Morris tribune., 1909-01-23
TIDINCS FROM
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News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK

Some interesting Data Relative to the
Heroic Fight Sweden Is Making
Against Consumption How Ex
penses to Carry on the Work Are
Met-Lectures Are Held in Differ
ent Parts of the Country and Pub
Iication Containing All Sorts of In
formation Is Issued.
SWEDEN. 81,
"The Struggle Against tuberculosis
In Sweden, publication dedicated tc
the international tuberculosis congress
in Washington, has just made its ap
pearance and is brimful of interesting
data, relative to the heroic fight that
Sweden is making against this deadly
disease. The principal seat of the
Swedish National Anti tuberculosis as
sociation is at Stockholm. On Feb
2S, 1904, it was founded under the
patronage of Crown Prince Gustaf and
it's president is Baron Gustaf Tamm
late chancellor of the exchequer. Its
business is managed by a central
board consisting of twelve members
from different social classes. The
principal work is performed by an
executive committee at Stockholm.
where the Office of the association is
located. Under the central organiza.
ton local branches are formed, each
of which comprises either a whole or
one of the greater provincial towns.
They have their own boards, and are
comparatively Independent of the cen.
trail body. The subscription fee for
members is about crowns year. To
meet the expenses for the rather ex-
tensive work carried on by the associ-
alton considerable means are required.
Members subscriptions and incidental
gifts have naturally not been sufficient
The chief source of income, however,
has been the selling Of so-calIed chari-
ty stamps, which has yielded a clear
profit of about 228,000 crowns $780,
47O during the years 1905-1907. In
mediately after the start of the associ-
work to arrange lectures in different
parts of the country in order to give
the country population an idea Of what
was and is being done and enlighten
them as to how best to fight tuber-
culosis. This work has been very sue
cessful. In Stockholm knowledge of
tuberculosis has been spread chiefly
by means of the tuberculosis museum,
founded there by the association. 1t
contains instructive, pathological and
anatomical specimens, statistical
tables and maps, sanatorium access
ories, models literature and so on. The
public is admitted free three days each
week, when short lecture course is
held by physician appointed by the
association. More than Al 900 persons
have attended these lectures since the
museum was opened in April, 1906.
Since 1906, a publication issued by the
association has appeared four times
year. 1t is ably edited by DR.. Sture
Carlson and contains all manner of in
formation regarding tuberculosis and
the way to fight it. 1t is printed in an
edition of $4,000 copies and is sent to
the members of the association free of
charge. The Swedish National Anti
association has a strenu-
GUS program ahead of itself and seems
to have taken hold of the white
plague" more earnestly than any other
country in the world. The next inter
national anti-tuberculosis conference
will be held in Stockholm from July
s to 10.
Even the Swedish press has recently
Sweden as "the land of
strikes That there exists reason for
this characterization is evident from
the following facts: Lest spring and
summer" says a well Known Stock
holm paper, there were a series Of
strikes and lockouts ii our land. Dur
ing the second quarter of the year
here occurred not less than 112
a number of minor la
Dor confiicts-all of which affected
I,049 employers and $4,000 working
u0u. was tHSI0 dlIy Improvement LII
our labor conditions since 1907? No.
In that year there were certainly 113
strikes, but they affected only 446 en-
oloyers and 5000 workingmen. Of last
years 112 labor conflicts, SO were
strikes, were lockouts and Is Of
mixed character. The direct result of
,kese labor upheavals has been the
oss of not less than $4,000 working
lays, affecting seriously, first of all
he building industry, then the sugar
Industry, the lumber, shoe and hide in
iustry, besides causing untold dis
ress to thousands of laboring men and J
heir families" In conclusion the pa
Der urges that speedy legislative
measures be enacted at once in order
hat the country shall not again be
submitted to the same distressing con-
litions this year.
August Strindberg, the celebrated !
Swedish author, does not care to be |
observed on his sixtieth |
birthday, which occurs the 22nd inst. |
The Stockholm Student Chorus sent |
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