Morris tribune., 1911-09-22


tical bureau it is learned that there
are at present 1891 900 laboring men
in Sweden. Nearly all of them belong
to some labor union.
A son of Charles Dickens, Mr.. H. F.
Dickens, was a visitor in Stockholm
during the latter part of August and
spent a few days of rest at the fa-
nous "Saltsjobaden."
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1t has been generally reported
throughout the American press that
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark
is contemplating a visit to the United
States and that he would go via the
Danish West Indies. The Berlingste
Tidende, one of the best informed
newspapers in Copenhagen, says diff
ferent, however, claiming that there
is no truth in the report. 1t is plain
that some overzealous Copenhagen
correspondent sending di@patches to
the American daily papers has been
at work.
A census taken in Denmark of the
labor conditions in the month of April
resulted in showing that there were
in all the country 76,80O laborers, of
whom 1900 were without employment.
Of the latter there were $500 in Co.
penhagen and $500 scattered among
the provinces. 1t seems the large cit
les always have the greatest number
of unemployed in proportion to the
number of inhabitants. Labor condi
tions in Denmark are said, however,
to be improving.
1t is reported that in some Danish
habit of vivisecting frogs and insects
to illustrate certain physiological
principles. But as soon as the hui
name society got wind of the matter
great howl was raised and the min
lister of public worship notified the
schoolteachers of the kingdom that
the animals needed for instruction
must not be killed before the eyes of
the school children.
They drink lots of water in Copen-
hagen. The average consumption OF
water in the city is twenty-seven gal
Ions daily. During the hot spell the
consumption rose to forty-four gallons
day per inhabitant and the authori-
ties issued a warning TO the public to
be more economical or rush the city
into a calamity.
The work on Christiansborg palace
is progressing slowly but thoroughly
and at present it is estimated that it
will be completed in about three years
from now About 250 men are en-
gagged in the work.
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The greatest conflict between cap
ital and labor which has ever taken
place in Norway came to an end
week before last when a committee
consisting of representatives of both
sides and two members of the stOr-
thing announced that terms accepta-
BILE to all interested had been agreed
upon. The difficulty arose this last
spring when the Miners union went
ON a strike for higher wages and for
other concessions, to which the mine
owners could not agree and positively
refused to listen. The result was a
big lockout all over the country, not
only in the mines but in all the large
branches of industry, such as wood
pulp mills, lumber works, mechanical
shops, carbide works and several
other big lines, locking out altogether
some $4,000 men in a small country
like Norway To prevent this unfOrtu-
nate conflict from dragging through
weary months, while half of the coun-
try's business was tied up, the govern
Ment empowered two members of the
storthing, President Halvorsen and
Rev. Alfred Erickson as commission
ers of negotiation between the war
ring factions. For about one month
the negotiations have been going on
and the papers announce that terms
hare been reached which will I'M