Morris tribune., 1914-07-17
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A dispatch dated Christiania, July
5, says: A tribute to the Scandina-
vians who supported the American
union and fought in its armies during
the Civil war was paid here yester-
day by Governor L. b. Hanna of the
state of North Dakota, u S. A., who
at the head of a delegation of his fell
bow citizens, presented to Norway a
bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln.
OF the men who settled the northwest
part of the United States, said Gov
ernor Hanna, none from foreign lands
made more valued citizens or have
risen to greater eminence than those
of Norwegian parentage. Among the
peoples that for many years have
come flowing into North Dakota from
Europe there have come many men
and women from the Northland," said
Governor Hanna About one-third
of the several hundred thousand peo-
pie who live within the borders of
North Dakota came either from Nor
way direct or are of Norwegian par
entage. They established towns, vii
lagos and cities and in the years that
have gone by they have done their
part in the building up and in the
making of a great state. And now in
this year Of 1914 the. eyes Of the Nor
wegian people of America have turned
again with love and reverence to the
Fatherland of Norway. A people who
have respect and love for the country
Of their ancestors have in them the
making and the ideals for the build
ing up of a nation which is theirs by
adoption. Today I am glad to bring
to you from the people of North Da-
kota their kindest and most cordial
greetings"
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The Norwegian stOrtbing has fol
lowed the steps taken by Secretary
Daniels of the American navy and is
prohibiting the use of Intoxicating
liquors by army and navy officers.
There arose at once a storm of pro
test, but officers are gradually settling
down to the new order of things, al
though it is freely predicted that it
will be almost impossible to enforce
this law and that it will also be diff
cult to secure enough army officers
in the future.
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The Norwegian parliament (storth-
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of $4,000 to cover the expenses of
the Norwegian official exhibit at the
Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco and a further $13,50O for
the dispatch of a Norwegian cruiser
to represent the nation at the open
ing of the Panama canal.
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The public schools of Christiania
have had an enrolment of 29,498 chill
dren during the past school year.
This is 2,307 less than the previous
year. The decrease in number is ac-
counted for by people moving beyond
the city boundaries
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The Norwegian storthing recently
appropriated 18,036,340 crowns for the
maintenance of the army during the
coming year. This means about eight
crowns for every inhabitant
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The Russian government has deter
mined to use all it's power to prevent
Finland from competing in the Olyn1-
pic games at Berlin as a nation. Gen
eral Steyn, the governor general, will
soon issue a decree dissolving the
Finnish Olympic committee. This ac-
ton is partly due to the general Rus
sian policy of suppressing national
aspirations, partly to a desire to
have Russia make better showing
at Berlin than she did at Stockholm
in 1912. All who attended the games
at Stockholm will remember the con-
tTast between the splendid delegation
| from Finland, and the far inferior
representatives of the Russian ma
ton. The Films appeared under their
own flag as a separate body, with a
great assemblage of athletes, gym
nasts and swimmers, while the Fin
nish women who took part in the
two last branches of the sports were,
like the women from the other Scan
dinavian countries, one of the most
attractive features of the occasion
Among the eighteen prize winning ma
tions Finland stood fourth with fifty
two points-oniy Sweden, the United
States and Great Britain beating her
while Russia ranked fifteenth, with
six points to her credit. Throughout
the meeting there was constant fric-
ton between the Firms and Russians.
The Russians resented the appearance
of the flag of Finland among the
others as though she were an inde-
pendent nation The trouble culmi.
mated in scene in the royal box at
the stadium during an evening con.