Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-06-21

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Construction work on state rail-
ways in Norway is partly tied up by
a strike. The men asked for a raise
in wages of about 40 per cent, and
they also asked that the government
"negotiate' with the labor unions.
The storthing easily came to the con-
clusion that the state cannot "negoti-
ate" with labor unions. The state
hires work as cheaply as possible. If
the strikers succeed in stopping the
work for any length of time the gov
eminent can do but one thing, raise
the appropriation 40 per cent to have
the same amount of work done. The
plans call for expenditures Of Is, 120,-
900 crowns up to the year 1923 and
this amount may have to be raised to
21,330,000 crowns.
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In the recent women's suffrage DEM
Onstration held in New York Norwe-
gian women headed the division rep
resenting the foreign countries having
woman suffrage. Ten thousand par
ticipated in the parade. At the head
of the Norwegian delegation was
borne a banner with the inscription,
Our country gives us the vote
1uio n&hnr honnnTS
contained the inscriptions, Women
| vote in Norway and sit in the stor-
thing" and Full suffrage since 1907"
! Sixty Norwegian-American women
took part in the parade.
The we'll known actor, Olav Voss,
died very suddenly a few days ago,
having attained an age of forty-eight
years. He recently celebrated his
twenty-f1fth anniversary as an actor
on the Norwegian stage and at that
time a benefit performance was given
in his honor at the National theater
in Christiania. Olav Voss was a most
| talented and popular actor and was
| considered one of the best in the
country.
E. H. Hobe, Norwegian consul at
st. Paul, received word from Norway
recently that the Norwegian storthing
has appropriated 100000 crowns as
subsidy towards the establishment
of the Norwegian-American steamship
line between the United States and
! Norway. Mr.. Hobe is one of the
many St. Paul and Northwest stock
holders in the proposed line. One
million crowns is about $290,000 in
American money.
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Bergen, Norway, has the largest
public library and the third largest OF
all libraries in the country. The two
larger Libraries are the university Ii.
brary in Christiania and the library
of a literary society. The public
library at Bergen has 107, 1854 volumes
During the year 1911 there were 1885,
259 volumes loaned, or an average OF
about 400 day. The greatest de-
mand was for books in foreign Ian
guages.
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The Norwegian director of fisheries
suggests that special ship be built
and detailed to cruise about in Fin
marker bay to keep foreign fishermen
away from Norwegian fishing terri
&nru Britt houo
and again violated the Norwegian fish
ing rights and intruded on their terri
tory, causing no end of international
disputes.
Everything is now in readiness fol
the summer tourist in Norway. With
in few weeks tourists from every
part Of the globe will come to enjoy
the mountain air and cruise in the
beautiful fiords of the North. AS {
tourist country Norway takes the leat
among European nations and the tour
list traffic has been increasing at al
enormous rate of late years.
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Democratic and popular as was tn,
late king, the new monarch and hi
consort already are secure in tn
hearts of their subjects. The scene
at the proclamation and subsequent,
have afforded abundant proof of that
After their marriage the young kin!