The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-16
'lIIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
union LABOR IS DENOUNCED


to Go Hungry by His Loyalty to His
Labor Organization-Ruin Predicted
for Scores of Girls.
SWEDEN.
Says the Stockholm's Aftonblad IN
der the caption: "A Distressing
Picture" "He cannot provide bread
for the little ones. Yes, he can, but
he is not allowed to-; he does not dare.
For if he puts his arm to the work
which awaits him, if he appeases the
hunger of a starving mother and her
little ones, then he is branded as
coward But when he lets them die
from hunger, he has done his duty to
the Neutrality-suspicious. Yes, that
is comfort, but comfort for tigers
heart. And tiger hearts these people
must have indeed, who force men,
women and children to famine. And
why? In order to save their own skin.
For it is just this that it concerns.
The fight is lost, innocent children
must die of hunger the country around;
the victory will not at all events be.
long to the tiger-hearted demagogues
in the Peoples House (Folkets Hus).
No, vengeance will come sooner than
these fellows expect. The day of
reckoning is fast approaching. Soon
there will be thousands just like the
poor fellow who had to flee his home
on account of the cry for bread from
the lips of his loved one. It will be
an army of terror that these strike
leaders will have to meet" The Nor.
wegian Aftnposten adds: ssThat there
is lack Of money can best be noticed
through the fact that there are hun
dreds of young women out of employ
ment in all cities, especially in Stock
holm, where they are walking up and
down the streets. It is predicted by
many that scores of girls will in this
way become ruined for life. It seems
to US, and that is only expressing the
sentiment of the laboring men them.
selves, who say that it is not a fight
against capital, but a fight against
women and children"
The Danish 'Dannegrog'' says in re-
gard to the strike in Sweden: "This
strike has been brewing a long time
and it is only matter of circun.
stances that it found it's initial seat in
Sweden, for it was bound to break
loose in one of the Scandinavian coun
tries anyway. It is fortunate for Den.
mark that she escaped at this time OF
the three countries, Sweden can best
afford to have this strike, even though
it is costing her in the neighborhood
of three or four million crowns day.
But the Swedes are cool-headed and
not so easily aroused as the Danes and
NorWegians. This, too, will probably
prove her salvation in the present IN.
fortunate controversy. 1t is evident
that through the diplomacy of the
Swedish government a civil war has
been avoided"
A few miles from Trosa the aged
midwife of the parish was awakened
in the middle of the night by fisher.
man knocking at her window. He had
rowed his wife about five miles across
the bay to get her. But on the way
contrary wind stiffened into a violent
storm, the trip took more than five
hours, and in the middle Of the bay
his wife gave birth to boy in the
boat, which was half full of water by
this time. The midwife built fire in
hurry and gave the people all the
assistance that she could. The next
day the fsherman's family returned to
their lonely island, the youngest mem.
Der snugly packed up in warm shawls.
The new chemistry building, now a
part of the Nobel institution, was for,
mally dedicated last month. The dedi
cation was at the same time a. tribute
to the director of this great institu.
ton, viz, Professor Svante Arrhenius,
the eminent Swedish scientist. Pro.
fessor William Ostbrand, of the Leip.
zig university, delivered the dedicatory
address.
Just as the Smiths are in the ma.
Jority in most cities in America so the
Andersons are in the majority in
Stockholm. There are at present no,
less than 12,S03 Andersons. besides
women and children in Stockholm.
After them come the Johnsons. Carl.
sons and Petersons.
Orville Wright, the American aerial
navigator, has promised to come tc
Stockholm and give a series of exhibi,
lions provided that the government
will purchase one of his aeroplanes.
Leo Tolstoi has sent word to Stock.
holm that it is his intention to nav a
visit to the Swedish capital this fall.
That Tolstoi will receive hearty re.
ception in Sweden is self evident.
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