Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-01-10
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAvIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
GID AGE PENSION SYSTEM

Swedish Commission Agrees on Plan
for Submission to the Riksdag-Nor-
wegian Correspondent Writes OF
Christmas in the Scandinavian coun-
trles-ProposaI to Train Danish
Girls in Nursing and commissariat
Work in Return for Ballot.
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Sweden is likely to have contri-
butory system of old age pensions, the
future pensioners paying two-ffths
and the local authorities One-ffth of
the total cost. The pension is to be-
come due at the age of sixty-seven in
any case, or earlier in the event Of
disablement by illness or otherwise.
The rate of payment is to vary accord
ing to earnings and additional volun-
| tary payments may be made to secure
an eventual increase of benefit. The
state contribution and that of the To-
cality are to profit only the poorer
pensioners, the payments out Of them
being reduced by so per cent of any
private income possessed by the pen
sioner, so that their value soon be-
comes negative quantity. Contribu-
ton is to be compulsory on all per
sons whose annual income is under
| 5000 crowns, or about $1,650, and it
is estimated that when the system is
IN full working order some 100000 In.
hebitants out of more than 100000
will be receiving pensions paid for by
their own Insurance money, while
100000 will get the additional allow
Bnce paid by the state. This is an
outline of the scheme devised by g
commission appointed to examine the
subject in 1907. 1t remains for the
ministry and the riksdag to carry il
out
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King Gustaf has agreed to become
the protector of the American-Scan
dinavian Foundation in New York, al
organization which was started il
1910 by Nils Poulsen. prominen
Dane of New York. The purport o
, the foundation is to promote bette
business and cultural relations be
tween the Scandinavians of the Unit
ed States and the home countries
Tho axac,,+iva noYproit+oa IF tho Nev
York organization has sent reques
to King Gustaf to appoint commit
tee In Sweden to select q set of schol
ars and Swedish scientists to visi
f. America to give lectures, etc. Thes
r persons would enjoy stipendiums pre-
vided by the Foundation, and thei
work would be the first step, it i
considered, towards promoting tn
l closer relations between the scandina
/, VANS and the Americans.
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D The Mission Society of Sweden OF
t gsRized in 1893. It's primary objec
!. is to educate and evangelize the Lapp
+ in Northern Sweden. This work ha
, been kept before the society all thes
: years. II is now supporting seve
schools, in which there are 121 Lap
; children. These children are clothed
! boarded and provided with all schoC
T. materials needed. They are Above
= to visit their parents and friends du
= Ing vacations. Religious services ar
held in the schools every Sunday.
= great interest in the reading of goo
books has been awakened throug
) travelling Libraries. Thus civilizatio
has been introduced into the icy r,
q gions of the Far North.
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# A farewell banquet in honor of 81
II Cecil Spring Rice, the newly appoin
G ed British ambassador to the Unite
y States, was given in Stockholm on th
, evening of Dec. z, and was attende
s. by about 100 persons. Sir Cecil wa
g presented with a fine statuette of til
J. "Belted Champions" He has bee
g British minister at Stockholm for ii
s past five years and has been much r
r spected In diplomatic circles Of II
q Swedish capital.