Morris tribune., 1912-02-16
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Says an exchange writer: It is
not often that Scandinavian institu-
lions are praised as worthy examples
in the United States senate. But this
happened the other day during the de-
bate on the Hitchcock resolution to
nat1onalize the telegraph systems of
the United States. Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota defended the
proposition. "The public, under gov
eminent ownership" said Mr.. Nelson,
would get as good service as it now
gets and at one-third to one-half the
present cost. That has been the ex-
perience of Scandinavia"
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The final official figures of the 1910
census in Norway, taken during De-
cember of last year, have been made
public. These show that there were
at the time of the census resident
population of 1887 100, while the num-
Der making their home in the country
was 2,391,7S2. The women outnum-
bered the men by $4,000. Christiania
has population of 241, 1874, Bergen al
most $1,000, Trondhjem $4,000, Sta
vanger $4,000, Drammen $4,000 and
Fredrikstad and Christiansand $4,000
each.
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To harness waterfalls yielding $780,
600 horsepower is the gigantic under
taking of Director Hort of Christiania
Ho will horn0co IfntVy o. I1c
which have their outlets in five val
leys. These are to be united into a
single outlet at the mouth of the Aur-
dial river, where the water is to be
gathered in twenty kilometer tunnel.
The enterprise, it is calculated, will
mean an expenditure of not less than
2O,OOO,O00 crowns.
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King George and Queen Mary of
England will enjoy an extended cruise
In Norwegian waters during the COM
ing summer in their yacht Victoria
and Albert. They will also pay a visit
to Christiania and Trondhjem, during
which time they will be the guests of
King Haakon and Queen Maud.
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A telegram from Christiania says: A
law, admitting women to all public
Offices on the same condition as men
was voted at recent sitting of the
storthing. Exceptions, however, are
made in regard to cabinet positions
and in the ecclesiastic, military, diplo-
matte and consular services.
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According to statistics issued by the
Norwegian central bureau there are
4O,826 foreigners in Norway, of which
2O,546 are Swedish subjects. There
are besides thousands of Swedes, re-
siding especially in Christiania, who
have become Norwegian citizens.
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The Norwegian government has ap-
pointed William Johansen, vice consul
to BilbOa, to be secretary of the Nor
wegian legation at Washington.
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The money orders coming from
America to the postof1ce of Bergen,
Norway, from Dec "a to Dec. 81
amounted to almost $4,000.
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Professor Carl Larsen of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen, a military ex-
pert who is devoting his time to a
campaign for the abolition of war, re-
Gently paid visit to st. Paul and Min
neapolis and Fort Smelling, where he
visited with officers and later inspect
ed the University of Minnesota At
the University Of Copenhagen Profess
sor Larsen compiled thousands of let
tiers, written by business men, peas
ants, rich and poor during the war be-
tween Denmark and Prussia in 1864.
The letters showed that the people did
not want the war, but fought from a
sense of duty. Their publication has
awakened interest in Germany, the
victorious country, and the German
government has engaged Professor
Larsen to direct similar investiga-
| ton showing the prevailing sentiment
on the German side Such letters, If
compiled in all countries, Professor
Larsen says, will show that the people
do not want war Professor Larsen
lectured to Danish and Norwegian
audience in the Bethlehem Lutheran
fchurch at Minneapolis. He Is COM
missioned and paid by the Danish gov
eminent to give these lectures.
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Danish papers state that Director
Dufresne of the Banque des Pays du
! Nord in Paris has rendered his resig-
nation, owing to the fact that rumors
have been spread about the country
that the bank was failing. The di-
rector took it all as an insult and has
rendered his resignation. The fact
that he resigned will, it is believed,
materially injure the reputation of
this great and hitherto very reliable
banking institution.
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