Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-08-05
important Events in Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North &c.
lscted for Scandlnavians and
Their Descendants.
By MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Norway.

In speaking of the governments pol
icy. Tidens Tegn says that 1t is now
necessary that the government break
Its silence and let the people know
what 1t has done and is going to do In
order to stop these continued en-
croachments, and protect our flag,
our sailors and peaceful travellers"
The Morgenbladet says: While our
sailors are met by insidious death.
while our flag Is offended and Norwe-
CLAN ships are torpedoed without
warning, the government and parlia.
ment are busy discussing whether the
language we are talking is real Nor
wegian or whether the hymns and
prayers are to be discontinued In pub
lie schools. About those events that
I'LL everybody with uneasiness and
wrath they say nothing" The Aften-
posten says: Everything is all right
In Norway! Germany, however, by
reasons we do not understand, 10 tor
pedoing our merchant ships, but what
does 1t matter? In the parliament
the meetings are more quiet and UNI
disturbed than ever: nobody seems to
be affected or anxious. At the same
time our farmers are UP against
a crop failure; the daily bread 10
dear for the common laborer, and
everything seems to be uncertain
but with the government everything
seems to have rosy hue!" The
Shipping Gazette points to the Ameri-
can note to Germany. which contains
the same questions and requests which
Norway, as neutral country, must
demand from the German govern
ment."
The annual meeting OF Nationalfor-
hundet was recently held at Christi
ania, and DIR. r. Gade, formerly of Chi
cago, H., was elected president. Press
dispatches further relate that Carl
Berner, who has served as presi-
dent of the association since it's or
SANITATION in 1907, declined re-elec-
Ion. DIR. Il. Onsum was elected vice.
president. Mrs. Mariane Naerup and
j. Hambro were reelected to the
executive board, and the new mem
bers chosen were Engineer l.. Ras-
mussen. Director Kjaer and Colonel
Angel. The alternates are Mrs.
Anna Ramm, Attorney Wegge, Direct
or N. voll, Reverend Tvedt and Mrs.
Sogn. The annual report OF the as
ISOLATION showed total membership
of sS.+33, of whom 22.239 live in
America. An important branch of the
work Of the association Is the publica-
ton Of monthly magazine and the
furnishing Of inexpensive sets of books
to societies In foreign countries. The
association conducts registry bu-
reau for the collection of information
concerning Norsemen in foreign lands.
This bureau has now list of 1900
names, with information equivalent to
about 10000 or IL 900 newspaper col
umns.
Reference has been made In this
column to the rising tide of indigna-
ton In Norway on account Of the
frequent torpedoing OF Morse ships by
the German submarines. II is now
reported from Christiania that the
feeling has grown SO strong that So
rious complications will ensue In the
ters. Some OF the principal papers
openly denounce the government for
not doing what 1t ought to for the
protection of Morse ships, sailors and
citizens In general. The government
10 not telling the people what steps
have been taken to afford protection
or what protests against the German
submarine attacks have been sent to
Berlin, That the Norwegian papers
speak In this manner Is significant
OF big change since the war broke
out. In the beginning every precau-
ton was taken to protect the coun-
try's neutrality by suppressing all
public discussion Of the war--even
stopping persons from talking about
1t over the telephone.
-
A cablegram from Christiania says
that the British government. through
Sir Edward Grey. secretary for for
eign affairs. has expressed regret to
the Norwegian government at the vio-
lation by British warships Of Norwe-
gian territorial waters, especially for
the seizure by an auxiliary cruiser Of
German steamer inside the three
mile limit. The note. couched In cor.
dial terms. was In reply to u formal
protest lodged by Norway. II an
nounced that the British admiralty
has been requested to respect In fu-
ture the Norwegian territorial line.
The press expresses satisfaction with
<~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~-~~~~~~-~
Sense Of Security,