Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-02-02
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The Norwegian women have for
some time been enjoying the equal
right of suffrage with men, but now
the question arises, or rather did arise
some time ago. as to whether women
should have the same voice in the
state church of Norway as the men.
1t is we'll known that Bishops Bang
and Bockman, have for long time
been opposing this movement most
vigorously. In spite of this, however
the government has decreed that
women shall have the same right in
the church as men. The decree has
met with a storm of opposition among
the conservative church people and
many members of the clergy are look
ing forward to the results of such a
decree with a great degree of appre
hension. Among those who have been
especially protesting is Bishop Erich
sen, who publicly claims that the next
movement will be to allow the women
of the country to enter the ministry,
which he and many others regard as
being directly in opposition to the
doctrines of the bible. However this
may be, it is not likely that many
women of Norway will seek the pulpit.
1t has been evinced so far that, even
though the Norwegian woman is en-
joying the full right of suffrage on an
equal footing with her fellow citizens
of the opposite sex, that she does not
willingly become an Office seeker and
hitherto there were not over fifty
oficeholders among women in the en-
tire country. So far there has been
only one woman who has been mem
Der of the Norwegian storthing.
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According to recent statistics there
are more women than men in Norway.
Final official figures of the census
taken in December, 1910, show a total
population of 2,391,782, the women ex-
ceeding the men to the extent of
$4,000. The rural population was
1,7O2,554, there being 10000 more
women than men. The city popula-
ton was 6S9,229. OF the rural dis
tricts, rather "amts," as they are called
in Norway, Nordland contained the
largest population, $4,000, those fol-
lowing being South Bergenhus with
$4,000. Hedenmarken with 126,O0O
and Akershus with 125,0OO. Finmark-
en- foots the entire list with only 3d.
900 people. Christiania has a popula-
ton of 241 1874, Bergen almost 1900,
Trondhjem $4,000, Stavanger $1,000,
Drammen $4,000 and Fredrikstad and
Christiansand have Is, 900 each.
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The so called Spitzbergen confer
ence held it's annual meeting in Chris
tiania about a fortnight ago, when
delegates from Sweden, Denmark, Rus
STA and Norway were present for the
| purpose of discussing at length ques-
lions of interest relative to telegraph
and transportation facilities of Spitz-
bergen and comforting also regarding
the international complications which
often arise regarding this island
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Large quantities of fish are this sea-
| son being exported from Vardo to Rus
STA and during the past three months
14.5OO,OOO Kilograms of sailed fish and
5000 Kilograms of fresh fish have
been exported to various cities in Rus
STA. Not in decade has the fishing
industry in Vardo and vicinity been
yielding such large returns.
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The Norwegian Temperance associ-
alton held it's annual convention in
Christiansand during the early part of
the month. There were about 500
delegates present and questions rela-
tive to the reform of the liquor laws
and the liquor elements were dis
cussed and planned for the coming
year.
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| The Northern Textile company's
plant in Christiania was totally de,
stroyed by fire about two weeks ago