Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-02
SWEDEN.


cision In the celebrated strikers black
mail case at Sandwich. During the
great strike In the fall OF 1909 two
lists Of the names OF Al strike-breakr
ers we're posted at public places. The
heading of one OF the lists read az
follows: Gentlemen: The following
have broken the solidarity in the pend
ing struggle and are performing block
AIDED work" The AZ men felt that an
injustice had been done to them, and
they started legal proceedings against
Riksdagman A. e. Ieksel and four
other persons who at that time we're
serving as executive committee OF the
strikers. The local court held that
the names were selected by the execu'
tive committee; that the committee
was responsible for the posting OF the
lists; that the obvious intention was
to defame and annoy" the parties
named; that each of the Eve members
of the committee should pay a fine of
$l35; and that the. committee as a
whole should pay damages amounting
to $3.50 to each Of the AZ strike-break;
ers, and court expenses amounting to
about forty dollars. The defendants
fought against the verdict to the ut
most. The royal court reduced the
amount of the personal fines from $135
to $S1, but In other respects no change
was made. From this decision an APP
peal was made to the king, but he
found no reason for modifying the
finding of the royal court. But the de-
PENDANTS had the satisfaction of drag
ging the matter along for almost five
years.
II congress adjourns In time, Repre-
sentatives Stevens and Stevenson OF
Minnesota will attend the annual meet
ing of the interparliamentary union at
Stockholm, August 10. 20 and q.
They, with ten other members of the
house and senate, thave been selected
to represent the United States section
Of the union and to discuss legislative
matters that have arisen in this coun-
try during the last year, which have
an international bearing. At the meet
ing OF the United States section of the
union, attention was called to impor-
tant questions that were to be dis
cussed at the Stockholm meeting. In
cluded in these are: Reduction Of
armaments, international rights In
straits, canals and waterways. reduc-
ton Of postage rates. rights in inter
national aerial warfare. and DECLARE
ton Of permanent neutrality.
The Stockholm Shipowners' union
has protested against the proposition
OF the temperance committee to cur
tail the right to sell liquor on board
domestic vessels. This union points
out that the ships have been equipped
with large restaurants. which will be
useless II prohibition Is introduced. II
the lid is put on the domestic steam
ers the passenger traffic will be mate.
rally reduced. The union also thinks
II Is strange that the government pro.
poses to be more liberal with the rail-
roads than with the steamboats, In this
matter. The union finally appeals to
the government to cause no disturb.
ance of the liquor traffic on board do
nestle steamers.
The steamer Inga was lost nea'
the southern point of GLAND
was very rough, and at
the morning all OF the ten, "a
tuting the crew could plain :, see that
the vessel would go down In short
time. They went into the lifeboats,
and before six o'clock the steamer
went to the bottom. For hours the
lifeboats struggled against the waves.
AS signal OF distress the men had
nothing but a shirt on graphing
hook. Finally the shipwrecked men
were noticed by a German steamer,
and they we're speedily saved.
A hog pest Ia raging around Ears.
The animals often die suddenly. Some
farmers have lost as many as twenty
hogs. Veterinary surgeons have been
consulted, but they have been help
less. They cannot tell the exact ma.
turs of the disease; but everybody can
tell that It is very catching.
The Bofors iron works have received
large orders for the Russian navy. In,
Guiding 1000 tons of projectiles. The
projectiles are to be furnished in the
rough. and they will be dressed and
filled with explosives in Russia.