The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-26
NORWAY.

Tie people Uf Norway are SaoWi.s
marked interest in the discussion In
the United States in reference to
'.Mndgave" or memorial gift from Nor
wcgian- Americans "Gamle Moder
Norge" told Mother Norway In 1914.
when she celebrates her centennial.
TIE idea of making such gilt or
irinated at a 18th OF May celebration
at Minneapolis some three years ago.
and was hailed with general approval.
both In America and In Norway. The
matter has been kept alive. and last
year large committee, representing
the principal Norwegian settlements,
met at Chicago TO organize and de-
eide upon the form of the gift.
There were all sorts Of suggestions,
but majority OF the committee final
ly decided that the best thing TO do
would be to erect n great sanatorium
for tonsumptives and q hall for the
Normandsforbundet at Christiania.
Since then. however. great opposi-
ticn has developed to this plan. II be-
ing held that such a gift would not
be appropriate. and II seems certain
that the committee will be obliged TO
hold second meeting and reopen the
matter, In which event II il more
than probable that different sort Of
gift will be decided upon.
A report from Copenhagen says:
The posthumous edition Of Henrik
Ibsen's hitherto unpublished writings
to be issued March Is. Is going to BIO
a decided schock. according to per-
sens In Copenhagen who have seen
the proof sheets; to interpreters OF the
authors writings all over the world
The trouble Is there have been SO
many different interpretations that
they can't all be right. and now 1t IL
TO DE shown from the papers lbsen
himself left. Just what hts own inter
pretations were. Many critics are,
therefore. sure TO be put In the wrong.
Perhaps oil OF them will.
The new volume will really contain
no new work at all. II includes mere
ly drafts Of the books he has already
| published, together with keys TO num-
beers OF the riddles with which they
are filed. To students of everything
Ibsenesque. IL Is said. the publication
will be one of the most interesting
ever given to the world, as revealing
methods OF literary workmanship,
Members OF his family report II chief
| ly remarkable to them In tho illustra-
tion 1t gives OF the care he exercised
In the choice OF his ideas and ex.
pressions, single paragraph often
being the only one he would accept
from hundreds OF pages Of preliminary
writing.
| The following special dispatch deals
with the trouble over the pasturage
rights Of the Laps In. northern Nor
way. about which I wrote two weeks
ago:
The decision Of the Swedish gov.
eminent to refer to arbitration the
question regarding the ancient rights
of Swedish Laps TO summer pasturage
In Norway. as was provided by the
Karlstad convention, In case of mp-
tuai agreement was not arrived at,
has been dictated by the necessity OF
getting the matter definitely settled.
| II was found that notes OF evidence
taken by the Swedish and Norwegian
sub-commission on the spot differed 30
widely that the decision to be taken
by the mixed commission on them
might possibly be prolonged indefinite.
ly. II was thought preferable. there.
fore. TO have recourse TO arbitration
without further delay. In order 10
enable the arbitrators to investigate
the matter and come 10 decision be.
fore the term OF the existing agree
ment was over. The Norwegian gov
eminent semms TO share this view.
The commission pursued It's work
last year In northern Norway. This
year the investigations were to be
carried into northern Sweden. Nor
wegians maintaining the view that the
Laps are able TO find pasturage f0l
RENDERS on the Swedish side OF the
frontier during the period preceding
June Is.
One OF the articles OF the Karlstas
treaty confirmed the ancient right o
the Swedish Laps to summer pasture
In certain parts Of northern Norway
though II WAS stipulated that the,
should not cross the frontier before
June Is. The Norwegians maintained
that TO fix an earlier date would b,
detrimental to the stationary popnla
tion and to their cultivated lands.
| SWEDEN.