Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-12-02


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Paul Peter Waldenstrom, the well
known divine and lecturer, who has on
several occasions visited this country,
has returned to Sweden from his latest
visit and upon arriving in Stockholm
he had some very interesting things
to state regarding the Swedes of
America. Waldenstrom delivered a
lecture the other night in Stockholm
in which he subjected the Swedish
Americans to rather severe arraign-
ment and it is doubtful if he can ex-
pect any hospitality extended him on
such generous scale as was accord
ed him during previous visits in this
country. 1t has been suspected for
some time that Waldenstrom does
not like the Americans or the Swed-
ish-Americans a little bit. He char
acterized them in his Stockholm lee
ture as a PEOPLE who are always brag-
ging about their economic welfare;
that they are always claiming when
one comes from the other side to pay
them a visit that their condition is
so much better than that of their
cOuntrymen in the old fatherland.
why" said Waldenstrom, they claim
that their railway trains run SO much
faster and better than ours, that their
homes and comforts are so far supe-
rior to ours, that it so expensive to
live in Sweden and so cheap to live in
America, in fine, they cannot see any
good in the old fatherland any more
and such expressions from every
hand is very disheartening to the
visiting Swede in America" Mr.
Waldenstrom added further that he
had argued in vain with his country
men in America, but they refused to
listen to reason" This statement is
a rather amusing one on the part of
the learned "lektor" who has been
feted and entertained so literally
wherever he has appeared among his
cOuntrymen in America. During his
lecture tours in this country he was
paid literally for his work and every
time that he returns to his native
land he speaks in ill terms of the
prosperous republic. Swedish people
generally are resenting this and the
SWedish-American papers have made
it a purpose to follow rather close on
to the heels of the covenant leader
and have taken him to task in NO IN
certain language on more than one
occasion.
Now is the time of the year when
q great many Swedish Americans are
packing their grips, betake themselves
to steamship Office and start out for
the old country to celebrate Christmas.
There will be thousands of them who
will go from all parts of the United
States, but especially from Minnesota,
the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, WiscOn-
sin and Illinois. There are also
from the Pacific coast to be with the
good old folks on the other side. Ac-
cording to reports from the emigraDt
bureaus in Sweden and the various
steamship Offices in Minneapolis, Chi
cago and New York, there is a great
n GTcf
tickets. 1t is a singular thing that
when the Swedish emigrant arrives
from his native land he always takes
third class passage, but when he re-
turns to pay visit at home and spend
a holiday with relatives and friends,
he, as rule, takes either first or Sec
ond class passage and enjoys all the
comforts that steamship travel has to
offer. Swedish-Americans bring some
money home, too, and when they fe-
turn they are likely to have some
friend or relative with them. The
home returning son does not always
receive a hearty reception. OF course
he is welcome by his relatives and
friends, but there are many in Sweden
who look upon him with suspicion, for
he speaks well of his adopted land
and often induces others to return
with him.
The crown prince and crown
princess and their children departed
from London for Berlin Nov. 5, where
they have been the guests Of the en-
peror and empress of Germany. They
returned to Stockholm on Nov. 10,
when they were met at the Central,
station By large number of people,
including the members of the diplo-
matte corps.
"Children's day" in Stockholm
netted large sum of money this year
and the books show that there is 1877
900 crowns set aside for good cause
This is a record breaking result and
the largest amount of money ever col
1ected on this important holiday in
Stockholm.
The successor to Sigfrid Wieselgren
has been appointed in the person of
Victor AlmQuist, who will soon as