New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-11-18

land and Elsewhere.
PUBLIC OPINION WITH ENGLAND
Norway Strictly Neutral, but Comment
Of the People l. Antasonistie to-
Germany - Swedish Liberal Organ
Explains Why Party Met Defeat
in Recent Elections-Nuns Among
the Refugees Reaching Their Homes
in Copenhagen From Belgium.
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NORWAY. !.
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Peer Stromme, the well known Nor
wegian correspondent, in a letter to
the Minneapolis Journal says: 1t
needs but a short stay in Norway to
satisfy even the most casual observer
friendly to Great Britain as against
Germany. The country is carefully
neutral in every public utterance, but
the common talk of the streets and
in the lounging places is much like
that heard in London. There Is in
Christiana a little Anglican church,
hidden away In one of the poorer
quarters of the city-Moellergate It
excites no comment when the king and
queen attend the services in that
church, In which special prayer is Of
fered for the success Of the British
arms. Their majesties are very DEM
ocratic. They march into the little
church with the rest of the congre-
cation and take their seats on one of
the front benches with whoever hap
pens be sitting there. The congre-
cation. dpes not rise and remain stand
Ing While the king and queen walk
down the aisle. The service is i'm
pressIye and Observation-Disclosures
would likely feel at home when he
heard special prayer said for Ibis gra-
cious majesty, King George, and for
King Haakon and the president Of the
United States"
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There is some irritation in Norway
BY reason of the complaints constantly
coming from Great Britain charging
that Norway is importing -four and
coal and sending these contraband
goods into Germany. The Norwegian
authorities have repeatedly denied the
truth of this charge and the matter
has caused some friction. However,
the most difficult subject which Nor
way has to deal with at the. present
time is the question of what. to- do
with the Socialists, who are talking
against militarism. The trouble has
been brought to head by recent
happenings in Tromsoe. city in the
northern part of the country. A dozen
unwilling recruits in that town had
their photographs taken, planting their
feet on their guns and uniforms. For
.tyis they were sentenced to a short
Imprisonment On their release the
Socialists of the place gave a ban
squet in their honor and Mr.. Gausdal,
"a Socialist member of the storthing,
made a speech and led the cheers for
the heroes" Steps have been taken
to punish him for his appearance at
the BANQUET and there is every pros
pect OF abitter fight.
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The Mission Society of the Church
of Norway has recently published its
annual report. The report covers the
work done in South Africa, in NADIA
gascar and China. In all these places
the work is progressing nicely. Dur
ing the last year $3.50 persons have
been received into the different con-
gregations by baptism OF these I'll
belong to South Africa, 1850 to NADIA
gascar and 1913 to China. From the
time these missions were started to
the end of the year 1911 there were
received into the different congrega-
tons in these fields no less than $780,
600 persons. The work in Zulu-Natl
has been more encouraging during the
last year than any time previous. DR..
Ebbell has treated about 1900 pa
tients since he began his work At
the Home for the Leprous in Sirabu
700 patients have been treated In
China the work is steadily progress
ing, Notwithstanding the revolution.
Here the native Christians have con-
tributed in the last year 1,4O0 crowns,
in South Africa 1890 crowns and in
Madagascar 41,50O francs.
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The Norwegian steamship Thelma
has been chartered to convey cargo
of foodstuffs and other necessities
from Philadelphia to the sufferers
from the effects of the war in Eu-
rope. The vessel is expected to sail
next week for Rotterdam with g.
100-ton cargo.