Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-11-23

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although the Socialists" says the
Review OF Reviews, refused to join
the new ministry In Sweden. they Will
probably support Premier Staaff in
the reforms to which the ministry is
pledged. Foremost among these must
be counted various measures designed
to make the entire administrative sys-
TEN more truly democratic. The pro-
gram OF the Liberal party has much in
common with that OF the correspond
Ing political group In England, and In
many features II is not only progress
sive, but largely socialistic. 1t Is In
teresting to note that, at one OF Its
frst meetings, the ministry was asked
to consider the ~advisability of extend
ing government support TO the new
steamship line which intends TO run
steamers between Stockholm and San
Francisco for the purpose OF carrying
California fruit instead OF Italian to
supply Swedish and Norwegian mar
kets.' Whether the change OF govern
ment will tend to abate the labor dis
turbances so characteristic of Sweden
during the last decade remains an
open question. The rehabilitation OF
the Swedish masses has been progress
Ing with startling speed and the pro
cess gains added Importance from the
fact hal popular education Is older In
Sweden than In any part OF the world
outside OF the United States. Many
persons familiar with conditions In
Sweden believe that its monarchial
form of government is doomed, and
that the coming form of government
will be not only republican but social
Istic. Even moderate men have ex
pressed the opinion that only some
such change, giving the mass OF PEG
pie a chance at the soil, can save the
Swedish nation from the anemis
caused by the constant emigration O
It's vital elements to America"
j. he utdln " III iJCl a. Suhd
berg marks the passing Of one of thu
most prominent Swedish statesmen
during the past ten years. 1t wai
Lundebsrg who conducted the Swe
dish side Of the controversy at Karl
stad and he was one OF the foremos
trainers OF the historic treaty
which was directly responsible 70
evading a war between the "brothe
kingdoms" In early life he took al
exceedingly active interest In polite
and when he had reached a matur'
age he held one prominent and impoI
tant position after another and M
matter what capacity comprised hi
field of e~ndeavors, he was always re
garded a painstaking and conscien
tious o~fficeholder. When he becam'
a member of the First chamber of tn
Swedish riksdag he vigorously opposes
the proposition to give Norway fire.
sway In regard to consular positions
yet when ii came to the dissolution
time at Karlstad, L~undeberg proved L
be one OF the most fairminded and a
'tut bdIuH llutC OuS u lhc uVS
representatives that Sweden had a
that conference. This man will b,
missed In Sweden, where his i~nfiuenc,
has been felt in a direction for tn
general good of the country for man,
years.
The Nobel prize for literature thi
year has been awarded to the Belgial
author, Maurice Maeterlinck. Tn
latter Is regarded as one OF the great
est literary men Of Europe. He be
gan writing books in 1883 and sine
that time has also written a series o
dramas and plays within the realn
of the mystic, which eminent Euro
pean critics have declared TO b
among the worlds masterpieces. Afte
Maeterlinck's marriage-he marrie'
Georgette Leblanc, an actress-h'
abandoned the field Of mysticism an,
has since devoted his literary effort
TO natural science and the great ques
tons OF the day.
Judging from statistics the Salvation
Army is doing a magnificent piece o
work In Sweden. The army now CON
prises eighty different institutions
$40 corps and outposts, has in tn
course Of only one year fed and aide,
205 ,71S homeless men, women an,
children. extended financial aid to IL
446 and secured employment for 2
867 women In Stockholm the arm,
has t~hirty-one slum stations wher,
unfortunates are cared for and II
every large city OF Sweden the arm,
Is busy doing deeds OF kindness.
The Swcdish-American society he'll,
its last meeting Oct. 2s i'm Rosenbad'
restaurant, when Rev. Carl Solomon
son OF Duluth, who is at present study
ing at Upsala university. delivered al
address on the subject: "The Eco
nomic and Cultural Condition OF the
Swedish-Americans." The address
was well received and was listened Ia
with intense interest by the large au
dience which had gathered to hear
BIN lecture.
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