Morris tribune., 1911-03-17
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| of Lake Forest, who renounced his
American citizenship to return to
/ Norway and enter the Morse diplo-
! matte service, is man without a
country The Norwegian government
| has refused to grant him citizenship
| until he has lived in Norway two
| years and by reason of strong political
! pressure against him he has failed to
obtain the promised post in the de-
! partment of foreign affairs. This is
the news contained in a leading ar
| ticle in Aftenposten, the leading news
paper of Christiania. AS a result of
his predicament, Mr.. Gade threatens
| to start suit against the Norwegian
department of justice to test his right
under the constitution of Norway.
According to an interview with an
off cial of the Norway department Of
justice, Mr.. Gade was refused citizen
ship on the basis of an error in the
application, and because, if it were
granted Immediately, it would be a
violation Of treaty with the United
States. The error made by Mr.. Gade
in his application, according to the
statement of the Norway department.
official, consisted in his failing to re-
quest a reply. Thus the department
regarded the application merely as a
"declaration of intention" to become
a Norwegian citizen. Mr.. Gade found
equally insurmountable obstacles
placed in his way Of entering the for
eign Office, route he hoped would
lead him into the diplomatic service
and eventually land him in the post of
Norwegian minister at Washington.
Sigurd Ibsen, former premier of
Norway, has recently completed lit
erary work entitled "The Quintes-
sence of Humanity" The book is now
in the hands of the publishers and
will make it's appearance some time
during the latter part of this month.
Mr.. Ibsen is one of the country's lead
ing statesmen and is prominently
known all over the country as an un-
usually able man. People in all pro-
fessions are eagerly looking for the
book and that it will be widely read
throughout Norway goes without say
ing Arrangements have already been
made to have the book translated into
the German and Swedish languages.
At the close of the year 1909 the
merchant marine of Norway consisted
of LAO steamers, having combined
tonnage of 1 1,421, $40, and 1,27S sailing
vessels, of 616,957 tons. There were
also ninety-nine motor ships. The
number of steamers was increased by
forty-two during the year, but at the
same time there was decrease ct
siNty-seven sailing vessels Altogeth-
er there was a decrease of sixteen
vessels, but the tonnage increased
9,951 The value of the entire mer-
chant marine decreased $1,35O,000 and
it was put at trif1e over $S0,0O0,00O
at the close of the year
During the year of 1910 there were
shipped from Stavanger alone canned
herring and anjovis to the amount of
13, 900 900 crowns Norway ships an
immense amount of de!icatessen her
ring and sardines to all European and
American ports and is today taking
the lead among the nations in the eX-
port of this particular kind of fish.
The largest barrel factory in Europe
is under course of construction at
Notodden 1t has been started by the
Rjukan Saltpeter company and will,
when completed, have an output Of
5000 barrels a day. About 500 men
will be employed The enterprise
starts out in good hands and there is
plenty of capital back of it.
The so called "Nordmansforbundet
whose membership throughout the
world now comprises some $4,000 per-
sons, of whom half reside in America,
has decided to present the city CT
Rcuen with "bauta' stone in honor
of Normandy's thousandth anniver-
in the near future.
Professor Axel Brugge has been de-
livering a series of interesting histor-
ical lectures in Bergen, which has
been unusually we'll attended. He has
taken up one after another of the
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ers of history and the series has been
a singularly instructive one.
Morten Muller, the Norwegian paint
er. is seriously i'll at Dusseldorf, Ger
many. He went there about year
ago to do work in connection with the
international art exhibition there and
shortly after his arrival he was COM
pelled to take to his bed. His recov-
cry is doubtful.
The Geological society in London
awarded Professor Brogger the VOL
laston medal which is the highest
distinction within the gift OF that So
ciety.
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There is a great deal of political
discussion going at present in Iceland,