Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02
scandinavian NEWS
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Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandinavlans
In America.
NORWAY.

| NOHWRH.
DIR. Carl Lumholtz, Norwegian who
Is noted as a daring explorer, is pre-
pairing for an expedition to the interior
Of Dutch New Guinea.
The country Is difficult one to
| explore" he remarked. For con-
siderable distance from the coast 1t is
, fiat and covered with an impenetrable
Jungle. II is necessary, therefore, to
reach the interior by way of the rivers.
There is no game in the country, and
everything in the way OF food has to be
carried. And as the only possible trans
port beyond the rivers is by man pow
er, one has to take a good many bear
ers. But you cannot get them In New
Guinea, for the natives refuse to do
any kind of work / propose to get
my native labor In Borneo, and
am starting for that place al
| most Immediately. The Dyaks, who
are commonly described as head
hunters are excellent boatmen and
they are also very clever at building
canoes and houses. But they are re-
luctant to leave their own country,
even when you offer them big pay,
and it will probably take me couple
OF months to collect as many men as
| want. do not expect to reach New
Guinea, therefore, before the beginning
Of next year, by which time | shall
have been joined by two colleagues
from Norway, who will take charge re-
spectively of the geological and botani-
cal branches of the expedition. | am
mainly concerned In ethnology We
shall enter the, country by the
Digoel river, starting from Merauke,
one of the three Dutch garrison sta
lions. A steamer will take US as far
! as possible, and then the Dyaks will
build canoes so that we can still travel
by water. 1t will be weeks before we
I get out of the jungle, and not until
height of some 1000 or 5000 feet is
reached does travelling become toler-
ably comfortable. The expedition is
purely a scientific one, and for that
reason is supported, not only by the
Norwegian Geographical society, who
have made US a grant, and also
by the Dutch society. | have also
received assistance from America.
But though our objects are scientific.
1t is quite possible that in the interior
Of New Guinea we may find gold or
oil, perhaps both" Dr. Dumholtz spent
seven years among the Indians OF
Mexico, engaged in exploration and
study for the American Museum of
Natural History.
The grudge Of the French dealers
against the temperance movement in
Norway is getting more and more pro-
nounced. A few years ago the French
actually brought such pressure to
bear upon the Norwegian storthing
that this body failed to pass certain
anti-liquor laws which the country was
ready for. The people CRASHED their
teeth and swallowed the pill. But they
have not gotten over it yet. The
dry territory Is constantly growing,
and when it is dry" on the map the
alcoholic moisture is forthwith re-
duced to a negligible quantity. The
French wine dealers are watching this
game, and they begin to blame the ma.
tional government for permitting 1t.
Two leading French newspapers re-
| Gently contained an article on this
subject by "A president OF a c1am-
Der of commerce. He says in part:
IF the government in Kristiania re-
mains deaf to the voice of reason and
Justice, the cabinet in Paris will not
! hesitate to enforce observance of in
ternational agreements by means CT
retaliation In the shape Of the abroga-
| ton of the treaty of 1899 We would
be great simpletons indeed II we were
to injure the home fish industry on
our European and African coasts by
| fayoring FISH from firms residing In
| cities whose common councils and pop
ulation manifest hostility to French
products by expressing or assisting
in suppressing the liquor traffic. The
danger Is imminent: the chambers of
| commerce In the districts affected, the
national wine and spirits syndicate, at
Its congress in May, the French ex-
| porters' union, the International wine
and spirits committee. the trades
unions, all of these have done their
duty by emphatically urging the
French government to take an ag-
gressive stand. II the government
takes such a stand without hesitation.
it may be sure of support to an
equal extent from all commercial or
CARNATIONS in the districts of produc-
ton" The parties In Norway use
this articlson both sides, the prohibit
tionists on the score OF patriotism and
autonomy, their opponents on the
score of financial danger to the coun-
try.
SWEDEN.