Morris tribune., 1909-11-19
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BLOWING UP OF STREET CARS


BLOWING UP OF STREET CARS
Practice Continues In Stockholm and
Vicinity In Spite of the Most Vigorous
AIertness on the Part of the Police
No Great Damage Has Thus Far Re-
suited and No One Has Been Serl-
ously Injured by the Explosions.
SWEDEN.
The attempts to blow up street cars
In Stockholm continue and in spite OF
the most vigorous alertness on the
part of the police, it seems impossible
to check this nefarious practice. There
have been at least five different at
tempts, which are of similar nature
to those reported in our last letter,
viz, to place bomb on the track,
thus seeking to blow up or wreck cars
The other evening while a car on the
30 called red line was passing between
Haga and Hagalund, number OF
heavy rocks came crashing through
the windows, but peculiarly enough
none of the passengers were injured.
One of the rocks grazed the head of a
woman passenger and had it struck
her it would have killed her Instantly,
judging from its size and from the
force with which it came crashing
through the window. A bomb was
placed on the street car tracks on the
Narva road near Lime street, but it
only half exploded and one one was in
jured.
If one considers that there were 3O0,-
900 men out of employment from Aug.
{ to Sept 5, that is twenty y-eight work
ing days, it is learned that Sweden's
Industries, at which at least 100000
men are employed, sustained a loss ag-
gregating at least 100000 crowns. This
means in addition that the strikers
have lost during this period at least
30,000,000 crowns. The value of Swe-
den's Industrial output for one year Is
approximately fifteen hundred million
crowns. Thus it will be seen that the
recent strike proved most disastrous
one for the country as whole and has
been productive of more harm than
good. The condition of the laboring
man today in Sweden is, if anything
worse than ever. 1t is evident, too,
that the power of the socialists have
received a tremendous blow and still
no one attempts to deny but what the
condition of the poor laboring man is
a most deplorable one in Sweden.
Finland's independence appears to be
waning and Russia apparently will not
rest until she has succeeded in wiping
out the last vestige of it. An editorial
in a Swedish daily makes the follow
ing warning; "What has happened to
Finland and what is going to happen
to her, may present many difficulties
for our politicians, and maybe great
danger to our country. May we, there
fore, be attentive, understand and
wait. Russia may be good friend or
q very dangerous enemy. Finland as
such can be neither. 1t will be best
for us to receive with open arms what
ever Swedish elements will seek refuge
on our shores from Finland, but keep
out what is specifically Finnish.
There are great many things that
contribute to make the work of the
anti-emigration society difficult. The
recent election in Gothenburg, furnish.
es striking example. It shows up
a deplorable condition Of affairs, and
little wonder then that people feel
like emigrating from the country. Out
of a total of 29,925 voters in the dis.
trict only 1857 were allowed to vote,
because of failure to pay taxes or 9th.
er public duties during the year. OF
those qualified only 63 per cent voted
80 that about one-f1fth of the voters
had a voice in the election.
Mrs. Nydia Sampson, pianiste of
wonderful attainments, has created
much comment in Stockholm recently
through playing any selection that is
placed before her in spite of the fact
that handkerchief is tied very tightly
over her eyes The most difficult Sc
lections have been placed before her,
but she comes through every one of
them most brilliantly and executes
with the greatest precision and feeling.
No one has attempted to explain her
phenomenal talent.
Latest statistics show that there are
not less than $4,000 Andersons in the
Swedish capital Then follows the
dynasties of Johaansson and Carlson,
with each representation respectively
of $1,000 Little wonder then that SO
many Andersons and Carlssons change
their names when they come to Amer.
ica's northwest, where their numbers
are equally numerous.
John Svanberg, the celebrated
Swedish runner, was injured the 9th
er day while attempting a record
breaking run of 10000 meters. While
running around a curve he stumbled
and fell against small spruce, sus-
tanning such injuries that. he had to
abandon the track. About three thou