Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01


to put this tremendous reform into
practice. The conservatives tried Il
different ways to sidetrack the plan.
but they mustered only On inslgniti.
cant minority, The paasage of this bill
during the present crisis apcaka wall
for the national legislature Of Norway.
This piece Of legislation will contrib.
ute much toward wipinE out snisrAr
tlon
A general labor strike was threat.
ened In Norway sometime ago on 40.
count OF compulsory arbitration bkl
for the settlement Of labor disputes
introduced Into the storthing by the
government, Tho measure was re-
garded NJ 4 blow at their intorests 81
the laboring men and general strike
was planned by way Of protest. When
the government saw this they with
drew the bin and ths strike W. callsd
Oh.
A Christiania Dispatch nays that
Norwegian women recently presented
TO the government I supply DC 1901
packages Of bandaEs material for ~
use OF the army Ii caas % val. tbs
chairman Of the committeo that has
had In charge the work cf gAthoFine
this material Wa Mru. Mario ovale,
who has Just bsen awarded tn dscc-
ration Of the Order Of 81. Olaf ~
King Haakon.
Sweden.
According ID 4 Stockholm dispAfch
to the Associated Press, there hasI
been much discussion about the smng.
Cling or contraband from Swedish q
Germany though Ii II wsll-known thAt
the customs oaicials have been Alert
TO prevent II. The suapicions were jnn-
tilted apparently In the cass Ok the
steamer Solve which left Stockholm
In January loaded with plaids. COP
per, rubber tires and miscellaneous
cargo OF other articles. She Wa
bound for Norrkoping whore addition
q cargo was to be put aboard. Then
II was intended to have her 70 10 Nal.
mo and thence Oh the coast outside
Swedish waters where she would b.
seized by Germans. But the author.
tiles took the ship III Norrk0ping har-
Dor.
In February there was another 81.
tempt. Three biz steamsrs loaded with
maize came into LandscrOna hArbor.
the bill OF ladinSs signed 10 order. 4
German presented himself - the own
or and ordered the ships on the sAme
day TO 60 to Norrkoping around FaI'
sterbo. evidently with the intention d
being taken BY Germans Hut the gov.
eminent declared that the ships must
unload Id Landncrona.
In the frst week on April there was
another striking case when the steam.
er England belonging 10 the recent
Swedish Minister of Marine. was cap.
tured on F'alsterb0 and brought Ia
6tettin. where much of the cargo Waa
unloaded - belonging to ! German.
II was another cargo of maize and
came from America. being under the
authorization OF the Swedish govern.
ment for use In Sweden. During the
Journey ons Of the Interested firms
sold It's part OF the cargo TO i Stock.
holm Arm which IN turn sold II to the
German government.
A. result OK such attempts the
Swedish authorities now demand that
every vessel bound for the east coast
shall call 1t Malmo for inspection. II
may be that some tons OF copper may
have been struggled across the from
tier. but there has not been any syE
tematic trade In contraband
During the early stages OF the great
war. Sweden was undoubtedly pro-
German, though maintaining the
strictest neutrality In It's relations with
both factions. OF late, however. the
sentiment Of the Swedish people has
undergone a change, principally on no
count OF the sinking OF several Swe-
dish ships by German submarines.
Evidence OF this change In Sweden
Ii set forth In . cablegram from the
Reuter- Telegraph company's Stock.
holm correspondent, who says: The
anger OF the public and the press 10
rising daily over German attacks on
neutral shipping.
Newspapers OF all shades Of opin-
ion are protesting enerEeticaily
against the capture OF the swedish
steamer forster and the sinking Of
the Swedish steamer Verdandi. both
OF which carried certificates that they
had nothing aboard which the Ger
mans could consider contraband.
Some OF the newspapers are dis
cussing the question whether, In ad-
dition 70 protests, the 6wedish gov
eminent should not consider adopt
ing some form Of reprisal"
Legal Rule OF the Road.
In Lambrecht vs.. Echreyer, In the