The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-03
i'm FAR NORTHl|IlD
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
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tseted for ocandInavlans and
Their Descendants.
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Their Descendants.
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Sweden.
Az has been frequently stated IN
these columns. Sweden II inclined TO
sympathize with Germany In the great
war, although maintaining all the
time . strict neutrality. The leading
papers of Sweden have recently shown
their leanings 70 Germany. as witness
the following comment In the Stock
holm DagblAd on the submarine
blockade:
Should the German people allow
themselves to be starved? 10 1t the
wish of Great Britain that children
die for want OF food? These are the
questions which the Germans have to
ask themselves. They are the result
of the British answers to the protest
OF the United States In which England
expresses her arbitrary views In re-
gard to contYaband."
Witness also the declaration of the
Nya Daglig Allenhanda that not Ger
many by her decree, but England by
her North sea announcement OF No
venber 8. 1914, has led the maritime
war into channels which are distruc-
tive Of all rules on international law
and grossly unjust to neutral nations.
England" the Nya Oaglig ALE
banda continues, "gives as an excuse
her life interests. But that Is hardly
a motive which will justify the starva-
ton of the German civilian populace.
1t is clear that he who was first sub
Jected to such barbarous treatment
has right to try to rid himself Of the
murderous assailant."
The Aftonbladet views the matter
thus:
Freight rates will be further in
creased. and so will the price of all
oversee goods. The financial misery
Of the entire world has really just be-
gun. Everybody in Great Britain be-
lieved that the English blockade would
ruin Germany in few months. To
day Germany Is not any worse on than
her enemies. In some respects she Is
even faring better than Russia and
France. The most exhausted state at
present Is Russia"
The post office department Of the
Swedish government has decided to
teach some of its employees the Rus
sian language. The first class will be
started soon at Stockholm with a linn
tied number of students, made up Of
postal clerks who handle a great deal
of foreign mail.
Fears have been expressed in
Sweden that there may be deficiency
in the meat supply, unless the exporta-
ton of cattle is prohibited, and the
government instituted an investiga.
lion the first of the year. It Is found
that 10000 head of cattle have been
shipped out of the country from the
beginning Of the war till January l,
1915, but in spite of that fact there is
still surplus of 10000 cattle in
Sweden and the department Of agricul-
cure strongly advises against an
embargo.
Lindhagen, Stockholm's socialist
mayor, has come forward with several
propositions in the riksdag which are
apt to attract general attention. First,
he proposes that the three Scandi-
navian governments shall agree upon
complete disarmament Second, that
the parliaments Of the three Scandi-
navian nations shall deliberate to-
gether upon the conditions and prin-
ciples which shall be pressed when
the great war Is over and a settlement
is to be made. Third, that Sweden
shall champion the creation OF world
government and world parliament
DR.. David Bergstrom. former min
lister OF war, has urged in the riksdag
the importance Of being ready to take
advantage of every trade opportunity
at the close of the war. He believes
that there will be such opportunities
then, especially in Russia, and It Is up
to Sweden to be ready.
The people of Sweden have taken
deep interest In the consideration by
the Odelsting of the so-called in
heritance and name law, and many
were greatly shocked when that
branch of the riksdag ratified the law.
They were shocked because that law
virtually puts children born out Of
wedlock on the same basis as children
born In wedlock as regards Inheritance
and the parental name. This is re-
garded as a deadly blow at the In
stitution Of matrimony and the home.
and wonder 10 expressed that Sweden.
% far advanced in point Of women's
rights. should contemplate such step.
Norway.