Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-06-17
Norway.

way, says 4 newspaper correspond
ent. has received some Impetus ID
result OF the war, and while there ID
no clear indication Of what the sf.
fect will b., there ara number of
interesting phases 0f the situation.
Since the prohibition movement was
started 10 years ago the consumption
of strong liquor IL shown statistically
70 have diminished gradually Ia Ill
Norway from ten quarts az 100 per
cent alcohol per capita to about cns
and one.hAlf quarts, The laws have
made L more and more difficult To
obtain these drinks, and. according 10
the Law of 1884. no sale and no
saloons are allowed In the rural dis
tricts. In the citles. the sale at
liquor la saloons or restaurants n
done by stock companies which get
their license BY municipal voting.
These companies are allowed only five
per cent interest on their capital. the
remainder or the profits going to the
state. the city or philanthropic insti..
buttons. Beer and wine, In bottles.
may be Sold by any grocer. The sale
or I'LL intoxicants, however. ID suspend.
ed everywhere during holidays. The
legislature has gradually raised the
duty on imported liquor. and has
fixed high revenue on native distilla-
tlon. and also an beer with IN Alc0-
hoi percentage of over SM Under
these laws aobricty has generally In.
creased. The restricted sale Of liquor,
however. has driven the lower classss
OF the population To the use III d0na.
tureh alcohol. or eau dc cologne. ether.
and shellac, and IN many Industrial
centers and IN dry towns blind pi6s'
are not unknown. When thu Wat
broke out the government ordered
4 temporary suspension of liquor man
nfacture and sale. but this resulted III
large individual importations ~
whisky and brandy,
A report from Christianla says thAt
Norway ID threatened with serious
labor war % ! protest AGAINST the
adoption iii the proposed Inv On com.
pulsory arbitration Id controversies
between employers and employees, Il
the bill passes the st0rthing the labor
leaders threaten 10 call i strike on
the part OF 100000 men. The Social
Democrats are nj the head Of the pro-
test movement. declaring that the u
boring class should be permitted 10
retain the right to enforce their de.
mands by means or strikes. II II rs-
ported that the protest strike will BE-
declared as soon an the government
| bill passes the odeisthing, one OF the
two branches or the storthing. In this
| branch OF the Legislatures the Left
party has solid following Of s.
members, while the opposition. com.
posed OF the Socialists and the Right
/ party. number only aS. In the lag
thing, the other branch of the leEisla-
tnre, the government party has . To-
tai OF II votes as compared with II
for the combined opposition. OF the
| II left members, however, two Ars
reported To be doubtful. IN view 81
the European war the labor situation
becomes doubly serious, a. strike 81
the proportions indicated above would
cripple the country economically q
| time when All Its resources should
be conserved to meet possible efner
gencies.
| The aggressiveness OF Norway
shipping interests In shown BY the "a
vantage they are already taking o
the opening OF the Panama canal
Capt. Frifs 3. Olsen Of Christlania
representing the new Norway. Pacific
line, has arrived on the west ccas1
OF the United States to look aftei
| the interests OF his company. Ths
new line has large ships under con
strEction, all Of them propelled b.
/ Diesel motors. They will be ready
by September, and will be plying b.
tween the Pacific coast OF Americs
and Norway by the way OF the Pan
ANA canal. Al An experiment. the lins
has already started two boats N III
| new service. one or them, the Bravo
having already returned 70 Norwa,
from the Pacific.
The United States department d
| commerce has given out = repor'
| which shows that the exports and i'm
ports Of this country carried In Nor
wegian vessels have doubled durins
the eight months ending March al
1915, ais compared with the same pc
Rod ending March III, 1914 During
the eight months ending March 81
1914. the value OF the domestic ex
ports carried In Norwegian bottoms
was $4,000. 900, and during the cor
responding period the year following
this amount had jumped to $4,000.
900. On imports the value OF goods
| carried In Norwegian ships during the
same two periods was. respectively
$50 .oO0. 900 and $6s,000,0oo.
Az is well known. iodine ID made
from the ashes OF burned sea weeds
and the gathering and burning OF such
weeds has become quite an extensive
industry along the coast Of Jaederen
in western Norway. A large number
| OF men and women frequent the coast
/ and gather together the weeds washed
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