Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-10-30

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A press dispatch states that "the
result Of the sharp attacks on the
Norwegian press, both by the Ger
mans and the English, has been to
brighten, Norway out of any individ-
ual opinions of her own. Recently
she has been charged with having
sold her press to England. She had
hardly time to defend herself against
this accusation before there appeared
in the correspondence of the London
papers a severe arraignment of the
Norwegian press for having accepted
brides from Germany. In an earnest
desire to give no color to either of
these charges Norway has seddlously
cultivated a neutrality that is beyond
reproach. OF all neutralities it is,
outwardly at least, the most perfect
and unQuestionable AS a we'll known
citizen of Christiania remarked, Nor
way is in the position of the man
brought into the police court on sus-
picion: Anything she says will be
used against her. This delicacy of
NorWay's position is patent to any
observer who has been on the streets
of the capital for two hours. Men
before expressing an opinion OF any
sort reassure themselves of the iden-
tity of the questioner and then look
guardedly in both directions to see
that they are not being overheard.
Press reports have become content
with statements of purely uncontro-
versial matter and the official state
ments Of the English, French and
Germans. In the Christiania Nor
genbladet there are studiously diVid-
ed columns with exactly half Ger
man and half English statements. A
preponderance of one over the other
would Immediately cause trouble, &C.
cording to the statement of the edi-
tor. In the Verdens Gang a greater
proportion of English correspondence
gives the paper at first glance an
English tome but any inference of
this sort is. contradicted in the. edi-
torial columns. The, statements of
government officials are in the same
way guarded and noncommittal. 1t is
almost as if a law had been passed
forbidding expression of anything ex
cept platitudes. This fear of Of
Tending either the allies or Germany
exhibits the. expression of Norway
real attitude toward the war"
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"A crisis Of supreme Importance tC
Norway and Germany now seems
pending. This is the question sot
shipping contraband articles into Ger
many. Since the declarations of wal
the Norwegian exports to Germany
have noticeably increased and visit
to the steamship lines plying between
Christiania and Stettin shows the i'm
portance to Germany of this channel
Government officials in Christianis
stated that no ammunition had beer
carried to Germany by this route anG
THAT the Norwegian government woult
not allow it, but at present Norway
is under no Injunction from England
q not to supply Germany with any ma
.terial she may desire. An observes
in Christiania would say that at pres
ent enough herring was being shippet
from Norway to Germany to suppl!
the whole German army. While citi
zens of Christiania would not direct
ny state that they expected troubl'
from this source there were indica
lions everywhere that Norway is nov
apprehensive Of an English challeng'
Of her right to export and TRANSMIT
products to Germany.
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Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, pFesiden
Of the odelsting, one of the two house
, Of the Norwegian storthing, has beel
| compelled to cancel his Forthcoming
i visit to the Northwest and return t
New York, according to word recei1
ed from Chicago the other day b
Consul e. H. Hobe, Norwegian consu
at st. Paul. 1t is possible that tn
J distinguished Norwegian may be abb
} to come at a later date. Business a.
t fairs respecting the Norwegian-Amer
t can steamship line, of which he
: vice president, brought Mr.. Mowincl
3 ell to this country. He had been i
r conference with officials in Chicag
!, for several days prior to his intenC
! ed trip farther west. He declare
: while there that his line since tn
European war started has -chartere