Morris tribune., 1911-06-09
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BITTER CRITICISM OF AMERICA

Swedish Visitors to United States Ac.
eused of Unfair Treatment of Our
Observation-Disclosures Labor Con-
fiict in Norway Avoided-OanIsh
Students Chorus Makes a Decided
Hit on It's Tour of This Country.
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Swsdish-American newspapers have
been not little disgusted at the way
in which Swedish travellers and leo
turers have expressed themselves re-
garding Americans and Swedish-Amer-
leans ON their return to their home
land after making extensive tours in
the United States and Canada. One
Adrian Moline. who made an extern
Sive tour in America last summer for
the purpose Of studying at close
range the life and customs OF Swedish
people and their children In the new
world, has written a series of very un-
fair articles in Stockholm journal, in
which he criticises and beltttles Amer
ican and Swedish American tnstitu-
tions in most prejudiced and foolish
manner, The Swedish papers in this
country, especially in Chicago. have
not hesitated to make vigorous replies
to Mr.. Moline's unfair contentious and
the Swedish papers in Stockholm and
Gothenburg have come in for their
share of censure ON the part of the
Swedish-Amertcan papers. who come
in most patriotic manner to the de-
Tense of American institutions and
the industrial progress that Swedes
have made in the United States 1t
appears that nearly all travellers, men
Of letters, agricultural experts and
newspaper men, who have come from
Sweden to America to study the
observation-disclosures close range as
they themselves have stated-are
unanimous in declaring that Swedish
Americans have no culture. In the
same breath, almost, they declare that
America has no culture. They have
all made themselves particularly OBJ
noxious over the way in which Swed-
tsh is spoken in America and about
the apparent selfshness of their
countrymen here, about the super
ficiality of their educational institu-
tions, and, of course, have taken par
ticular trouble in arraigning the
money making spirit of the land, etc.
1t seemed that the day was coming
when there was to set in a better
feeling between Swedes in the old
country and those on the American
side. but judging from the scathiDg
manner in which Swedish-Americans
are criticised by writer's and others
who visited the United States the
good feeling that was successfully in
augurated will soon come to an end
The German government has just
concluded commercial treaty with
Sweden. The general feeling in Ger
many is that Sweden got much the
better of the Negotiations The Swed-
ish duties on manufactured goods are
Increased 20 or 80 per cent, providing
a high protective tariff. Germany
was handicapped in the negotiations
because she had already given Sweden
the advantage of all or nearly all the
reductions made to other countries
by the existing commercial treaties
and had little or nothing left that
could be used as counters. German
manufacturers are pleased that pro-
vision against the proposed export
duty on iron from Sweden is included
in the treaty. Germany imports $12,-
100000 year in Swedish ores.
Preliminary arrangements have
been made to hold an ecumenical
Evangelical Lutheran conference in
Upsala, Sweden, from Aug. 23 to Sept |
2 of the present year. The board of
managers and the local committee in
Upsala are at work arranging the
program. This is the second meeting !
of it's kind on Swedish territory The
other was held in Lund in 1868 and !
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from nearly all European Lutheran
countries.
King Gustaf is the first European |
monarch for many years to pay visit !
to the Italian court. Because Sweden /,
is such pronounced Lutheran coun-
try it was with little difficulty that |
Gustaf v. could sidetrack the iron
clad rule that every monarch must |
first pay his respects to the pope. The !
Swedish king did not have to do this
at all and his reception In Rome was
the most enthusiastic one that has
been accorded European monarch
for many day.
Some Swedish-Americans are going
TO start large newspaper in Stock
holm next year. The chief atm Of the
paper will be to serve Swedes in
America and Swedish-Americans who
have returned to Sweden. The gen.