The Oakes times., 1911-06-22
SWEDEN.

Swedish and Finnish capitalists
have formed company with capital
stock Of 100000 marks to take over
large sawmills in Finland.
Both chambers of the Rlksdag have
passed the bill appropriating $l2,o00.-
900 for the building of new battle
ship for the Swedish navy.
The second division Of the United
States fleet Of warships, which is visit
ing European ports, under the COM
mand Of Admiral Badger, has paid
visit to Stockholm. The Admiral and
chief officers were received with open
arms and were highly honored in
various ways.
For the fourth time the second cham
ber of the Riksdag has passed the bill
granting the right of ballot to the wo-
men, the vote being 120 to go; and
for the fourth time the first chamber
has rejected the bill. the last vote
being los to 80. Now watch the wo.
men of Sweden pull the hair Of the
opposition leaders in the chamber.
Their bitterness has increased with
each defeat and must now be without
limit.
Count Ehrensvard, Swedish minis
ter to the United States, is making a
tour Of America, and will visit Swed-
ish settlements all the way from Chi
cago to the Pacific west. His prede-
cessor in office, Mr.. Lagercrantz, also
travelled extensively in order to come
in contact with his countrymen in
America, and he went so far in his
efforts to interest Swedish-Americans
in the old home country that the gov
ernment at Washington expressed dis
approval. a-
Prince Bernadotta, the son of King
Oscar II, who reliquished all of his
claims to the Swedish throne and all
Of his rights as prince in order to
marry Miss Ebba Munck, and who
has since been active as an officer in
the Swedish navy and as philanthro-
pic worker for the good of his people,
has of late turned his attention to
sociological studies, and has gone to
England to pursue his reading and in
vestigations in this field. Although
bearing the title of prince, Bernadotte
is in reality private citizen Of Swed-
en-. He is exceedingly popular among
the people.
The King has granted a pardon to
Count John Morner, who was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment in 1891,
for numbering his brother, Bror Nor
ner, distinguisher Swedish attorney.
The latter was found dead with two
bullet wounds in his head, at his resi-
dence in Stockholm, and John Morner
sought to direct suspicion toward q
friend of the deceased, but he was
easily proven innocent. The fact then
became known that the Count had
bought revolver on the day of the
murder, he was arrested and later con-
fessed, saying that he shot his brother
after he had refused him loan. The
case attracted widespread attention
and is tsill remembered. 81
A stir has been created In Stock
holm by the publication of charge
by Editor Hjalmar Branting that for
mer Detective Chief Stendahl. of
Stockholm, has been in league with
the Russian police and has been in
close touch with the agents of the
Russian police always stationed at
Stockholm. Editor Branting made this
charge several years ago, while STEM
dahl was still chief detective. and he
now renews 1t in the Introduction to
an address Of the Russian socialist,
Burtzeff. which he has translated into
Swedish. The editor says that STEM
dahl has acted as spy upon Russian
socialists travelling through Stockholm
and has reported to the Russian secret
service boats that steal up and down
the Swedish coast.
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