Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-02
Whole Storthing Is to BE
Elected; Platforms
Are Adopted.
THE FEMININE VOTE
Women Are Expected to
Bring About Change
in Conditions.

CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 3l.-Unusual
importance may be attached to the
forthcoming elections Of members Of
| parliament, for which the different
! parties have already adopted their
! platforms The StorthinE, as the en-
/ tire Norwegian Legislative body Is
| called, is elected every third year, di-
| rect by the people, with women now
| entitled to vote under the same con-
| ditions as men. The election will take
! place this fail.
I'm common with a number of other
| countries, an issue in Norwegian poll
/ tics this year Is the question of ma
] tiOual defense. The war crisis a year
| ago found the country very poorly
| prepared TO meet any emergency The
army and navy were by no means up
/ to the standard required by the mill
| taTy experts, and the people have but
lately realized how largely the country
| is dependent upon foreign countries
for food supplies. The latter circum-
stance is due to the fact that i'm the
last two or three decades farming has
diminished, the young people of the
rural districts having passed more and
more freely into the industrial work
I'm the cities
Depended on United states.
Consequently it has been increas-
ingIy difficult for the farmers to get
help, and the situation has made COM
petition with foreign products almost
out of the question. For grain, flour
and sugar, for instance, Norway has
been dependent ON the imports from
The United States, Russia and Ger
many The war brought about a
great Curtailmeut in these imp0rta-
tIOns and has impressed the Norweg-
lans that something must be done TO
make their country more self-suppOrt-
ing
The Conservative and Liberal lefts.
in their platforms for the coming
election have made their chief de-
mauds, therefore. for the strengthen
ing Of the national defense 90 the fun
extent that the country can eco
uOmically bear and for AN increased
duty on Imports of grain and flour so
that Norwegian farmers may be able
TO regain their lost ground i'm COM
petition with foreign products.
The party that is at present in
power however asserts that there is
no need of strengthening the defense
OF the country at present They point
to the fact that the government has
been able TO conduct the country
safely through a situation when every
thing was ablaze around it. So far as
the protection Of the farmer rs con-
cerned, they propose Il guarantee that
the government pay the farmer
stated price for grain or establish
state monopoly In this particular
trade.
Socialists Strong.
The national committee of the party
in power has recommended c0-Opera-
ton with the Socialists rather than
concede the demand made by the
armament advocates. The Socialists in
Norway still adhere to the doctrine
that the international Sociaustic fra
ternity is able to prevent war between
nations. and instead of increasing
means of defense, the party would
have Norway keep no army or navy
at all. The Socialists at the last elec-
tion numbered two-fifths of all the
gained considerably, SO il is not inn
possible that i'm combination with
voters Since then the party has
non-armament sympathizers they may
get control of the next Sturthiu-.