Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
NORWAY.

A few days ago cablegram stated
that an armed man has been found
contested in the garden in which
Crown Prince Olaf is in the habit of
playing. and the inference was that
the life of the boy had been in dam
ger. Those who are we'll informed
were loath to believe the story, and
now It Is found to be nothing but a
piece of yarn spun out of the brain of
a Danish tourist who passed through
the Norwegian capital. The simple
fact is, that all the members OF the
royal family are popular and the
common people are particularly fond
of Crown Prince Olaf, for he is a very
bright and sensible fellow. But every
now and then somebody feels called
upon to reveal to the world what
wretched time those rulers are hav-
ing, and what tottering, ramshackle
thing the throne Of Norway really is.
Close upon the heels of this story
comes the following:
The number of contributing men,
bers of the Socialist party in Norway
has increased from 1900 to 43,500, OF
whom 500 are women. according to
the annual report of the central COM
mittee. The number of Socialist votes
polled at the last election was 125,000
as against $1,000 four years ago, and
in this time the Socialist representa-
ton in the starting has increased
from IL to %. There are eight daily
papers and eighteen weekly Socialist
newspapers In Norway.
The department OF agriculture has
been asked for information as to the
advisability Of raising sugar beets
for the manufacture OF sugar in Nor
way, and the answer may be summed
up in the following points: /. South.
ern Norway can produce sugar beets
equal In size and percentage OF sugar
to those raised In Denmark and Swe-
den; 2, It will be more difficult to
obtain labor for cultiving the beets
in Norway than In the neighboring
countries; but no small farms where
all the work can be done by the own
ers the growing Of sugar beets may
prove profitable. The heavy rains
In the fall will make It difficult to dig
and ship the beets: g. The shipping
facilities are not good; but II a fac
tory is built near Stavanger the beets
can Ne shipped by water. which will
make the process much cheaper and
simpler. A. A factory should not
be built until II Is reasonably certain
that 1t will pay It's way by using the
products offered in that particular
locality; 5. For number OF years
the state must grant a subsidy OF no
less than one and one-half cent a
pound for the sugar produced.
The proposition OF abolishing the
distribution OF decorations of honor
by the government was defeated in
the storting The vote was rs in favor
OF the adjustment of the badges, and
only AZ against 1t, But as a two-third
majority Is required to change the
constitution the king will still be per-
mitted to award decorations OF honor,
which privilege he will be sure to use
very sparingly until the next storth.
ing takes another vote on the matter.
During the last year King Haakon
has been openly fiouted and derided
in the storthing. and the constitution
has been amended so as to deprive
him Of practically everything connect
ed with kingship, except the name
and the salary" This stun is scat.
tered broadcast, and even those pub
fishers who afterwards find out the
mistake hardly ever take the trouble
to make retraction. The result is,
that the world is gradually getting a
wrong impression Of the attitude OF
the Norwegians towards their rulers.
An interesting feature of the en-.
position in Kristiania next summer
win be set of typsical Norwegian
farm houses with complete equip
ment.
The Good Templars Of Norway made
fine progress during the past year. the
membership of the grand lodge in
creasing from 70.101 to s0.6r5.
The passenger trafic on the Bergen
railway was much larger In June this
year than during the same month last
year.