Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-12-30
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAV|ANS
News Gathered in the Father
land and Elsewhere.

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land and Elsewhere.
COUNTRIES ARE IN ACCORD
Rulers Of Norway, Sweden and Den.
mark Discuss Issues Raised by Eu.
ropean War-CIosing Of North Sea
by Planting Of Mines Staggering
Blow to Scandinavian Commerce..
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King Christian Of Denmark, King
Gustaf of Sweden and King Haakon
of Norway, who, with their foreign
ministers, met in conference at NAL
moe recently to formulate plan for
combining their respective interests
during the war, reached an agreement
on the special questions raised. The
meeting of the three monarchs was
1naugurated with speech by King
Gustaf, who alluded to the unanimous
desire of the kingdoms of the north to
preserve their neutrality, and pointed
to the desirability of limited co-opera.
ton between the kingdoms as safe
guard to their common interests. He
said that when he invited the mon
archs of Norway and Denmark to
meet him he was impressed with
deep sense of the responsibility which
would be incurred in relation to the
present and the future If any measure
which would contribute to the welfare
of the three peoples were neglected.
Kings Haakon and Christian replied,
testifying to their sincere joy at the
initiative of King Gustaf and express
ing their hopes that the conference
would have good and happy results
for the three peoples. The delibera
lions of the monarchs and ministers
consolidated the good relations among
the three kingdoms and also enabled
an agreement to be reached on the
special questions raised. It finally
was agreed to arrange, when circum'
stances should occur, for fresh meet
ings between representatives of the
three governments.
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American readers are indebted tC
Henry Holt & Co. (New York; for
giving them in an attractive form
1.-THE Legend of the Sacred Image"
a story by Selma Lagerlof, in sym.
pathetic Interpretation by Mrs. How.
ard. While not distinctly Christ.
mas story, says a we'll known critic.
it is full of the Christmas feeling and
it's clear, limpid stream is indeed a re.
lief from that turgid flood of war and
carnage that threatens to enswamp
the entire field of literature. Miss
Lagerlof is at her best in this story
of humble folk and their struggles for
the ideal. Commonplace and horny.
handed searchers after the Holy Grail
they are, the two old peasants, man
and wife, who sell their cottage, their
patch of land and their donkey-the
entire fruits of their toilsome life-to
lay the price at the feet of the Sa.
cred Image, which gives a thousand.
fold in return. Miss Lagerlof does
not scruple to employ miracle in or
der to vindicate the faith of the old
people, and she weaves it into her
tale with that light touch of fantasy
which is part of her never-failing
charm.
An encouraging growth of interest
in the work of the American-Scandi.
navian Foundation was reported by
the secretary at a recent meeting in
New York. Since the May meeting
800 persons have been added to the
list of associates, who number in all
2,316, including 500 who are associat.
ed through membership in the Ameri.
can-Scandinavian society. The Ameri-
can society of Denmark, for instance,
has been organized with a member.
ship of 268 and in Norway the ad.
visory committee of the foundation
has taken the initiative in forming a
society along similar lines. With a
view of extending the work of the
foundation In the West the secretary
was authorized to visit the Swedish
Norwegian and Danish colleges aftel
the Christmas holidays and to enlis'
the services of students as field sec
retaries.
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The Observation-Disclosures society
Of New York is arranging several lee.
lures and readings from Scandinavian
literature. The date of the annual
grand concert at Carnegie hall has
been fixed for Jan. 10. Madame Julia
Claussen, the renowned Swedish
prima donna, has been engaged as a
soloist, and Mr.. Ole Windingstad will
lead his Scandinavian Symphony or.
chestra of seventy-f1ve pieces.
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A staggering blow, says we'll post
! ed Scandinavian writer, has been dealt
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