The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
DENMARK.

proposition to protest against the
visit of the z a to Copenhagen was
voted down by the Social Democrats
of that city.
Premier Christensen admitted in
IN rigsdag that his party suffered q
defeat at the recent elections and the
parties that favor his plans for build.
ing Notifications around the capital
wish to cooperate with the other par
ties.
At a Danish meeting at Nordborg.
South Upland, 1t was stated that the
German government is after land
owned by Danes. On account of this
movement a special credit bank was
established. The attendants must
have been highly interested in having
the Danes keep their land, for $780,
900 was raised at once as capital stock
for the new bank.
Denmark's Oldest man, q retired
Upland farmer named Niels Nielsen.
was 106 years old June IL. His men.
tai condition is perfectly normal and
his physical vigor Is great for his age.
He can read without glasses, but his
hearing is entirely gone. He was
married twice and lived with his sec
ond wife for go years. She died two
days before he was 100 years old.
About two years ago a Copenhagen
labor union published In a circular
the m of some persons who took
the places Of strikers. Those who
we're thus placed before the public
against their wishes sued the labor
union for damages. The court has
Just fined the labor union $2T; bat no
damages were awarded to the plaintiff
because the "strikebreakers" did not
prove that they had suffered any loss.
A little steamer which had expert
enced strange vicissitudes was found
on the bottom Of the new harbor at
Copenhagen a few mornings ago.
About three-quarters Of a century ago
1t was the pleasure yacht of King
Fredrik VII. For a great many years
past it has been devoted to far hum
purposes. Last winter 1t was the
resort of questionable characters, and
the police cleaned it out. But In the
course of time this cleaning was for
gotten and IL is limited that the police
know a thing or two about the final
of the vessel.
Copenhagen, July 8. - Speeches
made at the meetings of the trades
lnions In Copenhagen tonight indi-
that war between the wealthy
lasses Of Denmark and the socialists
will be OF the most desperate
economic battles ever fought In the
World. The contest between the so
ialists and trades unionists on the
ne hand and the rich classes and
mall merchants on the other was
by a decision OF the
nionists, who are socialists almost
a man, to establish a great cooper
tive retail business In Copenhagen,
nd subsequently to open branches all
yer the provinces. Until the an
ouncement Of cooperation was
lade, the small retailers were gener-
lily friendly to socialism. They fear,
owever, that the departure will ruin
leir business and they want the gov
rnment to prohibit by law. Angered
y this kind of resistance, the social
It's declare they intend the co-opera-
We to be only preliminary to the
dissemination of their methods In all
rms of industry and that within two
ears they mean to make the govern
ent socialistic In every respect. The
lpitalists, who have long been I'M
lsy over the progress the radicals
I've been making, are welcoming re-
nits from the commercial classes to
cir ranks. They say the time a
me for them to fight for their very
istence and predict a struggle which
II attract the attention of the whole
orld.