Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-11-12
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PUBLIC } !! OPINION / AROUSED / !! /: ]
People q Finland Given Fresh EvI-
denee ,of the Arbitrary Methods of
Russian Authorize Former Minis:
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Public opinion IN Finland has been
greatly aroused by a fresh example
OF the arbitrary methods which find
favor with the Russian authorities. a.
working mems soiree was TO have been
held at Kuopio. but it was forbidden
by the police as the program and
speeches had not been previously cen
sored. Right of meeting is secured
in Finland by the fundamental laws
and the action Of the police was a
distinct violation of these laws. The
police further requisitioned Russian
military to dispense those who had
come to take part in the meeting. The.
people went away quietly, but as the
soldiers left the place Of meeting the
bystanders began to applaud. where.
upon the soldiers, acting upon instruc-
tions, drove them away with the butt
end Of their rifles. Fortunately those
who were thus assaulted had the
good sense not to offer resistance, SO
that serious developments were pre-
vented. But such incidents strengthen.
the general belief. that Governor Cen
eral Seyn and his associates are only
waiting for an opportunity to repre-
sent the situation in Finland as SO
dangerous that martial law is neces-
sary to maintain order. Last month
the acting burgomaster Of Viborg and
one of his councillors were cond emned
by the St. Petersburg court to five
months Imprisonment: and loss of
right to occupy any state or communal
position for three years, on the ground
Of resistance to the equality law.
There are at present no fewer than
eighteen Finnish judges and officials
in the st. Petersburg prison and with
in a.. short time there will be: many
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DR.. Goodrich Acheson, prominent
electro.chemic inventor, recently visit
ed Sweden upon invitation Of the
Swedish archaeological society to
lecture before that body. DR.. Ache
son is the inventor of carborundum,
q substance almost as hard as dia-
monds, used for grinding and pro-
duced by heating coal and quartz in
an electric oven. He also has been
able to manufacture artificial graphite
i by heating coke in electric ovens.
!; This graphite is used principally for
electrodes. It also is used as ma
chine lubricant, when mixed with wa
ter or oil. DR.. Acheson holds mem
bership in number Of scientific or
/; CARNATIONS and has been the recipient
of many honors, among others the de.
gree Of IL. D., from Pittsburg univer-
sity. He will leave Sweden for Paris
and will lecture at Sarbonne. s:*
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A deputation consisting Of Assistant
Provost Ekstrom, and accompanied by
seven other assistant pastors, recently
| waited on the ecclesiastical minister
Of Sweden and presented a petition
signed by 223 assistant pastors, ask
ing for raise in salary. The delega-
tion was accorded a cordiar reception
and the ecclesiastical minister prom
ised to take the matter under consid-
Grafton and see what he could do. The
salaries Of assistant pastors in Swe-
den Is ridiculously small, hardly
enough for them to exist on, and lit
tie wonder then that they are seek
Ting more pay for their services.
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Subscriptions were authorized In
Sweden recently for q school build
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ner, now belonging to Russia. The
subscription resulted in the collection
of II, 167 crowns. The amount need
ed for the school building will be q.
900 crowns, and this amount has been
put in charge Of Archbishop Ekman.
The remaining 4,167 crowns are to be
used as a fund, the income Of which
is to be applied toward paying the
school teacher, who at present is c.
Haas. "A number of friends have do
mated an. organ and necessary school
books for the school.
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The North Star Steamship com.
pany recently placed an order with
Burmeister & Vain, Copenhagen, for
three motor ships Of 5000 tons each.
The same firm made three Of these
ships for the North Star company q
couple Of years ago.
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The tobacco harvest In Sweden this
year will be at least three times az
large as last years Skane alone will
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