Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-10-14
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
FOREIGNER ON SWEDISH STRIKE

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Workmen Suffered a Terrible De.
feat, He Says, but at the Same Time
They Have Won the Greatest Vic.
tory, Namely, a Victory Over Ones
seIf--conduet Due Chiefly to Their
Sense Of Responsibility.
SWEDEN.
Says a foreign writer regarding the
strike in Sweden: "The great Swedish
strike Is closed. Foreigners con.
tributed about $270.OOo to the aid OF
the strikers. Denmark and Norway
contributed one-fourth each of this
| amount, and most OF the rest came
from Germany. This social struggle
was backed by the Germanic nations,
and the Swedish workingmen who
| were the actors were compelled to ac.
! ton by the Swedish employers who,
| as a result of over-production, exerted
| pressure upon the working classes and
| declared a lockout The great strike
! is declared off. The government has
| stepped forth to arrange matters.
Everywhere the workingmen had to
give up their demands and the con.
| summation, therefore, seems to be an
economical defeat to the poorest por.
ton of the Swedish people. Over 10,
| 600 laborers are without work, facing
the coming winter without any means
OF sustaining life. Hence, with all
their sacrifices they have suffered a
terrible defeat. But at the same time
they have won the greatest victory
| which class as wall as an individual
can win, namely a victory over ones
self. All the newspapers are com.
PEELED to admit that the behaviour of
the laborers during the strike was ex
emplary. This is due largely to the
prohibition Of the liquor traffic. But
the conduct OF the strikers Is due
chiefly to their own sense of RESPONSE.
bility. The working classes have dem.
onstrated that they are able to govern
themselves, and they will soon have
to be permitted to take part in the
government of society" Since this
was written II is evident from the dis
patches that the strike is not over and
there may be some more trouble in
store. At any rate the sober and think
ing conservative part of Sweden ar
IDENTIFY hopes that future trouble may
be averted and that the country may
soon settle down to a sound industrial
| basis again.
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have been caught by the Stockholm
police and are now lodged in Jail.
! Those under arrest are the Polishing g.
lish Jews, Soloman Liekeskind and
Kopel Rozmarin, and the latter's wife,
Dina Rozmarin. They are accused of
committing pocket thefts in Stock
holm, Gothenburg and Copenhagen.
Both of these men have been under
| arrest in Germany for conducting a
series of pocket thefts in Sedlets and
| Warschau.
A Swedish paper states that the
king has appointed six prominent men
to propose some way of relief for con-
scripts who are attending the univer.
sity or some other institution of learn.
ing. The aim of the government is to
see that such young men can get the
desired education without neglecting
their military training. Some kind Of
relief is also desired for conscripts
who are heads of poor families.
The exposition closed its doors Sept.
30. 1t has been exceptionally success
| full when it is considered that there
has been big strike in progress. The
management has not made a great
deal of money, but they more than
broke even and that Is saying a good
deal for such an unfortunate season in
Sweden as this has been.
The Swedish Mission society is
short OF money and was compelled the
other day to make loan of 10000
crowns. During the past few months
1t has been practically impossible for
the society to collect any money and
some of the missionaries have actual.
| ly been in want on account of It,
James G. Bailey, secretary to the
American legation in Stockholm. has
left Sweden and departed for Mexico
via New York. where he will be sec.
rotary to the American legation. He
has been succeeded by Coleman May,
who has already arrived in Stockholm.
The maneuvers up in Norrland this
year were certainly success. The
king expressed himself as delighted at
the splendid showing made by the
army and In his farewell speech to
them he complimented them highly.
Carl Bernadotte, the oldest son of
Prince Bernadotte, has entered the
army and is now doing service as a
cavalry man. He Is very popular and
/. is said to have an ardent desire to
rise in the military circles.
| Countess Casa de Miranda and
daughter arrived Sept. in Stockholm
to see the exposition. The aged diva
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