Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
In the Scandinavian North
Gleanin8s Of Important News Of Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments.
BY MARTIN w. ODLAND.

approached the heated question of the
owners right to land" But Presi-
den Berner and Konow both spoke
more to the point, the latter went SO
far as to say that II the Labordemo-
Gratis platform should come into effect
and practice, 1t would bankrupt every
land-holder in the country. Now war
was declared between the two parties
in the government, and people were
wondering what Castberg would
answer. some said that he had been
muzzled, but they that had that opin-
ion were mistaken. He spoke little
later at Trondhjem. Here he first di-
rected his attack on ''Hoire" and also
further explained his position In the
Labordemocrats land platform. He
tried to explain away it's dimensions,
to a certain degree, from what 1t had
been understood to mean. and then
he directed-under great applause
his attack to the states minister, the
president of the Storthing and Konow
Il think the Democratic party's inter
ests would be best served by Venstre's
men turning their arms against the
allied opposition and that no one
would find it necessary on so slight
foundation to attack 'Hoire.'"
This was meant as a reproach to
the government chief and to the two
party leaders, Berner and Konow, for
their stand at the Hammar meeting.
He suggested that they could be better
employed than to disarm him or take
opposition against him.
The situation still remains the same.
Where is the government? A motion
has been made in the Statsraad, to
elect a committee to consider the in
crease of tax on "grundeiendom." Is
this paving the way for the anullment
of Landownership rights as Myrvang
declared, under great acceptance, at
the Gjovik meeting? Or is it the gov
ernment's intention to take decided
stand against the Castberg ideas ex-
pressed at the same meeting.
An attempt has been made to clear
the situation, but so far 1t has failed.
A meeting was held on June Goth
at Fredrikstad to which both Minister
Knudsen and Castberg were invited.
The former was hindered from being
present and the opportunity to hear
the two opponents speak on the vital
subject at the same meeting was lost
| We will not insinuate that 1t was in
| territorial, but it was at least very con,
| venient.
Later In June Venstre held a meet.
| ing where they took up again the land
| ownership question for discussion
Here Minister Knudsen was present
| but not Castberg. A clear understand
! ing of the attitude of the two prom
inent leaders on a fundamental social
question has therefore not been fully
established.
A question which virtually means
that all legal right to land ownership
shall or shall not be annulled. With
this cloud overshadowing 1t the gov
eminent is approaching election All
persons know that there is a decided
line of difference between the Estates
minister" and the "Justits minister
, but these seem so afraid of a sepa
ration that it is impossible to get them
to clearly declare themselves on this
difference. On other different sub
jects they have been obliged to admit
their antagonism-which we will more
fully explain in another article-bu1
in this wide-reaching question of the
anullment of ownership rights, we
have still to hear the open, manly
courageous. clear word from the" Gov
ernment's chef"
1t looks at the present time as
| though they try to avoid each other tt
distance a break. For If a clear un
| derstanding of the two politicians pc
sition becomes known they will soor
| be ready with each other.