Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
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While the three Scandinavian coun-
tries, Sweden. Norway and Denmark,
are each distinct in government, they
are, nevertheless, closely allied and
have a common interest. On July 16
and II the seventh peace conference
of the three countries was held in
Christiania. Some fifty persons were
present from Sweden and about an
equal number represented Denmark.
Mayor Lindhagen of Stockholm de-
ivered an address on "The Right of
Small Nations to Live Free and hide
pendent Without Molestation." The
attorney general, Niels Petersen Of
Copenhagen, discussed Conditions
and Duties of the Northern Kingdoms
With@Reference to Neutrality in Case
Of War Among the Great Powers"
Hon. BARNARD Hansen, member Of
the Danish parliament, discussed the
question, Can and Shall a Neutral
State Render Effective Defense by
Neutrality" These and other ques-
tons discussed at the congress indi-
cate that these people are preparing
for war in times of peace They are
well aware that there is a Russian
bear to the east Of them and that 1t
would be dangerous to sleep while he
Is prowling about.
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A recent dispatch from Christiania
says: Captain Einar My1kelsen, the
Danish Arctic explorer, and the en-
g%ineer, Iversen, who were rescued by
a Norwegian fishing vessel, after hay
Ing spent more than two year in
that region, looked like wild animals
when their rescuers found them.
They had spent the previous winter
az Bass Rock island and 1t was there
that the Norwegians came upon them
In a cabin they had built. The first
sign that there was human beings in
the nefghborhood was a wooden bar
with the date 1912 cut in it, set up
as a signal, which the Norwegian fish
ermen happened upon. Investigation
disclosed the cabin. The fishermen
knocked on the door and Mikkelsen
and Iversen rushed out, nearly naked,
with guns in their hands, under the
impression that the knocking was
caused by beasts of prey. Mikkelsen
had been very i'll on the long journey
to Bass Rock island and Iversen had
dragged him a hundred miles on a
sledge. Fortunately the men had
enough ammunition to enable them at
all times to procure food.
The commission Sent by the United
States government to Europe to inter
est the countries on the other side Of
the Atlantic in the Panama exposi-
ton In 1915, recently arrived In
Christiania. The American minister,
Mr.. Swenson, received them and gave
a banquet In their honor. In one Of
the addresses made on the occasion
1t was shown that commercial rela-
tons between the two countries are
very satisfactory and are steadily
PAOFiuS W DS more SO. Inc DuQSeC
OF 1909 and 1910 shows that Norway
SEM goods to this country to the
amount of about $4,000, 900. The Unit
ed States exported during the same
time about $4,000, 900 worth. The fol-
lowing year the imports were about
$4,000, 900 and exports from the Unit
ed States were $7,350,OOO. Norway
Is greatly interested in the compile
ton Of the canal.
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Former Premier Stang died a few
days ago in Christiania, aged seventy
eight years. He was q "hoire" a
and was for a number of years re-
garded as m Of the strongest lead
ers Of his party. He was In bis
younger days a forceful speaker and
was regarded as one the countryss
most astute politicians.
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Only six years have passed, states
one Of Dur exchanges, since the death
OF Henrik Ibsen and already q COM
llete biography of this. writer and
works would be q very bulky
thing. Two new. works have recently
appeared In the English language.