Willmar tribune., 1909-10-06
News Of Scandinavia
Principal Happenings Of the Week
in the Scandinavian Countries.

Two international pickpockets we're
captured by Swedish detectives in
Stockholm. They are described as
"Polish-English Jews"
Seventeen banks in Stockholm and
elsewhere have formed a syndicate
and raised 100000 which is to be
loaned to newspapers that were finan-
cially embarrassed by the strike.
P. L. Eurenius, who died in Stock
holm a few weeks ago, willed about
$4,000 to different charitable insti-
tutions. The largest amount, $67,5OO,
will go to the establishment of a
home for waits.
The king has appointed six prom
inent men to propose some way of re-
lle3 for conscripts who are attending
the university or some other institu-
tion of learning. The aim of the gov
ernment is to see that such young men
can get the desired education without
neglecting their military training
Some kind of relief is also desired
for conscripts who are following tho
sea or who are heads of poor fami-
lies.
A cable dated Sept. 1S says: The
maneuvers will begin next Monday in
Norrland. Elaborate preparations
have been made for a sham battle on
large scale, based on the theory Of
meeting formidable force invading
the kingdom from the direction of
Russia. The Swedish troops will be
rushed forward and deployed to meet
the imaginary enemy 1t was believed
for time that the maneuvers would
be stopped because of the strike, and
many persons still feel that they
should have been, as the country has
been under siege longer than month.
The people desire peace rather than
war, even of mimic kind, but railroads,
hotels and boarding houses rejoice
over the prospect Of doing a large
business. Russia, France, Great Brit
ain, Germany and the United States
will send representatives to the war"
which is to last a week, and King
Gustave and the princess will be pres
ent. The defenders will be COM
manded by General Torrpadie of the
general staff. A large area of the
field of operations is already white
with the tents Of the assembling
army.
A foreigner writes as follows about
the great strike: ''The great Swedish
strike is closed. Foreigners contri-
buted about $270,00O to the aid of the
strikers. Denmark and Norway con-
tributed one-fourth each of this
amount, and most of the rest came
from Germany. This social struggle
was backed by the Germanic nations,
and the Swedish workingmen were
the actors, compelled to action by
the Swedish employers who, as re-
suit of oyer-production, exerted pres
sure upon the working classes and de-
clared lockout. The great strike is
declared off. The government has
stepped forth to arrange matters
Everywhere the workingmen had to
give up their demands, and the con-
Su1uIudl1Ou tucIClOTc SecmS 10 Do an
economical defeat to the poorest por-
tion of the Swedish people, Over
100000 laborers are without work,
facing the coming winter without any
means of sustaining life. Hence, with
all their sacrifices, they have suffered
a terrible defeat. But at the same
time they have won the greatest vic
tory which class as we'll as an indi-
vidual can win, namely, victory over
ones self. All newspapers are COM
PEELED to admit that the behavior of
the laborers during the strike was ex-
emplary. This is due largely to the
prohibition of the liquor traffic But
the conduct of the strikers is due
chiefly to their own sense of RESPONSE
bility. The working classes have de-
monstrated that they are able to gov
ern themselves, and they will soon
have to be permitted to take part in
the government Of society,""