Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-08-13
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Scandinavian

Recent Happenings In This.
Country and Abroad. ]. .
MAKING GREAT PROGRESS
Temperance M ovement Gaining Ground
Rapidly In the Scandinavian Coun.
tries William of Germany
Pays His Annual Visit to Norway,
Spending Considerable Time In the
Mountains Of That Country. .S
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With the exception OF the United
States the temperance movement has
no where become so widespread as in
the north of Europe, In Sweden, Nor
way and Finland. A few days ago a
temperance convention was held in
Stockholm at which all of the north
ern countries were represented. Judg-
ing from the reports given at this con-
vention of what has been accomplish
ed 1t seems that the temperance peo-
pie have labored with considerable sue
cess. The temperance movement in
Sweden, and thereby also in other
northern countries, has won strong
support in the prime minister, Rael
Staff. In the recent temperance con
vention he made known his adherence
to the organized temperance party's
demand for prohibition. On account
Of his important political position his
support gives additional strength and
authority to the movement. During
the next few years, however, the legis-
lative work in the temperance ques-
ton will be confined to the partial re-
forms for reducing the consumption Of
alcohol. But total prohibition also
has become vital question in Swe-
den. The temperance movement,
which in the beginning was actual
only among the laboring classes, who
have suffered most from the misuse
Of liquor, has gained followers in all
classes. Among those most interest
ed are Crown Prince Gustaf Adolph
and Crown Princess Margareta, who
are, as is the prime minister, total alb
stainers and who by. their example
give the movement good support. Ac-
cording to the Stockholm liquor sys.
tenn the serving of food, which has
so far taken place in the systems own
public houses, is to be transferred to
a special concern, the Joint Stock
Company's Stockholm Peoples Res
taurants. Corn brandy will there be
served with solid meals for certain
minimum price. It will, therefore,
not be enough to merely take a sand
witch with the brandy. But the Stock
holm system goes further, It's restric-
tons reaching all other restaurants.
All spurious liquors except beer and
wine are obtained through the sys-
TENS company. To rob the restau-
rants of all object to force sales the
company will stipulate that all gain
above certain sum shall fall to tho
lot of the company. Such a law, If
passed, will cause an entire revolu.
ton in Stockholm restaurant condi-
tons. In Norway the question of the
sale of intoxicants has been treated
by every community separately,
through the vote of all persons who
have attained their: majority. The re-
suit of the voting which has taken
place since 1895 has been that in
only twenty-seven. of the fifty-three
state municipalities. where brandy
was sold it is now allowed. Four
hundred and eighty-one of the coun-
try municipalities are now dry" and
in only 115 is the sale Of brandy still
allowed. One hundred Of the parlia-
ment's members have approved Of the
Temperance party's program.
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The Swedish press is in bad grace
with the high priestess Of the Theos-
ophists, Mrs. Tingley of America. She
has recently declared that the Swedish
press proved itself lamentably igno-
rant OF Theosophism and presented
her teachings in false light. Mrs.
Tingley has seemingly regretted that
she was foolish enough to hold her
congress in Sweden, where the press
Is too critically disposed to suit her
j whims and teachings. #r S.=
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The war department of Servia, on
account of the great scarcity of physi.
clans and surgeons in the Servian
army, asked the Swedish Red Cross
society to send one or more surgeons
to Servia. The chief surgeon, Fritz
i Baer Of Malmo, has declared himself
willing to go to the seat Of war In
company with two other surgeons, O.
Gertzen and a. p. Ahlgren.
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/ DR.. Gronberger, acting physician-in.
chief Of the provincial hospital IN I'd.
ldevalla, has been appointed comman.
der Of the Servian order as a recog.
milton OF the great assistance given
II Nv him and members If thn Swedish