Morris tribune., 1910-09-16

Editor for Recall of Minister de
Laeerkrantz - Norwegian Steamer
Sinks in North Sea, but No Lives
Are Lost-Danish Workmen Strike
Because of Lonesomeness.
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"Kurre Johnson" the clever editor
of the SVenska Kuriren (Chicago),
claims that Herman de Lagerkrantz
was compelled to leave his post at
Washington because he had commit
ted series of diplomatic blunders
while serving in the capacity of Swe-
den's minister in Washington. He
claims that Lagerkrartz was much
criticised for the way in which the
Swedish crown prince was enter
tanned by the -Four Hundred" in the
East and that the prince, through
Lagerkrantz' arrangement, was not
given an opportunity to visit the West
ern states, where the Swedish ele-
ment predominates. Secondly, he
claims that one reason why Lager
krantz was recalled was because he
attended banquet given in New York
in honor of Mayor Gaynor, on which
occasion the Swedish minister was
called on for toast and referred to
New YOrk's mayor as the next presi-
dent of the United States. If this is
true it may be that these were some
of the reasons why Mr.. Lagerkrantz
has been recalled to Stockholm. At
any rate, opinions in the Swedish
press are at variance on this subject
and most of the papers seem to main
tain that he was recalled because of
i'll health. Thus far his successor has
not been chosen, but many believe
that Count Wachtmeister will be the
man. Count Wachtmeister was at one
time secretary to the Swedish legation
at Washington and is married to an
American, a Miss Hubbel of Des
Moines, Ia.
Joseph Smith, the Mormon presi-
dent from Salt Lake City, Utah, was
recently a visitor in Stockholm He
is making round trip in Sweden,
Norway and Denmark, where his apos-
ties have been operating at a lively
rate during the last few years. The
Mormon propaganda has spread at
such a rapid rate in the country dis
tricts in the northern section of the
country that some of the government
officials have become alarmed at it's
progress. The worst feature is that
it induces so many people to emigrate
to America and this is just what the
good people of Sweden are trying to
prevent at least those who are patri-
otto enough to remain at home. The
Mormon representatives who visit
Sweden and Norway are not openly
preaching the doctrine of polygamy,
but they are succeeding in making
hundreds of people emigrate to Utah
and other Western states, where they
tell their followers that the chances
for industrial and economic better
ment are the very best.
The former mayor of Nora, Mauritz
Axell, committed suicide the other
day in Stockholm by shooting himself
in the head. Mr.. Axell, who during
the past few years had been in i'll
health, had come to Stockholm to Sc
cure medical treatment. He was a
university graduate and was very
popular in his home town, where he
had been mayor for many years. He
was also in good financial circum-
stances and it is believed that it was
on account of his poor health that he
decided to end his own life.
In Krimsta the other day A. H.
Lundberg was arrested for a series of
a record in the history of crimes
Lundberg had been travelling from one
end of the country to the other selling
enlarged pictures, which he never de-
livered. His rule was to induce each
one who wanted to have picture en-
larged to pay down certain sum and
in this way he succeeded in collecting
not less than 5000 crowns. He was
finally caught in the act and has been
placed under arrest.
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf captured
the highest prize for jumping and
running the other day and proved him.
self sportsman of no small resources.
He completed long distance running
race, 10000 meters, which he COM
pleted in At minutes and II seconds.
The crown prince is naturally elated
over his showing and at some future
date he will try to break this record
He is an enthusiastic sportsman and
at the end of his run the other day he
did not show that he was fatigued in
the least.
Not for many years has there been
such a poor fruit crop as this. In the
southern section of the. country there
will be fair apple crop; but, gener-
ally speaking, this crop has been a
failure. All berries, pears ard plums
are commanding an unusually high
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