Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-03
IN FAR NORTMAND
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North Sc.
lsctsd for seandinavIans and
Their Descendants.
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Sweden.
November 4, 1914, was the one hun.
dredth anniversary OF the union OF
Sweden and Norway under one king.
and the press OF both countries com.
mented freely on the relations OF the
sister nations. Dagsns Hyheter, a
leading Swedish paper, said edito-
rally:
The union is dissolved. But who
would in 1905 have dared to dream
that within a decade 1t would develop
that this catastrophe, so far from de-
stroying the essential idea Of the
union, would, on the contrary. lead to
q much closer friendship and make 1t
more easy for Sweden and Norway
now TO stand shoulder to shoulder in
resisting every attack on the liberty
and independence OF the Scandinavian
peninsula? There is now In both coun-
tries q feeling OF closest friendship.
and OF joy over that which happened
In 1906" -.
The papers of Norway quoted this
and endorsed II heartily.
A Swedish comemreial traveller has
retained to his home in Sweden q
wiser man, after an enforced absence
Of a couple OF months I'm Finland.
He happened 10 be at Karis upon the
outbreak of the great war ana limo
GENTLY asked a Russian minor officer,
with whom he CHANGED to converse,
how many soldiers were to be gar.
risoned at Karis. He was promptly
reported TO the commander, was ar.
rested as a spy and taken to Helsing-
fors, whore he was kept prisoner for
50 days, He was examined several
times. bur stoutiy maintained his in.
nocenee OF being spy, and was finally
allowed to go, ON the understanding
that he should leave the country in,
side OF "a hours. -s...
Stockholm correspondent sends
the following pesaimistic report as to
Sweaens food supply to the London
Morning Post; 1.-The prices of wheat
are rising by leaps and bounds owing
to the deficiency of the harvest and
tho closing of the principal sources Of
imports due to the war. The govern.
ment> is taking emergency measures
which include requiring q guarantee
from mills that the present prices Of
-four shall net be exceeded. The gov
ernrflent Ia warehousing about sixty
thousand tons, which IL equal to about
two months eansunptione to- meet
possible eventual distress. A proposal
60 suspend import duties Tor SIX
months also finds support
There Ii considerable dissatisfaction
among the crews OF Swedish warships
over the fact that the government has
given no indication when their en-
forced military service will he ter.
minated, They feel that the danger
To Sweden on account OF the war has
passed and that they ought to be
given some assurance OF release. A
body Of these marines recently
marched 10 the Office OF the socialdcn.
eerat and asked this Paper TO take up
their cause, They Also appeared be-
fore the popular branch OF tho rigsdag
AS a consequence SIS or the partiet
pants have been punished for this
breach at discipline, .
The people Of Sweden are greatly in.
terested In the news that recently
came from Helsingfers to the effect
that Russia In withdrawing her troops
from that country and adding them
To the main Russian armies which are
Fighting Germany and Austria. This
action indicates that Russia no longer
regards Sweden as an enemy and has
no further fears of q Swedish invasion
OF Finland, Needless To- say, Russia =
action has made 4 decidedly favorable
impression upon the Swedish people.
The closing OF the North sea by
England has aroused intense inaigna.
ton In Sweden. and the government
has given out a rather defiant state
ment, saying. We protest against
this action of the British admiralty
and reserve to ourselves the right to
take such measures an may seem best
IN regard to this whole matter"
The city authorities OF Moscow sent
. courier to Stockholm with a mes.
sage of gratitude for the kindness and
hospitality shown the Russian rafu-
gees during the early stages of the
war. The message was most eloquent
" werdea and printed artistieally in
green, red and gold.
A warning has been sent 10 the
crews and officers of Swedish vessels
which visit foreign ports TO weigh
most carefully every word they utter
while abroad. in order that Sweden
may not in any way be drawn into the
International controversy,
III, HialmarSon, general Of the gen.
aarmefie Of Persia, who has been per,
forming military service In Sweden,
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