Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-09-13
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Former Governor John Lind of Min
nesota and family have recently re-
turned from Europe after a tour ex-
tending into England, France, Ger
many, Holland, Sweden, Norway and
Denmark. They were in Stockholm
during the Olympic games and en-
joyed the spectacle of the American
triumph. Mr.. Lind was also pleased
with the Swedish athletes 1t was his
first visit to his native land since he
was twelve years old. my principal
impression on returning to Sweden,
said Mr.. Lind, '1s that the country is
expected. We have been told that in
railways and in business the countries
of Europe are far behind US, but such
is not the case. They are abreast of
us in many things and ahead of US in
some. l was especially impressed
with the care of people in the cities
as to sanitation and living conditions
In the cities of Continental Europe
that we visited there are no slums and
no begging. Houses are not allowed
to be occupied by new tenant until
they have been inspected and pro-
nounced habitable. This condition
does not prevail in England, but in the
Continental countries it was apparent
everywhere that, compared with Amer
lea, they have spent more time in TAX
ing care of people and less in piling
up dollars. Of course it is difficult to
make any comparison between Europe
and America, because in so many
things America excels and the condi-
lions are so vastly different. We en-
joyed the Olympic games and met the
American athletes on the Finland
where we took dinner once with the
boys and once with Captain Thomp-
son. They are fine lot of fellows"
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A novel system of signaling by
fiashlight, employed On several Swed-
ish railways, is said to possess some
advantages over the customary fixed
lights. The new signals are lighted
by acetylene gas stored in iron &C
cumulatOrs at the foot of the posts.
A valve controls the duration of the
flash, which ordinarily lasts one
a period of darkness that lasts nine
tenths of a second. Thus there are
sixty flashes each minute The color
| of the light shown by the flash is con-
trolled in the usual way, by the move
ment of the semaphore arm. The
new signals arrest the attention more
readily than the fixed lights and many
engineers declare that they can be
seen and interpreted with certainty at
| greater distances than steady lights OF
the same candle power. SO far flash
lights have been confined to the fast
| through traffic, so that engineers of
! express trains can easily pick up dis.
tinctive signals in the medley of fixed
lights at functions and other busy
points.
| The following editorial tribute un.
der the caption 'tNoblesse Oblige" was
published some time ago in the Chi
cago Tribune and the writer believes
that it will interest Scandinavian
American readers: "a very pleasant
aspect of the Olympian games al
Stockholm is the courtesy and gen
crosby of the Swedes The Swedish
officers refuse to accept any points il
the military events which might be
awarded them on strict technically
and managers and competitors are
giving an example of good manners
and warm hospitality which fills the
cable dispatches with praise We
hope our representatives are respond
ing in kind. 1t is said often tina
Americans care more for victory thar
for the game, but we believe amateur
craftsmanship with as is on as high ;
plane as elsewhere. A better chance
to prove it could not be found than a
these international contests, where i
should be our pride to prove that tn,
American is generous in victory; jus
and courageous in defeat. The spiri
of the Swedes on this occasion is no
at all surprising, for the civilization o
this people is genuine and high
humane and enlightened people mus
be generous to the stranger within it
gates"
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The Social Democrats held mon
} ster labor demonstration in Stockholm
Sept. to 4, inclusive. They had en-
gagged the stadion, where the Olympia
games were held. The festivitie