Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
OF INTEREST TO
SCAkDINAVIANS
Recent Happenings In This
Country and Abroad.
ENCOURAGES Greet EXPORTS

the United States and Sweden
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Arctic Explorer-People of Denmark
to Furnish All Capital Necessary for
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Closer commercial relations between
the United States and Sweden are be-
ing sought by prominent Swedish
Americans, headed by c. s. Peterson
of Chicago. The aid of the Swedish
government has been secured and the
handiwork of the Northland will be
on exhibition first in Chicago, Nov. l
to 90. Rooms have been secured at
the Swedish club and an organization
formed, being named the Swedish In
dustrial Art Exhibit. Practically
everything on exhibition will be hand
work and will include all kinds of tex
tiles, porcelain, wrought iron and 9TH
or metals, bronzes and products of
TYPOGRAPHY and jewelry. In the past
many OF the Swedish exports have
passed through other hands, but it is
the intention of the committee in
charge to encourage direct exports
and imports.
Americans as a rule" said Mr.. Pc
terson In a recent interview in Stock
holm. seldom or ever see any of the
handiwork of Sweden at home. They
always have for their inspection in the
better class stores a great variety Inn
ported from other countries. Many
think that Sweden, as some do here
OF America, that the country is hard
ly civilized, at least that It's people
are lacking In art and its products.
What we will aim to do is to show 10
Americans what Sweden produces.
For instance. when we talk about
tapestries we instinctively think of
France or Italy. Well. they have
some of the finest In the world right
here. In connection with the Swedish
Industrial association the Chicago COM
mittee will make the exhibition in No
vember the most complete of its kind.
None In Chicago has seen anything of
Swedish art since the worlds fair In
1893.
I'VE hope by this to encourage i'm
porters TO spread the wares through
out the United States and to show the
high standard of handicraft of this
country. OF the objects on exhibition
there will be no two alike, so a good
idea OF the variety of the wares will
be seen. Everything there will be
handmade, and this will include a GER
tain kind Of furniture. A permanent
connection with American business
houses will be established and an all
around closer relation VIII be sought.
Leading firms In Sweden have already
promised their full support and / am
certain that the exhibition will be
well received.
The Olympic games gave a great
opportunity OF getting together to
Of Swedish-Americans and
these are now working for still closer
relations. The natives an a rule favor
American goods above all others. but
Germany has made such q persistent
that a good many American
products have been shut out, not be-
Ing able 70 meet the competition, not
mention the trade relations affect
cd by differential customs duties.
meetings have been held here
attended by business men from Chica-
90. Minneapolis. New York, Kansas
City and Seattle. at which ways and
means have been discussed for a
afiliation between this couAp
Try and the United States. The
chances n bright that an organiza-
ton will be formed which will have a
national scope at home and which will
worth with theassociation giving the
in Chicago
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The religious and biblical element
In Sweden seems to be awakening and
Is taking active measures against the
modern destructive theology. The
Holland district of the Pastoral Asso-
Of Sweden has proposed to the
central board that the association
give an expression of opinion against
the modern destructive theology and
the iamentable fact that many repre-
Of that type hold professor.
ships at the university and In other
schools. From the Gath to the 26th OF
June q general church meeting ives
held In visby. for the general edifca-
ton and for the consideration OF vital
questions of our church" This meet I
Ing Yves attended by q large number
o. ministers and aymen. These CON-
venkions have been held every year |
since 1905. attended by representatives
from al parts of Sweden, and are bro
ductive Of much good. Papers were
read by eminent men and discussions
followed.
II 10 stated on good authority that
here are not less than 1900 swedes
u South Africa OF thaae about 200