Willmar tribune., 1914-09-30

United States, declares IN q public
statement that Norway. Is not asking
for aid in America. The only ap.
peal for aid 80 far made, he says.
was that of tho Norwegian-American
mass meeting recently held at Chris
tiania and for this evidence Of good
will and sympathy the Norwegian
people are deeply grateful. Minister
Bryn warns Norwegian-Americana
against exaggerated newspaper re-
ports and articles as to the economic
condition Of Norway, and says that
her financial condition at present 1s
excellent. 1T Is our confident hope
that Norway will be kept out OF the
present world war;" he declares.
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Owing to the war Captain Road
Amundsen, discoverer of the South
pole, will have to give up his expe.
dition to the North pole at least for
q year or more or until different
times set in. At this time it would
be impossible for Captain AmundSen
to bring with him the equipment OF
flying machines on which he would
rely considerably, nor can he at this
time secure either the necessary pro-
visions or the men that he would
need to accompany him. In view Of
the uncertain times, therefore, the
much talked of Amundsen North
polar expedition will have to bs oan'
celled indefinitely.
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In different localities throughout
the country committees are at work
collecting money for a more efficient
and enlarged air service. It is felt
that if the country is to compete at
all with other nations in military af-
fairs it will be necessary to have q
we'll trained airship corps. The
money is to be used for building sup
ply stations and for such other pur.
poses as may be necessary to make
the service efficient.
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There are many people without
employment in Christiania these days
and the city authorities and many
charitably inclined persons have been
trying to alleviate the sufferings
among the hungry and needy. For
instance, an aged lady, who desires
not to divulgs her name, made q do.
nation Of 5000 crowns the. other day
for impoverished workingmen and
her example will be followed, it is
believed, by others who can afford it.
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The war has put q damper on
emigration and there are few. If any,
Norweeians who are at present leav-
ing or contemplating to leave their
country.
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"The lessons that Americans may
learn from the Danes," says Hon.
Maurice Egan, American minister to
Denmark, in an article entitled
"Teamwork in Denmark" contributed
to the Youths Companion in q recent
issue. "are that nothing counts so
much, where a fixed result is to be
obtained, as teamwork, which means
the sinking Of individual notions for
the general good and that no really
good work can b done at haphaz.
ard. There must be education OF
the mind and tho heart as we'll as
of the hands In order that farmer,
or anyone else, may achieve good
results. Moreover, the right kind
of education cultivates a sense of
honor, and among the Danes the
sense Of honor is carried into their
commercial relations, not only as a
moral quality but as q matter of
policy. In fact, it is regarded by
them az one Of the best means of
keeping up their trade relations with
England and Germany. Some years
ago when q certain amount of infe.
rior butter had been exported into
England by a careless intermediary
the whole Danish nation seemed to
think itself disgraced. The matter
was taken up by the government and
such rules were made that similar
decline in the quality Of the product
can hardly occur again. Farming is
looked on as the most honorable EN-.
ployment into which a Dane can en-
ter. The farmer Of the caricatures,
who hated new ideas and despised
scientific education, has happily gone
out OF fashion everywhere; but he
went out of fashion long ago In Den
mark. The Danish farmer does not
regard what We call culture as a lux
ury; thanks to the high schools II
is part of family life. The Danish
farmer has founded cooperative so
cieties for buying his sugar, his cot
fee-of which q great amount IL
used in Denmark-and ali other nee
essaries Of life"
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The 1celanders in America number
! $4,000. according to Rev. Bjorn B
Jonsson, president Of the Icelandie
synod. The first Icelandic immi
grant, said Rev. Jonsson in a recent
interview, was Left Erikson, who
came to America in the year 1000
but the foundation OF the presen,
1celandic colonies in America wa.
laid in 1870. The most extensive set
Elements of 1celanders in America
are to be found in Canada. They
have forty-five churches and arr
served by fifteen pastors.
| MARION S, NORELIJS.