Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-26
NORWAY.


very valuable collection of finds
from the Stone Age to the national
museum. Three minor stone tools
had been found at Moksheim, south
Of Haugesund, and a huge stone az
had been found at Stangeland, Klepp.
But the most interesting object in tho
collection was stone Ak found near
Mr.. Skadem's house. It dates from
the early Stone Age, and has been
prepared by means of chopping it with
some other cutting tool The edge OF
1t had been made sharp by grinding,
otherwise it is only rough-hewed. A
cross section through it's middle would
strongly curved.
A committee appointed by the gov
eminent to consider the question Of
labor conflicts has signed q unanimous
report recommending compulsory arbi-
tration. The plan provides that no
strike or lockout shall take place I'M
til the controversy has been reported
to council of mediation consisting of
three persons. Moreover, the commit
tee unanimously proposes that a ma
tional court of arbitration be estab-
lished for the settlement of labor con-
flicts. The members of the committee
failed to agree, however, as to tho
scope Of the power of the court Of az
bitration. A majority Of the commit
tee proposes that, upon the request Of
one of the contending parties, a con-
flict considered by the council of me-
diation without being settled shall bo
appealed to the court of arbitration,
and that unanimous decision of tho
latter shall be binding upon both par
ties. The minority proposes, with 10.
gard to the jurisdiction of the court Of
arbitration, that conflicts which tho
council of mediation proves unable to
settle shall be appealed to the court Of
arbitration only upon the request Of
both Of the contending parties. But
the decision of the court Of arbitration
shall be binding even if it is not unan-
imous. 1t will be seen that the points
of difference between the majority and
the minority are of minor importance.
and it seems very likely that the re-
port, as a whole, is destined to play
an important part in labor legislation,
not only in Norway, but also else
where.
It is predicted that the completion
Of the railway between Kristiania and
Bergen and the establishment Of the
Norway-America steamship line, with
headquarters at Bergen, will give this
city a commercial advantage which
will make it dangerous rival Of Kris.
tiania. For ages Bergen was the com.
mercial center of Norway, and now ita
business men are expecting new era
of commercial power.
A boat carrying the mails from the
steamer at Alien, Nordland, was over
loaded and sank with the mails. The
people on board were saved at the last
moment.
The enemies Of Stortingsman Meis.
ingseth, from Romsdal, tried to blast
his honor by making out that he had
embezzled public funds. Now it final
ly turns out that he does not owe the
public cent, and. that his commune
In fact has owed him about $3.50 for
| such a length of time that the com.
mune may avail itself of the statutes
Of Limitation and never pay the debt. !;
Prof. Kocher, of Bern. the; winner
Of the Nobel medicine prize, has IN.
nounced that he is going to divide Hid
prize equally between the Red Cross
hospital and the poor students a. the
university. Of his home city.