Morris tribune., 1914-03-27


Branting, the Social Democratic par
TVS president, characterized tia few
days ago in the riksdag as question
Of predominant academic interest. 1t
is also true that certain things have
happened recently that have given
the subject certain actuality, and
from a demonstration Of workingmen
that marched through the streets of
Stockholm to the parliament building
there was occasionally heard the cry
Long live the republic But the best
proof that this was not considered
dangerous for law and order was the
fact that the police paid no attention
to 1t.
That August Strindberg was a man
of genius whose point of view was dis
torted on the sex question is brought
out in singularly interesting man
ner by Mr. Henderson's critical study
Of the renowned Swedish author
which appeared some time ago. Re-
senting what he considered the qun-
warranted effort of Ibsen to elevate
the popular conception of woman, he
devoted himself to the somewhat un-
gracious task of smashing her back
to the rear of the tents, where she
belongs" to quote from another anti
feminist. In one Strindberg novel,
which is close study of a man OF
culture who is banished by his ap-
pointment as commissioner of fisher.
les, to distant seaboard, the au-
thor's unfortunate obsession warps
what could otherwise have been a
realistic study of psychological value.
AS it is, the story is sordid, and it's
effect depressing The picture of the
ignorant peasants among whom he
lives is probably truthful, but it shows
them almost incredibly supersfitious
and limited. The "Red Room" was
one of the earlier novels by Strind-
berg, written shortly after his first
experience of literary success. In it
he turned about to lash, with his bit
ter satire, the stupidity of the world
which had so long delayed recogni-
ton which he considered his due. 1t
deals with the bohemian life of Stock.
holm as it was some forty years ago,
region peopled by hungry pinched
poets, out-at-elbow artists, aspiring
actors, penniless philosophers and
drunken geniuses. The situation
is 50 strongly localized in its al
fusion and atmosphere and SO. person
al in it's bitterness that it will prob
ably have less significance for the
general reader than most of his 9th.
or books.
Rev c. " Widerstrom, also called
Widunderstrom, died recently at Ur'
shut, Sweden. He was an original
character and man of the old school.
Many stories are told of his original,
ity and methods. In accordance with
former days he was accustomed to
preach from two to two and a half
hours.
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4. NORWAY. i
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The Journalist and writer, Einar
Hilsen, has left Christiania on a tour
Of the United States that will extend
from New York and Boston to Seattle
and San Francisco, including all the
Norwegian settlements in the differ
ent states. Mr. Hilsen's mission may
be looked upon as semi-ofRoial I'M
dertaking, inasmuch as he brings with
him letters of introduction and recon
| mendation from all the most pron1i-
nent men in Norway He also brings
with him several hundred stereoptic.
an views and will give lectures about
Norway during the last 100 years /;
but these lectures will not be given
for personal gain, as Mr.. Hilsen only
intends thereby to awaken interest
among his countrymen for their old
homes Mr.. Hilsen's latest literary
work is book called Norway From
1914 to 1914" in which some sixty
Of NorWay's most prominent artists
scientists n0liticianS aud li+or,rv