Norway, have always been
looking for orwagian-American
line. Those obstacles prevented the
asla ~ the plan, and during
seeks the Norwegians
s2t2 q fresh movement in
,3 2 ti&EEly Norwegian line 1t
atAEE'& such a line will have
) az 80 'test md the promoters are
2t government aid. They
;at#, accomplished something
Nsif571s e stcrting to resolve
i55 . a2als vote to suggest to
eal g 4-ztt}i{Sef $ss;;ss a subsidy be granted
Y Il : ,iries Some Of the speakers
35Ifa 81 9siastic that they ex-
1si'fs&;e<: sh9 Slone that the matter
1@s't % afr8Ilged even during the
tsjes&sfy sztsalstil of the storting For
q ssy4 M3E sJsT Christoffersen, who is
an experienced man of affairs, said
that he was strongly in favor of
Norwegian line. The original plan
was to acquire four steamers and
to run one each way every week. But
as this would require a capital of at
least 100000 and a government sub.
sidy Of $250,000 a year, it has been
proposed to cut down the service
from weekly to a fortnightly one,
which would require only one-half of
the above amounts. AS might be ex~
pected, the Danes who are running
the old Danish-American line are far
from pleased with the prospect of
having a Norwegian competitor. The
Copenhagen Nationaltidende voices
their sentiments in the following Ian
guage: 1--WE Danes have some rea-
son to figure on the possibility of
the plan being realized But we have
no reason to begrudge the Norwe-
gians their line. Even if it is subsi.
died by the state, it will have to
carry on a hard fight against its COM
petitors. Certain contributors to Nor
wegian newspapers are mistaken
when they state that the trans-Atlan-
tic pool is not opposed to a Norwe.
gian line. On the contrary, the pool
will fight such a line might and main.
The English lines are at present TAX
ing charge Of at least three.fourths
of the Scandinavian emigration,
therefore they will not let this be
cut down because the Norwegians
want line of their own, and they
will surely put up a fight that will
cost millions of kroner. At the same
time it will naturally injure the
Danish-American line, and the latter
ought to be subsidized by the govern
ment in order to be able to compete
with the Norwegians on equal terms -
The interparliamentary union hav-
ing been organized and having re-
solved to keep salaried secretary,
the interparliamentary council met
at Brussels to elect a man for this
position. A Norwegian, c. L. Lange.
former secretary of the Nobel instt.
tute, was chosen. His headquarters
will be in Brussels, but he will have
to travel a good deal to keep up 4
connection between the different
countries.
Former Premier Nicholson Is not
strong enough to enter active poll
tics.
About 800 Norwegian seamen have
gone to America to work during tho
coming season. About 500 Of them
had hired out on the great lakes, and
the rest are occupied on whaling yes
sells around Newfoundland.
The Fevig Iron Works at Armdal,
the largest private shipbuilding con,
Germ in Norway. failed, and the plant
had to be sold at public auction.
sverre Dahl, . young Norwegian
who is studying at Berlin. is said to
possess finer voice than any ether
living Norwegian.