Morris tribune., 1914-11-13

million crowns has entirely ceased op-
erations, throwing about thousand
men out of work. Mining companies,
exporting ore to England, Belgium
and France, have already stopped, as
their market at present is closed.
About 5000 hands in this industry are
idle The great Industrial factories
are kept going as before the war, and
there is even greater demand for
workmen than there are men to fill
the places.
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Through the passing of a certain
bill recently in the Swedish riksdag
tobacco monopoly has been created
in Sweden. In the upper house the
proposition was adopted by vote of
442 to 50, and in the Second chamber
by vote of 1874 to IA The proposition
means that the manufacture of cigars,
tobacco for smoking and chewing, etc.,
shall be turned over to this monop-
oily, in which the government is to
hold one-half of the stock The de-
bate on this last provision was singu-
larly spirited and lasted for many
hours. In the First chamber Premier
Hammarskiold, Minister for For
eign Affairs Wallenburg, Minister of
Finance Wannerstein and other not
ables argued in favor of the meas
ure. The adoption of the bill is an
interesting departure, being somewhat
of a social move, except that the gov
eminent, or people, own one-half in
stead of the whole
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So far as the emigration problem
is concerned the present war is rather
| favorable to Sweden. 1t certainly pre-
vents thousands of Swedes from emil
grating to foreign lands, and that is
just what the Swedish government
has been aiming to bring about for a
| good many years. The trouble will
be, however, that this will not be Of
permanent nature; for when the war
is over emigration will likely be re-
sumed more actively than ever. Swe-
den has lost heavily through smigra-
ton during the past twenty-five years
and many efforts have been made to
check it.
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The government has ascertained
that the timber owned by private par
ties is better cared for from year to
year. The great numbering companies
in Norrland seem to take the lead,
and some of them spend large sums
for draining swampy lands. In other
parts of the country even the owners
of small tracts Of timber are endeav-
cling to apply general rules of sys-
tematic forestry.
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Very few Swedish-Americans con-
template spending Christmas in the
mother country this year, owing to
the war. 1t is regarded as hazardous
to attempt an ocean voyage at this
time and steamship companies will
suffer from. this state of affairs In ne
small degree.
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The government has issued warn
ing to the Swedish people to stay in
the country as long as the seas Of the
north are strewn with mines. 1t is
also pointed out that besides the risk
OF being blown up at sea 1t is also
4 difficult to obtain work in foreign
countries.
Sweden has been accused Of pro
German sympathies, but an ofacial
statement declares that the Swedish
government, when the war began, was
determined to remain strictly neutra
and to that end is exercising every
precaution to maintain that attitude.
The railway department has asked
the government to spend about 1900,
900 for rolling stock during the mex
twelve months in order to employ al
least a part of the men who other
wise will be out of work.
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The receipts of the postofdce de
partment for the first half OF this
year were $4,3S6, $50, AN increase O
almost 100000 as compared with the
figures for the corresponding part o
the year 1919