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erings there were present many prom.
inent Scandinavians, principally. Of
course. Norwegian-Americans for 1t
was them particularly that the Nor
wegian diplomat came to visit. Dur
Ing his visit in ST. Paul, where a
banquet was held in his honor. Min
lister Bryn said: while Norway and
Sweden have given their best to this
country, they had also received much
good from this country, and the best
they are receiving is the lesson OF
brotherly love and friendship every
where evident among Scandinavians
here. This is most significant, for as
depend on each other here they will
bring the same brotherly love to their
people in the old country and nothing
Is doing more to heal the wounds
caused by the separation of the two
countries than the friendship of the
Scandinavians in America for each
other. The Scandinavians here have
developed keener love for their
fatherland than the folks at home, and
are better able to forget petty jeal-
ousies and work for the real good OF
Scandinavia" On this same occasion,
the sentiments expressed by Minister
Bryn were also heartily endorsed by
Captain Mjoen, Norwegian Off Ger in
America studying military schools. He
said lasting peace and friendly rela-
hot txUD nfrin uil
come through the Scandinavians in
America, and that within ten years
Norway and Sweden will be bound
closer than ever before I'm a defensive
union. He also wanted to include
Denmark and the Firms.
1.-THE United States should maintain
q large navy and thus be the wowrld's
greatest power for universal peace"
says Captain ALT. Mjoen Of the Nor
wegian army and a nephew Of the
great Norwegian author, Biornsterne
Bjornson, who is in this country to
study the cadet system In American
universities with view of establish
ing the same system in the colleges
of his own country. Without large
navy the United States cannot become
great power for peace, but with a
navy the country could compel all the
nations to wait several days after n
controversy has arisen before declar-
ing war and by that time both dis
putants would be cooled off and there
would be no war. The thing which
have admired most In this country Is
the practical machinery you have to
carry on your farming operations.
find this a big country with big fu-
ture." Captain Mjoen has been In the
United States three months and
among other schools has visited West
Point, the University Of Wisconsin
and st. Thomas college at st. Paul,
Mimi, and number of the leading
educational institutions OF the East
ern states.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, one Of
the great leaders for the woman's
suffrage movement in the United
States, recently paid visit to Chris
t.0nia. She was a guest of the well
known Norwegian suffrage leader,
Miss Anna Rogstad. From Christiania
Mrs. Gait went to Stockholm, where
she will see number of people in
tie interests of the cause that she is
working for.
The storthing has set aside 100000
crowns for the erection of radio tele-
graph stations on Spitsbergen and at
Hammarfest. The new buildings will
be started at once.
The government has been author.
lied to negotiate for loan of 60,000,-
900 crowns in the near future. 1t is
possible that this loan will be made
In France.