Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-16
SWEDEN.

olof Aschberg, director OF the So
cialist band and leading Socialist,
does not talk like an ordinary Socialist.
| He is now visiting America, and here
is what he says on a much mooted
| question: Strike methods should
never be a recourse. Rather let or
ganized labor, II 1t quarrels with capt.
tai, endeayor to compete with capital
by establishing cooperative busi-
ness similar to that In which 1t has
been engaged, and In which 1t can
| legitimately compete. II Socialists in
this country should ever come into
power, they should never try to intro
duce radicalism into the government.
They should not try to begin at the
bottom and endeavor to infuse their
ideas into government and the people.
But rather they should profit by the
Democratic parties and begin the work
where they left of. They should take
the good Of both those parties and
also the good methods of big business,
the trusts and corporations. There is
much good in the methods Of big BUSH
ness. The Socialists should incor-
porate companies and learn business
and business methods themselves.
They should get capable men to han
! die these for them And they should
be careful, IL they ever come into
power, to get capable, practical men
in Office" Mr.. Aschberg said he did
not believe Russia would ever invade
the Scandinavian countries. The
Russians have too many problems to
attend to at home for them to go
abroad and seek trouble" The bank
of which Mr. Aschberg is director was
incorporated by 1900 members Of la
Dor unions and Socialists, and has as
sets OF 81, 250, 900. If the Socialist party
in Sweden should come into power by
| the failure of the conservatives to
solve the defense problem. Mr., Asch.
berg will probably be offered the port.
folio of minister of the treasury
| The latest departure OF the versatile
and eyer-active DR.. Sven Hedin is
proposition to raise money for new
warship by voluntary contributions
among the Swedish-Americans. Il see
a vision" he says. "The quays of
Stockholm are crowded with happy
people. They are in state Of intense
expectancy. The city Is decorated for
a fest--it is grand holiday in the
! life OF the nation. From every roof
and balcony and mast we see the blue
and the yellow waving. Suddenly the
cannons roar. The gray hull Of an
ironclad slowly glides into the stream.
Among it's flags is the star-spangled
banner. Has this ship won naval vic
tory? No, 1t has never tested its
steel-clad sides against the guns of an
enemy. But what is the name OF this
ship? Is It like the, prodigal son. who
returned home after many years abb
sence? Well, yes. In a certain way,
for the name OF the ship is Nya
Sverige New Sweden. It is q sister
of Sweden, II is the gift OF the Swed-
/ ish-Americans to the old fatherland!
No smigrant was-to poor, no laborer
was too broke to give mite Of his
savings to create the ironclad. Nya
Sverige, the proud ship. Then we
shall say, 10. so did the Swedish
Americans love their native land that
they, from their distant homes. gave
powerful aid to protect it."
The plan TO have a meeting AZ Lund
for the students OF the universities
around the Baltic sea went to pieces
on account Of the opposition OF the
Danes. Now 1t is proposed TO have
Scandinavian students rally, and
this is apt to be success. All Of the
six Scandinavian universities are ex-
pected to be represented, and the at
tendance is estimated at 500.
Miss Selma Lagerloff. the winner OF
the Nobel prize in literature In 1909,
has Just been elected the first woman
member OF the Swedish riksdag.
II is said that some French capital
lists are expected to buy stock for
about S1,250,000 In Stockholm brew
cries. This seems rather strange In
view of the general talk about prohibit
ton in Sweden.
In Fathers Car.