Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-21


LEGATION Containing All Sorts of In.
formation Is Issued.
SWEDEN.
"The Struggle Against tuberculosis
In Sweden" a publication dedicated to
the international tuberculosis congress
in Washington, has just made its ap
pearance and is brimful of interesting
data, relative to the heroic fight that
Sweden is making against this deadly
disease. The principal seat of the
Swedish National Anti-Tuberculosis as.
ISOLATION is at Stockholm. On Feb.
%, 1904, it was founded under the
patronage of Crown Prince Gustaf and
its president is Baron Gustaf Tamm
late chancellor of the exchequer. Its
business is managed by central
board consisting of twelve members
from different social classes. The
principal work is performed by an
executive committee at Stockholm
where the Office of the association Is
located. Under the central organiza
ton local branches are formed, each
of which comprises either whole OF
one Of the greater provincial towns
They have their own boards, and are
comparatively independent of the cen
trail body. The subscription fee fol
members is about 2 crowns year. TIC
meet the expenses for the rather ex
tensive work carried on by the associ
alton considerable means are required
Members subscriptions and incidental
gifts have naturally not been sufficient
The chief source of income, however
has been the selling of so-called chart
ty stamps, which has yielded clear
profit of about 22S,000 crowns ($60,
AID during the years 1905-1907. I'm
mediately after the start of the associ
alton the board of management set t
work to arrange lectures in differen
parts of the country In order to Civ,
the country population an idea Of wha
was and Is being done and enlighter
them as to how best to fight tuber
culosis. This work has been very sue
cessful. In Stockholm knowledge o.
tuberculosis has been spread chiefly
by means of the tuberculosis museum
founded there by the association. II
contains instructive, pathological and
anatomical specimens, statistical
tables and maps, sanatorium access
cries, models literature and SO on. The
public is admitted free three days each
week, when short lecture course Ii
held by physician appointed by the
association. More than Al 900 persons
have attended these lectures since the
museum was opened in April, 1906
Since 1906, publication issued by the
association has appeared four times q
year. 1t is ably edited by DR.. Sture
Carlson and contains all manner of in
| formation regarding tuberculosis anC
the way to fight it. 1t is printed in al
edition of $4,000 copies and is sent tC
the members of the association free Of
| charge. The Swedish National Anti
! tuberculosis association has strenu
Gus program ahead of itself and seems
to have taken hold of the white
plague" more earnestly than any Other
country in the world. The next inter
national anti-tuberculosis conference
will be held in Stockholm from July
to 10.
Even the Swedish press has recently
characterized Sweden as "the land o.
strikes" That there exists reason fol
this characterization is evident from
the following facts: Last spring and
summer" says a well known Stock
holm paper, there were a series Of
strikes and lockouts in our land. Dur
ing the second quarter of the year
there occurred not less than IL
strikes-besides number of minor la
Dor confiicts-all of which affected
1,049 employers and $4,000 working
men. Was there any improvement In
our labor conditions since 1907? No
In that year there were certainly liz
strikes, but they affected only 446 EN-
ployers and 5000 workingmen. or last
years liz labor conflicts, SO were
strikes, were lockouts and Is of 0
mixed character. The direct result OF
these labor upheavals has been the
loss of not less than $4,000 working
days, affecting seriously, first Of all
the building industry, then the sugar
industry, the lumber, shoe and hide In
dustry. besides causing untold dis
tress to thousands of laboring men and
their families" In conclusion the pa
per urges that speedy Legislative
measures be enacted at once in order
that the country shall not again BE-
submitted to the same distressing con
ditions this year.
August Strindberg. the celebrated
Swedish author, does not care to be
/ especially observed on his sixtietf
birthday, which occurs the 22nd ins.
The Stockholm Student Chorus SEM
word some time ago that they wanted
to serenade him on this occasion, but
the author declined, saying that IL al
the theaters on that day rendered one
or more Of his plays. he would con
slider 1t the highest honor that could
come to him.
Paula r. Heymann the renowned
German woman writer will. according
TO the "Indun," spend the winter In
Stockholm for the purpose Of studying