Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-08-12
SWEDEN.


Says an exchange: "Of the thou
sands of Swedish-Americans, who
have toured Sweden this summer. and
been bombarded with literature en-
couraging them to become residents OF
Sweden again, but very few have been
won over to even consider the matter
Conditions are too cramped and op
portunities too few to encourage one
to sever his relations with America
with its greater personal liberty and
wealth of opportunities. Verify the
work of the anti-emigration society is
of small profit" This is telling the
truth about the situation. The induce.
ments offered are so small that II does
not appeal to the Swedish-American
whatsoever. Furthermore, II he has
been here for few days he has ac
quired American habits to such a
strong degree that 1t is useless for him
to even try and submit to the old ways
again, which are practically foreign to
him now upon his return. Besides the
average Swedish-American cannot
either bow to the class distinctions,
which meet him at every hand in the
home land. He is not in country as
free as America and is not used to car
rying his hat In the hand all the while,
and that Is practically what he will
have to do in Sweden. The fact, too,
that he may have little money Is not
going to help him over there, socially
speaking. So, taken right through, the
conditions are not favorable for the
permanent return of the Swedish.
American to his mother country, and
II is doubtful II the time will ever
come, even though he may be bonn.
barded with literature, however at.
tractive. ...... .~.ssgxrs,
That there was actually a carefully
laid plot to murder the Russian czar
during his recent visit to Stockholm
can best be CLEANED from the state
ment made by the arrested Russian,
Ornet, who now states that the orig
inal plan was to shoot the car from
a rowboat, which was to have been
placed at the disposal Of the would-be
murderer at the Strommen. Selzero-
witsch and Serschan, the other Rus
SLAMS at present held under arrest,
have admitted that this was the plan
and stated that they had discussed the
matter In detail with Ornet Strom.
men had agreed to secure the boat and
commit the deed. Ornet was born In
Pleskau, Livonia, In 1883. He refuses
positively to tell the authorities any.
thing regarding himself and states
that his past life and the role he has
played as an anarchist and revolution
list will never be revealed.
Forty thousand workingmen EN-.
ployed in the paper, wooden and other
similar industries went on a strike a
week ago last Monday. 1t is feared
that the strike will also spread to the
iron workers of the country. On Aug.
5, a general strike In these industries
was to be declared all over the coun.
try. In this connection 1t may also be
mentioned that not less than fifty-three
thousand workingmen have been boy.
cotted by the employers, who refuse
to stand for a further increase of
wages. Those who are thus boycotted
expect some assistance from working
organizations in Norway and Denmark,
so that Il will be seen that labor con.
ditions In all three countries are far
from ideal at present. The Swedish
government is trying to intervene. but
thus far its efforts In this direction
have proved futile.
An earthquake OF small proportions
was felt about o'clock a week ago
last Tuesday evening in Kristianstad.
II lasted about four seconds and doors
and windows ratified so that people
were generally frightened. The earth.
quake appeared to travel from west to
east. and was accompanied by mys.
terious rumblings In the interior of the
earth. The papers have all been Civ.
ing detailed accounts of II and as an
earthquake is an unusual thing In Swe
den a great deal OF speculation as to
what caused 1t is prevalent.
A dispatch from Stockholm states
that the revolution in the Industrial
world of that city threatens to break
out afresh at any moment, and stu
dents of the labor situation fear the
worst consequences. The young So.
cialists are working like beavers and
the city authorities are continually
strengthening the police force.
Owing to the prevalence OF cholera
In Russia, particularly In the vicinity
OF St Petersburg. the Russian visitors
to the Stockholm exposition are nut
through careful examination before
they can mingle with the public. A
srrict watch II kept all along the
border and olicials are doing their
best to stamp ont the plague.
A boundary dispute has arisen be-
tween Sweden and Norway. Sweden
demands change "a the boundary