Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-11-11

larry spirited and lasted for many
hours. In the First chamber Premier
Hammarskiold, Minister for For
eign Affairs Wallenburg, Minister OF
Finance Wannerstein and other not.
ables argued in favor of the meas.
ure. The adoption of the bill is an
interesting departure, being somewhat
Of a social move, except that the gov.
ernment, or people, own one.half in.
stead Of the whole.
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So far as tho emigration problem
Is concerned the present war is rather
favorable to Sweden: It certainly pre-.
vents thousands of Swedes from emf.
grating to foreign lands, and that is
just what the Swedish government
has been aiming to bring about for a
good many years. The trouble will
be, however, that this will not be of
q permanent nature, for when the war
is over emigration will likely be re.
sumed more actively than ever. swe-
den has lost heavily through emigra.
ton during the past twenty-five years
and many efforts have been made to
check It.
The government has ascertained
that the timber owned by private par.
ties is better cared for from year to
year. The great numbering companies
In Norrland seem to take tho lead,
and some of them spend large sums
for draining swampy lands. In other
parts of the country even the owners
Of small tracts Of timber are endeav-
Cling to apply general rules OF sys-
temat1c forestry.
Very few Swedish-Americans con.
template spending Christmas in the
mother country this year, owing to
the war. It is regarded as hazardous
to attempt an ocean voyage at this
time and steamship companies will
suffer from this state of affairs in no
small degree.
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The government has issued warn.
ing to the Swedish people to stay in
the country as long as the seas of the
north are strewn with mines. It is
also pointed out that besides the risk
of being blown up at sea it is also
difficult to obtain work in foreign
countries.
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Sweden has been accused of pro.
German sympathies, but an official
statement declares that the Swedish
government, when the war began, was
determined to remain strictly neutral
and to that end is exercising every
precaution to maintain that attitude.
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The railway department has asked
the government to spend about $780,
900 for rolling stock during the next
twelve months in order to employ at
least a part Of the men who other.
wise will be out of work.
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The receipts of the postoff1ce de.
partment for the first half of this
year were $4,3S6,350, an increase of
almost 100000 as compared with the
figures for the corresponding part of
the year 1918.
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Denmark is not in the best position
during the terrible war. While she
has succeeded thus far In maintain.
ing her neutrality, it has been done
through the utmost care and watching
on the part Of her diplomats. The
little country is, however, very we'll
defended by Notifications and could
give an enemy mighty stubborn re-
sistance. Efforts by Great Britain to
induce Denmark and the Scandinavian
countries to participate in the war
against Germany are charged by Ger
man newspapers, if reports from Co.
penhagen are true. The Deutche
Tages Zeitung of Berlin says it is ru-
mored that many hostile ships have
been seen in the Skagerack and the
Cattegat, adding: IF these ships are
British, 1t shows an intention to make
a threatening demonstration against
the Scandinavian states, particularly
Denmark"
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Edward D. Winslow, American con.
sui general, says that the Americans,
many of whom are stranded in Copen-
hagen because of the European war,
have nearly all left for home and that
the next sailing will clear the decks.
1.-The kind treatment given by the
Danish people to the Americans never
will be forgotten" says Mr.. Winslow
ION leaving all have expressed their
best wishes for Denmark and it's peo.
ple."
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The British foreign Office and the
Danish government are exchanging
communications over the American oil
tanker Platuria. detained by the Brit.
ish off the coast of Scotland, accord
ing to report recently to the state
department at Washington from Lon.
don. The nature of the exchanges was
was not disclosed, but it was presunl.
ed Great Britain is seeking a guaral.
tee from Denmark that the Platuria' !
oil cargo will not be re-exported.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
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