Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-09-09
TIDINGS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
RECALL OF LAGERKRANIz

Various Reasons Given for Return to
Sweden of the Minister to Washing
ton-Emieration From Norway to
the United States Receives a Fresh
Impetus-SociaIist Congress at Co
penagen criticises Colonel Roose
welt.
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Various reasons have been given
for the recall of the Swedish minister
to the United States. One is that in
an address at banquet in New York
he spoke indiscreetly regarding Ameri.
can politics. Another story is that he
is retiring voluntarily because he finds
the cost of living too high in the Unit
ed States. Still another reason given
is that his business interests in Vast
mainland and Dalarne are so extensive
that he cannot afford to spend any
more time in Washington. Be all this
as it may Herman de Lagerkrantz has
given up his post in Washington and
another man will be selected for his
place in the very near future. A great
many people believe that Herr Yacht
meister will be selected to succeed
Lagerkrantz. Mr.. LagerkrantZ, who
has held the post at Washington dur
ing the past three years, was born in
ton. He entered the army while still
a young man and was for a number of
years an officer in the Swedish army
In 1889 he took up Salvation Army
work in London and General Booth
thought that he was such a splendid
Germany and England, and later on,
for year or two he continued his
Salvation Army work in India. Owing
to i'll health he resigned from this
kind of work and in 1896 he purchased
lumber plant at VirsbO, in Vastman.
land, for which he paid 100000 crowns.
Since that time his business interests
in Sweden have been expanding at
rapid rate. While at Washington Mr..
and Mrs. LagerkrantZ were very pop
ular and no former Swedish minister
has commanded so much attention in
Washington as Herr Lagerkrantz. Two
years ago he made an extensive tour
through the Northwestern states and
made several excellent addresses dur
ing that journey.
Richard Gustafsson, the publisher
of the humorous paper known as Kas-
per, celebrated his seventeen birthday
the other day. He was the recipient
of hundreds of congratulatory tele-
grams from all parts of the country
and an elaborate banquet was held in
his honor Mr.. Gustafsson, who will
now retire froc active duties in con-
nection with his paper, will be sue
ceeded by his son, A. M. Gustafsson.
The Mission union (Forbundet) of
Sweden paid out in all 469,767 crowns
for mission purposes during the past
year. Of this amount 121, 554 crowns
were given to inner mission work,
while 317,268 crowns were given to
foreign missions. The union is sup
porting mission work in Congo, China,
Russia, Caucasia, Persia, East Turke-
stan and Lapland. It has 1872 active
laborers in the foreign mission fields.
Professor Alfven, the we'll known
Stockholm musician and composer,
has been appointed director of the
musical department of the University
of Upsala. His strongest competitor
for the position was Professor Ruben
Liljefors.
Consul Birger Morner has asked to
be relieved from consular duties in
Sydney, Australia. The consul will re-
turn to Sweden, where he contem-
plates spending his entire time in pur-
suit of his extensive literary work.
The king, queen and dowager queen
have each donated 1000 crowns to
the Swedish church in Paris.