Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-02-02

thor-NoTWegla Women to Rave
Same Rioat in Church as Men-Rus-
aian Fugitive at Copenhagen Tells
Shocking Story OF Conditions Among
His Countrymen.
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Stockholm papers recently devoted
columns of space to the famous au-
thor, August Strindberg, whose sixty
third birthday anniversary was OBJ
served on Jan. % throughout the en-
tire country In five of StOckholm's
theaters plays of which he is the au-
thor were given. In the evening there
was a parade with banners, torches
and music, the marchers passing in
review in front of his residence. The
author, who has just recovered from
long and serious illness, watched the
parade from his balcony. 1t is esti-
mated that more than $4,000 persons
were gathered in the vicinity. AS a
protest against the judges who award
ed the Nobel prize for literature, and
who are regarded as too old fashioned
and conventional to acknowledge his
genius, a national fund is to be raised
for Herr Strindberg. 1t is well known
that one of the disappofntments in the
authors life has been the fact that
hitherto he has not been awarded the
Nobel prize for literature. The au-
thor has also of recent years en-
countered much financial difficulty and
the national fund, which is now be-
ing raised in his behalf, will certainly
be welcomed by him and his many
friends.
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That the United States will occupy
o very prominent part in the Olympian
games at Stockholm next summer is
very certain. Recently influential mem
bers of the American Olymptan game
committee have been negotiating with
the government at Washington to Sc
cure an American man-of-War to visit
Stockholm on that occasion. The
committee has also requested that the
American schoOlship Newport, which
10 at present cruising in European
waters, also be permitted to anchor
in Stockholm harbor during the fort
night when the great games are to be
in progress. It is believed that in the
event that the government will decide
to send a warshfp to Stockholm for
this occasion that all the American
participants in the games will make
the journey across the Atlantic in this
vessel Stockholm papers state that
hitherto there is no country which has
eviaced so much interest in the COM
ing Olympian games as the United
States. Sportsmen and athletes gen
orally predict that the Americans will
capture some of the leading prizes.
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In a letter to the London Times the
prominent British author and critic,
Edmund Gosse, states that new prin-
ciples should be placed in vogue here
after relative to the distribution of the
Nobel prizes by the Swedish academy.
The criticism submitted amounts to
practically the same as that which
came from France and may not have
been fmbued Oh the basis of prejudice,
for both England and France have
had their great men literally remem-
bered by the Swedish academy. There
appears to be no criticism from the
of a.
awarding Of the Nobel prize to Maurice
Maeterlinck, the famous Austrian au,
thor and playwright. At a recent meet,
ing Of the British committee of the
British Academy of Sciences, however
1t was unanimously declared that now
10 the time for the Swedish academy
70 apply the principles which were
adopted by resolution in January, 1902
The International Authors assOcia
GtOn has been advised of the decision
The National Anti-Emfgration sOcie
~ has been busily engaged the last
Few weeks in seeking to learn the di
@ect causes for emigration A commit
% making thorough study of the con
Aatlons OF the laboring men of the
country, with view of determining
Rhe real cause as to why so many hun
areds Of people are continually seek
ing their fortunes in the Western
countries, preferably America. A mum
Der OF the members hold that one rea
@0n why so many laborers leave the
sountry is owing at first hand to the
comparatively small wages that are
Being paid them. Secondly, during the
past few years the work of the Social
3Sts has been stirring Swedish Iabo,
from one end of the country to the 9th
Or, and while it may be claimed thai
the Socialists have succeeded in organ
aEing Swedish labor i'm a measure these
organizations have also been produc
live of breeding much Dissatisfaction
among the ranks Of labor.
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