The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
T|DINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
STRIKE WITHOUT VIOLENCE

Strike Will Result in Much Suffer-
ing Among Workmen and Their
Families the Coming Winter.
SWEDEN.
One thing that has been characteris-
tic OF the great strike is that there
has been practically no violence. The
latest dispatches state that everything
is quiet, and that there are at least
100000 men that have gone back to
work. Such a peculiar strike as this
has no parallel in the history Of
modern strikes. There has been a
death-like stiffness in Stockholm that
has simply astounded the strangers
Men and women have been moving
aimlessly about, but there have been
no exciting scenes except the demon
stration meetings on the outskirts of
the city, generally conducted by the
young socialists, who have been the
real promoters of the strike. Gener-
ally these fellows are all agitators and
are never known to work. How they
are getting their livelihood is puzzle
to many, but they do not appear to be
Wholly without funds. There will be
much suffering among workingmen
and their families this winter. They
will not have anything to purchase
fuel with and a good many will suffer
much from the cold weather. The
amount in wages that the laboring
men have lost is estimated to be about
$25O,000 day. On the other hand
this sum represents much reduction in
favor of the employers. Still it must
be conceded that the prolonged suspen-
sion of factory work entails in some
industries considerable loss, which be-
comes the greater the longer the strike
lasts. Not inconsiderate savings have
been made by the prohibition of the
sale of beer and spirits of all kinds
While the strike was in progress. Some
profess to believe that the economic
activities generally throughout Sweden
and the country's relation to foreign
trade will not materially be affected
by the strike, but there also are many
who share different view and think
that Sweden's loss will aggregate into
the millions. No matter from what
viewpoint considered the strike has
been an unfortunate one and especial
~ is this the case so far as the strik-
ers are concerned, for they will face a
hard winter. The women and the chill
dren are the ones who are innocently
made to suffer for this seemingly up-
bolstered strike.
An unusual thing happened up in
Orno, last Sunday when the regular
pastor of the church there took sud.
denly i'll early in the morning. The
question now came up as to who
should take his place on the. pulpit
for there were many people who had
come to attend the services. There
was theatrical director present who
volunteered to preach and the pastor
consented to his taking the pulpit. He
preached sermon the like of which
had never before been heard of in that
community. His applications, which he
took direct from the text of the dav.
were highly practical and after the
sermon was through many members of
the great congregation came up to con-
graduate him. The gentleman who
preached the sermon was Director Au-
gust Falck, who has for years been
popular in theatrical circles in Swe.
den.
During the past summer the summer
resorts have proven very popular, ow-
Ing to the fact that so many people
left the city on account of the strike.
Men doing clerical work were in manv
instances thrown out of employment
and they betook themselves to
friends out in the summer resort dis
tricts and there have been as MANY as
fifteen and dozen occupying only
small cottage. A great many of the
1nnkeepers and hotel men have been
compelled to do a credit business DIR
ing the summer and that thew will
have a job to collect their bills goes
without saying.
report current in Sweden states
that the Norwegian Nobel COMMITTEES,
will award the Nobel peace prize this
year to Count Leo Tolstoi. It is stated
on good authority that the famous All.
thor had fully intended to visit Stock
holm this summer in spite of the fact
that he is eighty-one years old. hut
that he did not do so because the
peace conference in Stockholm had IN
be postponed on account of the strike
Whether he will attend the postponed
peace meeting in Stockholm remains
to betseen.
King Gustaf of Sweden has officially
recognized DR.. Cook as the discoverer
of the north pole. Minister Egan. at
Copenhagen, has Informed the state
department that the king, through the
Swedish minister at Copenhagen, has
congratulated the government of the
United States on the occasion of DR..
Cooks discovery.
The men who were arrested at the
Nya Kungsholm's bridge the other
night have confessed that thew were
not followers of Hinke Bergegreh bnt
that they were the disciplfnes az
Hialmar Branting.