Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-05-29

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valfried Spamberg. Stockholm cor
respondent of the Minneapolis Jour
nal, in letter from the Swedish cap
ital says: The result of the Swedish
parliamentary election is now known
In the greater number of constituent
cies. The Conservatives increased
their number from sixty-five to eighty
Eve, but at the samae time the Social
Democrats have increased from sixty
| three to seventy-three The Liberal
party has been reduced and has now
about the same number of members
rs the Social Democrats. The intense
interest, hitherto unknown in Sweden,
drove the electors to make every
possible effort, whether they were
Conservative or Liberal Especially
have electors who formerly had not
taken part in elections, but who we're
impelled to do so by the excited state
of the country and the intense agita-
ton, joined with those who are ex-
IRENE supporters of one or the other
side. The decision of the polls has
depended on 10000 electors, who
did not participate in former years.
The Liberal party has maintained
and even increased it's number of
votes by some thousands since the
last election, three years ago, when it
| defeated the Conservatives and be-
came the largest party in the cham
! Der, but the number of voters this
time so much exceeded all previous
elections that the Conservatives and
| Socialists wrested from them the ma
! iority. On an average about 80 per
cent of the electors have voted and
there are some constituencies where
they have voted almost to a man.
| Conservatives aroused has never be-
fore been experienced. Their repre-
sentatives went from house to house.
AT places where meetings had never
been held before, one meeting after
the other was held, and halls were
hired for the whole election period,
in order to make it difficult for their
opponents. Brochures and appeals
were sent out in such quantities that
they would suffice to cover the whole
OF the country. The film also was
pressed into the electioneering cause,
and travelling theatrical company
endeavored to attract interest with a
play suited to this question Includ-
ing the farmers procession, which
was the cause of what followed, the
expenses amount to millions of
crowns, while at the former elections
the expenses of both parties were linn
tied to about $4,000 crowns. Mention
has been made before as to the
character of the agitation. 1t took
the form of representing the country
as being under the shadow of imme-
date danger, and the Liberal party as
set of traitors Mr.. Stuaff, who is
considered as the personidcation of
the Liberals efforts, was treated as a
common enemy. Accusations and
ISLANDERS exceeded all limits of both
decency and reason. The Liberal
party has still the decisions of it's
own hand and, without a breach of
the constitution, it's opinions cannot
be set aside. The royal appeal to
the country in order to defeat the
Liberal party in parliament and the
Liberal government, has resulted in
the Conservatives acquiring several
places, but without succeeding in dis
turbing the former parliamentary bal
ante of power. The country has pro-
nounced against the policy.
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By the will of Queen Dowager So
phia of Sweden 100000 crowns were
donated to the Sophia Home, estab-
Iished and maintained largely by her
efforts and gifts. OF the above
amount 10000 crowns are to form a
fund, the income of which is to be
used to maintafnS pastor at the
home. The income of another 10000
crowns is to be used for the support
Of any individual connected with the
management of the institution whom
The board of directors may designate.
The rest of the donation may be used
as the board thinks best
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The greatest Swedish sangarfest
ever held in the United States is
scheduled to take place in Mime
apolis June 8, 9 and 10. Over 1000
singers will participate and choruses
will attend from New York, Chicago,
Boston, Omaha, Denver, Duluth and
Sioux City and from other smaller
cities OF the country The chorus will
be under the direction of Professor
| Hjalmar Nilsson.
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DR.. Georg Bran les, eminent Danish