Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
News Gathered in the Father.
land and Elsewhere.
LIBERALS INCLINED TO DELAY

uBERALS wLInEU III DELAy
Present Administration In Sweden Fa
vors Postponing Action on Strength
ening Defenses-Minneapolis to Be
Center Of scandinavian Art in the
United States-American Investlaa
tor Gives High Praise to Danish
Educational Methods.
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The present Liberal government
came into power in November, 1911
on a platform dedicated to strong
national defense with the least posi-
BILE burdens on the people. Four par.
iamentary committees Immediately
were named to study the strategic pc.
sition from all points of view, together
with the civil and military ministers
and the minister of finance and to lay
before the riksdag a bill founded on
the lines found most expedient 1t
became evident during the work OF
the defense committees that consider.
able economic sacrifices and a greatly
increased consumption period would
be necessary for an effective defense
In most of the special branches OF
the service the time is now one year,
with eight months for the infantry
Most of the members of the defense
committees were convinced that at
least one year would be necessary
for all special branches of the service
and also for the feet. The govern.
ment in the present riksdag, which is
nearing the end of it's three-year term,
presented bill for increased serv.
ice in all special arms and some
strengthening of the fleet, but consid.
cred it necessary to wait until after
the new elections before introducing
a bill extending the time of infantry
service to one year. Owing to the
uncertain political situation at home,
to Russia's attitude, and, above all,
to the widespread Russian espionage
In Sweden in recent years, the king,
the Conservatives and the Liberals
friendly to better defense decided
that the whole matter must be acted
upon this year and that a bill must
be passed providing for a service of
one year, with winter drill for the
infantry and a considerable increase
of the fleet. However, the Liberal par.
ty, not having a majority in the Sec.
ond chamber, had to rely upon the
Socialists, who naturally are opposed
to increased military burdens. The
government, therefore, could not pre-
sent such a bill and the result was
the splitting of the Liberal party.
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The richest and probably the lar
gest iron ore mine in the world is 10.
Gated at Kiruna, Lapland, In latitude
63h degrees north, which is about
the same as the northernmost boun.
dairy Of Alaska. The climate is some.
what milder than in Alaska and these
mines are worked the year around,
says the Dundee Advertiser. About
1000 men are employed and the
equipment is all of the most modern
obtainable. Machine tools for the re.
pair shop, air compressors and rock
drills and several Of the largest steam
and electric shovels are of American
make. The plant is operated by
steam power, the coal supply coming
from England and Spitzbergen, but
the identification of the mines is in
progress and this power will be used
exclusively as soon as the power
plant Of the government of Sweden,
now under construction at Porjus
Falls, is completed. The transmits.
sion line is completed and it is ex.
pected that the power station will be
ready to deliver current early in 1914.
One hundred and fifty thousand horse
power will be transmitted over dis.
lance of $50 miles.
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An inventor in Stockholm has de-
vised an apparatus for storing heat.
1t consists of mass of heat absorb
ing material, in which is placed a
coil of resistance wire Surrounding
the heat storing material is heat in
sulating material, while at the top
is damper which may be operated to
permit the heat stored in the maya
zine to radiate out of the top. The
entire apparatus is inclosed in a heat
radtating cover. To facilitate the "a
diation Of heat there is system of
air passages through the heat stor.
ing materials. An experimental ap-
paratus about yard high, twenty
five inches long and fifteen inches
wide showed a storing capacity of
about $4,000 Kilograms, while a tenn
perature in the storing magazine of
about 100 degrees F. was obtained.
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Representative Stadner has present
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