Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-07
SWEDEN.

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 1t is by
the Socialists at the present time. No
less than forty banners we're counted
in the procession. On the same day
former Premier Karl Staaff conducted
a 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 and its demand that these in
tentions be respected by the govern
mental organs of the state. At both
meetings the applause developed into
tremendous ovations.
The 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 1880. 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 I'M
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.
fish gendarmerie in China General
Hjalmarsson proposed the organiza-
ton of a corps of 1900 men in the
province of Hunan. with 20 instructors.
and also a 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 a series o.
interferences. The vessel spent 3S
days across the Atlantic: then 1t was
picked up by the English and taken to
Kirkwall. where 1t was kept for six
days; next came the Germans and
took IL to Swinemunde, where II was
also detained six days: after which II
finally was permitted to proceed to its
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. II. Bjorkman OF Umea. in his
remarks on the report of the commit
tee on public instruction. proposed
that practice In picking berries be
made a 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 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
II need be. h
Prince Eugen, on the occasion OF his
fiftieth birthday anniversary. donated
1910 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 its support to this
proposition OF establishing holidays OF
a secular nature In summer II is
feared that such step would inter
fere with the tendency to provide for
q short vacation In summer.
The Swedish insurance companies
that formed a syndicate for making II
possible to pay the full amount OF In
surance even when the insured fell In
war between Sweden and another
power. have renewed this agreement
for another half year.
The Swedish government charges
$2.511 day for carrying Russian.
German and Austrian captives of war
between Karungi In the extreme north
and Trelleborg at the southernmost
point of Sweden.
The national government has author.
lied its functionaries to sell wood
from the government lands to the 10
cal supply commissions at fixed prices.