Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-10-16
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandlnavlans
In America.
DEN MARK.

King Christian x. has passed his
forty-third milestone. The ruler OF
the little northern kingdom was born
September 26, 1870, and married
Princess Alexandra of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, who gave him two sons,
/ Crown Prince Frederick, now four
teen, and Prince Knud. King Chris
tian succeeded to the Danish throne
on the death of his father, Frederick
VIII, in May of last year. His moth
er was the daughter of King Charles
XIV of Sweden. He is a brother of
King Haakon of Norway, a nephew
Of the dowager empress OF Russia
and the dowager queen of Great
Britain, and a cousin of King Con-
stantine of Greece. During his 10
months on the throne, King Christian
has done much to make himself pop
ular with his subjects, and has also
taken a hand in international affairs.
He was one of the prime movers in
the reconciliation of the royal fami-
lies of Germany which had romantic
result In the marriage of the kaiser's
daughter to the son Of his ancient
enemy. Christian Of Denmark and
Haakon of Norway are the only Euro
pean monarchs to do a royal brother
act" since the death Of Frederick lof
Denmark and George of Greece. The
Danish monarch, like his brother in
Norway, has been handicapped by a
growing and powerful movement to-
ward republicanism and socialism
although the radicals have not yet
been able to reduce Christian to the
level of a mere figurehead. King
Christian is a militarist, rather than
man of peace; and he was major
general in his country's army when
called to the throne. The Danish king
is lavish entertainer, and lover Of
sports and outdoor pasimes. Horse
back riding. cycling, shooting. yacht
ing and skating are his favorite rec
reations.
The Danish rigsdag was opened
September 16. The radival cabinet
made no attempt to change the &C.
clesiastical part of the opening cere-
monies. At half past ten o'clock
there was general rush to the Fred
erik church, where divine service
took place. The service was conduct
ed by Rev. Koch, and lasted an hour.
1t was introduced with prayer and
closed with the Lords prayer and the
singing of hymn. At twelve o'clock
the members Of the rigsdag convened
in the rigsdag hall, and Premier Zahle
stepped up and read the letter patent
from the king. Mr.. Markvorsen, the
oldest member of the rigsdag, pro-
posed cheer for the king and the
constitution, which was answered
with nine hurrahs. Premier Zahle
asked the two bodies of the rigsdag
to organize themselves for work.
The folketing elected as its speaker
Mr.. Pederson-Nyskov. The lapdstlng
was called to order by its oldest mem
Der present, Privy Councillor Coos.
Sixty-tive members were present and
33 ballots were cast for Coos and 81
for Anders Thomson With the ex-
ception of the Rightists of the folke-
ting, the different parties held eau
cuses the same day. which shows the
intensity OF the party affiliations.
On the last day of the season
there were $4,000 people at the Tivoli
pleasure resort. Copenhagen, and the
combined attendance for the whole
season was almost one million.