Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26

| The big question now before the
people OF Sweden is. shall the Social.
lists organize the government? The
recent parliamentary elections we're
not conclusive i'm their results, but the
trend toward Socialism was most pro-
/ nounced, and there Is a disposition
among the antisocialists to give the.
Socialists full sway and place upon
them the responsibility of running
the government In this crisis. AS to
the Socialists themselves, they are
not agreed az to what they ought TO
do. The radical wing Of the party
Ia opposed to organizing the govern
ment, while Branting and his adher.
ents take the position that Ii ID the
duty of the party to undertake the
task, In accordance with the declara.
ton of the party leaders, October s,
last, The antisociaIist newspapers are
| cautioning the members of the other
parties against carrying on any nego-
| tiations with the Socialists before
they have agreed TO organize the gov
eminent, for the reason that If they
do so, the Socialists win lee able to
maintain with some semhlanee of
truth that the antisocialists made
such conditions as basis of their
support that IT was impossible for
the Socialists TO take up the burden
OF government. The Socialists win
hold a congress or convention in No
vember to decide their course of &C
ton, and Vorwaerts, d German paper
which has always revealed reliable
knowledge OF the plans Of Socialists,
states that this congress will decide
against having the party take the
reins OF government,
Peer Strommerk, the Norwegian.
American journalist, writes from
Christians that In Sweden there Is
now movement on foot looking to a
change In the monetary system. Ana
the men at the head of the movement
are appealing to Norway and Denmark
to join them. 1t is held that the pres
ent monetary unit of the three coun-
tries, the krone, or crown, is too large.
Besides, II has no scientific foundation
and Is cumbersome La dealings with
other nations. So Ii Is proposed TO
substitute a monetary unit equal In
value OF the franc, or about twenty
cents In American money. A little bro
chure published on the subject In Nor.
way submits that the franc Is now the
unit in ten European countries, and
that 1t must in time be adopted by
England and Germany and Russia
also. and then by all the world. The
change would mean a great saving, IL
IL claimed, just as pound OF Loaf
sugar has been shown by experiment
TO last longer when each lump has
been divided into two. There may
be something in it.
Sir Edward Grey, England's minis
ter for foreign Affairs, has notified tbs
United States that England viii inter.
pose no further objection to the ship.
ment to Sweden, Norway or Denmark
OF such eontraband articles of com,
meree as the governments of the
three Scandinavian countries have
| pledged themselves not to permit Co
be exported. England feared that the
Scandinavian countries might be used
by Germany as means OF getting
hold Of contrahand articles of com.
merce, and on that account ASSan
interfering with vessels bringing such
articles to Sweden. Norway and Den.
mark. a#
The Swedish steamer Atle was
blown up BY , mine in the North see
and foundered. six OF the crew were
drowned. The others we're landed nj
Yarmouth. 4
The agents for the various Scandi
navian steamship companies are urg
ing all Scandinavians who would Ike
to spend the holidays In any OF the
Scandinavian countries 10 suy their
tickets and they will guarantee them
safe passage. without Inconvenience
or delay. and safe return when the
festivities are over, IL has been the
practice of thousands of Svedas. Nor
wegians and Danes of America 10 30
back to their old home for tine holi.
days, bat when the war broke out II
was generally taken for granted that
l this practice woasld be Interrupted