Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-11-18

breast Of the weakness of the party,
which resulted In crushing defeat
at the recent elections. "The party
was a failure from a pedagogical
point Of view," says the paper. Dur
ing the long silence which prevailed
while the Liberal government was
working out the details of the meas
ures for the defenses there came an
emptiness which was filled with suspi-
cion, restlessness and doubt as to
what was coming, and when the
silence was broken the explanation
did not ring out openly and in a re-
assuring manner and did not clearly
express q determination to defend the
country. Or, to put the matter In a
different way, the flaw in the defense
policy of the Liberals was that it
neither made an effort nor succeeded
in rallying public opinion as a volun-
tary co-operator, but was satisfied
with the riksdag politics and with the
assurance Of their own consciences
that they had an honest purpose"
i. f. +
will the Russian flood last to the
end Of the year," asks a Swedish
newspaper. BY this flood" is meant
Russian refugees from Germany, who
are to pass through Sweden on their
way home. At the opening of the war
there were about 10000 Russians in
Germany and about three weeks ago
only 10000 had passed through Swe-
den. The flood" at that time aver
aged about 600 a day, of whom 200
passed through Stockholm. the rest
through Cafe. The steamboat traffic
Is very brisk, six steamers running
between Stockholm and Raumo and
eight between Cafe and the latter
place.
+ + +
The Church of Sweden has twelve
bishops. four Of whom have held their
positions for more than twenty five
years. Bishop Scheele has been
bishop forty-seven years, Bishop Bill
ing for forty-three years, and Bishop
Rohde for twenty-six years. On Sept.
10 Bishop Ullman celebrated his twen-
ty-f1fth anniversary as bishop. Some
twenty of the clergy in the diocese
called upon him, brought their con-
gratulations and handed him a sum
Of money which had been collected
and Is to be kept as a fund to be
known as the Bishop Ullman fund.-"
the proceeds of which are to be used
to assist needy clergymen.
+ j. i.
In dispatch from Stockholm the
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
company says that a circular issued
by the war insurance committee to
Swedish shipowners states that the
government protests to Great Britain
against the order of the British ad-
miralty closing the North sea. A sig
nificant phrase in the circular is the
statement that the committee thinks
it Is the duty to allow insured vessels
to follow. without change in the in
surance rates, either the ordinary
routes of sea travel or the new routes
suggested by the British admiralty.
f. i. +
The new defense act has provided
for big increase of strength of the
Swedish army. It ia expected that
two semi-dreadnoughts, specially de-.
signed for use in Swedish waters, will
soon be constructed Sweden's twelve
new destroyers, of larger type than
heretofore designed, will have a speed
of thirty-nine knots and all will be
turbine boats. About twenty subma-
rines will be built as soon as possible.
The government is to build the small
er craft, but probably the bigger YES
sells will be constructed at private
shtpyards.
+ f. j.
King Gustav, who Just after the po-
litical crisis in February was i'll and
was operated upon for stomach NAL
ady, is now enjoying good health and
seems to be stronger than anybody
would have expected. The king plays
lawn tennis In Stockholm nearly every
day and nearly always against crack
players, whom he is able to give q
hard game.
Good for the farmers boy or girl
the Short Course at the high school
this winter.-Adv.