The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST,
ITEMS FROM The OLD HOME
Resume o. tho Most Important Events
IN Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the Scandinavian
IN America.
SWEDEN.

A great Social Democratic peace
demonstration took place in Stock
holm few days ago. Hjalmar Brant-
ing, the leading Socialist in Swedish
politics, made an address in which he
maintained that the Swedish people are
practically united in their support of
the policy of the cabinet. He also said
that the nationality sentiment ought
to be appreciated more than it is by
the Socialists at the present time No
less than forty banners were counted
in the procession. On the same day
former Premier Karl STAFF conducted
meeting in Vermland. He dealt hard
blows to the "activists" and demon
strated that the Swedish constitution
Is formulated as an intentional protest
against all sorts of wild goose politics,
and as consistent assertion of the
peaceful intentions of the Swedish
people aqd its demand that these in
tentions Sc respected by the govern
mental organs of the state At both
meetings the applause developed into
tremendous ovations.
Tho executive committee of the
Swedish Fruit Growers association
has requested the government to au-
thorize someone to report as to the ad-
visibility of having the national gov
eminent assist fruit growers in put.
ting down water pipes for watering
the orchards. The committee has sug-
gested that about $4,000 might be
used for making experiments In this
line. The committee further suggests
that the largest loan to any fruit
grower be $3.50, which is to begin to
draw interest one year after the date
of the loan, at the rate of four per
cent year.
The so-called Stockholm system, or
rules for selling liquor in Stockholm,
provides that single man below the
age of twenty-five years shall not per-
mitted to buy more than two gallons
of whisky every three months. The
sale is controlled by means of records
kept by both seller and buyer. No
man can buy whisky in Stockholm un-
less he brings his copy of the records
of former purchases.
General Hjalmarsson has returned
to Stockholm after having completed
negotiations with the Chinese govern
ment for the establishment of Swed-
ish gendarmerie in China. General
Hjalmarsson proposed the organiza-
ton of a corps of 5000 men in the
province Of Human, with 20 instructors,
and also central bureau in Picking,
with school for officers, the number
Of students to be 400 from the start.
A cargo Of American coal recently
arrived in Stockholm after series of
interferences. The vessel spent SO
days across the Atlantic; then it was
picked up by the English and taken to
Kirkwan, where it was kept for six
days; next came the Germans and
took 1t to Swinemunde, where it was
also detained six days; after which it
finally was permitted to proceed to it's
place Of destination.
King Gustaf sent kilograms to the
car of Russia and the kaisers of Ger
many and Austria, expressing the
pleasure and satisfaction of the king
and the people of Sweden because they
are permitted to transport captives of
war through their country, thereby
rendering humanity a valuable serv-
ice.
GOV. H. Bjorkman of Umea, in his
remarks on the report of the commit
tee on public instruction, proposed
that practice in picking berries be
made compulsory part of the work
in the public schools. He suggests
that certain days be set aside for this
branch.
Hjalmar Branting, who has Just re-
turned from a trip to Berlin. Paris
and London, got the impression that
the war will last at least another
year. The English, he says, are de-
termined to keep up the war for years
If need be.
Prince Eugen, on the occasion of his
fiftieth birthday anniversary, donated
$270 to the 'Old Peoples Day."
The national board of health has
granted subsidies to Is provincial ply
sicians in order that they may attend
a postgraduate medical Course in
Stockholm.
The provincial government of Cafe
hesitates to give it's support to the
proposition of establishing holidays Of
a secular nature in summer. It is
feared that such step would inter-
fere with the tendency to provide for
a short ~"cation in summer.
The Sr"dish insurance companies
that form~~' syndicate for making 1t
possible to pay the full amount OF in
surance even when the insured fell in