Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-05-27

In the belief that he was speaking on
general principles, expressed warm
sympathy in the work Mr. Knudson
asked permission to make the former
presidents remarks public "Tell it
to any one you like was Mr.. Roose-
velt's enthusiastic answer. There was
considerable stir when the neWspa-
pers appeared quoting Colonel Roose-
velt's support of the Knudson policy.
Mr.. Roosevelt summoned Mr.. Knudson
and insisted emphatically that he is
sue denial and he himself wrote a
letter to the same effect. The opposi-
ton papers are now attacking the ex-
premier. The Aftonposten says among
other things: From the denial which
Mr.. Gunnar Knudson was compelled
to make by Mr.. Roosevelt it appears
that att the conversation in question
Mr.. Roosevelt was thinking of his own
American policy while Mr.. Knudson
was speaking of his Norwegian policy.
We will not dwell upon the want of
discretion shown by Mr.. Kuudson in
trying to involve a guest of the nation
in our own internal political disputes
and trying to turn him to political ac-
count. This want of discretion aroused
a great deal of Indignation 1t is an
absolutely unprecedented phenomenon
that a man holding a position like
Theodore Roosevelt should during his
visit he paid us be compelled to issue
a 6Anio1 nP xxrbo 1a+o
stated regarding his conversation with
him.
That Bjornson had given up the
idea of republic long before the
Karlstad conference is best proven by
statement that he made to cor
respondent Of the Minneapolis Journal
under date of July 25, 1905, when he
said Il am republican, yes, always
a republican. If we had waited and
broken the union peaceably by a
plebescitum then we might have had
republic with no one to deny us.
But now I fear we must have a mon
archy. We must conciliate Sweden by
taking a. Bernadette for our king-if
Sweden will be wise enough to con-
sent. We must gain our place in the
council of nations by having a king
DOM" Now that is really what Bjorn-
son really did say and it is published
in these columns for the purpose of
showing that the recent suggestion
made to the effect that a certain adj
jOurnment of the Karlstad conference,
held to agree on terms for the separa-
ton of Sweden and Norway, was taken
wegian commissioners to consult
Bjornson in Christiania is not in keep
ing with the truth. And even if a
republic had been decided on it is
unlikely that Bjornson would have
been chosen president. Premier Mich
elsen was the man most spoken of in
that connection. Bjornson was al
ready too old to take on so heavy and
responsible burden, beloved of all
the people though he was.
In the vicinity of Bergen silver
coins of the Thirteenth century have
been found during recent excavations
conducted there. The coins, 900 of
them, are of two "ore" size and are
very well preserved considering their
age. The coins have been placed on
exhibition in the Bergen museum,
whose property they will now become.
According to the Aftenposten the
Norwegian government desires a
change of ministers at Stockholm.
Minister Vogt, who. is at present in
Stockholm, may be asked to accept
the London post and the Paris minis
ter, Bryn, may be asked to fill the
Stockholm post. S>@z
The Norwegian marine captain,
Rowland, has invented a secret wire
less telegraph system, which is
claimed to be exceedingly ingenious.
A stock company has been organized
and patents for the invention have
been secured in Sweden, Denmark and
Germany.
Captain Otto Sverdrup, who soon
tired of selling shares in Cuban land
plantation company, has now returned
to his favorite avocation, that of tray
ersing Arctic waters.