The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-21
TlDINcS' FROM
SCANDINAVIA,
News Of General Interest
. from Three Countries.
SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK

OVLUlU, uUnUAIy UluUlAI1k
Some Interesting Data Relative to the
Heroic Fight Sweden Is Making
Against Consumption - How Ex.
penses to Garry on the Work Are
Met-Lectures Are Held in Differ
ent Parts Of the Country and Pub.
Ifcation Containing All Sorts Of In
formation Is Issued.
SWEDEN.
1.-THE Struggle Against Tuberculosis
In Sweden" publication dedicated to
the international tuberculosis congress
in Washington, has just made it's ap-
pearance and is brimtul 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.
sociation is at Stockholm. On Feb.
70, 1904, it was founded under the
patronage of Crown Prince Gustaf and
its president is Baron Gustaf Tamm,
late chancellor of the exchequer. It's
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 or
one of the greater provincial towns.
They have their own boards, and are
comparatively Independent of the cen.
trail body. The subscription fee for
members is about crowns year. To
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 a clear
profit of about 228,000 crowns $780,
477) during the years 1905-1907. I'm
medlately after the start of the associ-
alton the board OF management set to
work to arrange lectures in different
parts of the country in order to give
the country population an idea of what
was and is being done and enlighten
them as. to how best to fight tuber-
culosis. This work has been very sue.
cessful. In Stockholm knowledge of
tuberculosis has been spread chiefly
by means of the tuberculosis museum,
founded there by the association. It
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 is
held by a physician appointed by the
association. More than 41,000 persons
have attended these lectures since the
museum was opened in April, 1906.
Since 1906, publication issued by the
association has appeared four times a
year. 1t is ably edited by Dr. Sture
Carlson and contains all manner of in
formation regarding tuberculosis and
the way to fight it. 1t is printed in an
edition of $4,000 copies and is sent to
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 a 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
8 to 10.
Even the Swedish press has recently
characterized Sweden as 1.-The land of
strikes That there exists reason for
this Characterization is evident from
the following facts: Last spring and
SUMNER says 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 112
strikes number of minor la,
Dor conficts-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 l13
strikes, but they affected only 446 en-
pioyers and 5000 workingmen. Of last
years liz labor conflicts, SO were
strikes, 9 were lockouts and Is of a
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 sixtieth