Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19
News Of S Scandinavia
Principal Happenings Of the Week
in the Scandinavian Countries.
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Bishop Bang has gone to Paris to
try to organize a Norwegian church In
that city. A church started some time
ago in Berlin succeeded SO well that
the church people of Norway were in
duced to try the same plan in Paris.
At Lauvho a snowslide killed lot
Of reindeer last winter. Hunters pass.
Ing that way saw the carcasses OF
about twenty animals, which had been
partly eaten up by beasts and birds.
Only those animals that happened to
be on top of the snow could be seen,
but many more are supposed to be un-
der the snow.
But wish to emphasize that sup
port particularly that part Of the bill
which has for its aim the protection Of
the northern parts of the country,
namely, Nordland and Finmarken.
am afraid that our defences are some
what defective in those quarters. At
the same time wish to be permitted
to say that differ with those who
think Norway is such small country
that It cannot be at the front of the
movement for peace and arbitration.
trust that our country will be among
the pioneers of this great cause; bnt
In the main am going to vote for the
proposed bill" The speech was giveh
with warmth and energy, but without
any nervousness whatever, and it evil
IDENTIFY made a most favorable impress
sion upon the audience.
Miss Rogstad, the first woman to &C.
cupy seat in the Norwegian storting,
made her first speech in that body
during the discussion of the military
budget. She spoke as follows: "Mr.
President: I wish to make a remark
about my attitude as to the military
budget. am a friend Of peace, and
insist on arbitration, and hope that
war and military affairs will once pass
out Of the world, just as club law
has given place to statutory law and
justice. Nevertheless, cannot note
against an ordinary army budget based
on self defense. So long as the peace
movement has made no greater pro-
gress we cannot give up our defences.
This is self evident. And, depending
upon the reliability of the government
and the committee on military affairs,
trust that the budget before us Is
mainly what is required in order to
make our defences of any use.
A resident Of Hammerfest, the north
ernmost city in the world, writes as
follows from his place: 'This city has
$500 inhabitants. On one side we
have the harbor and the Arctic
ocean, on the other a mountain with
overhanging snowdrifts, which threat
en- to overwhelm the town. Occasion
ally, huge masses of snow rush down,
breaking the walls Of the houses and
throwing the inmates out of their
sheepsgin bedclothes into the snow
drifts. The people make a living
mainly by whaling, Arctic hunting, and
fishing fish may be seen sprawl
ing in the streets, having been dropped
from a tub or a "string." The wages
range from $1.35 to 1910 a day. The
city has one electric power station,
which supplies light, and power for a
number of factories. We have wood
works, and last year shipyard was
started. There are two churches, one
Lutheran state church and one Method
list church. The pope of Rome also has a
branch here. In summer no less than
ten regular steamship lines make con-
nections at this seaport, and there is
a whale fleet of irregular boats. AS to
the fishing fleet, the old open boats
have been replaced by closed motor
boats, which are putting and rafting
necessarily, day and night. In sum-
mer we are also visited by many large
Atlantic tourist steamers, which carry
tourists from all parts of the world,
including kings and kaisers, as well
az American millionaires-who don't
bring their millions with them! The
president of America has not been
here yet, but we expect him. Not even
Roosevelt came up this way when he
visited Norway. He has good stand
ing in Norway. Just at present two
English ladies are visiting us. They
have started in reindeer sleds for Kar.
asjok, a Lappish settlement, and bet
you that they will have plenty of fresh
air in the mountains"