The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18

hiBnt .lSo,VVV 50
Labor Democrats $1,000
Independents .........
The popular vote is by far the larg.
est ever cast. due 10 the fact that the
women participated on the samc terms
as the men. AS stated by CORE
spondent, the outstanding feature ts
the rise of the Socialist party to sec
ond place in the popular vote. although
the peculiarities of the election laws
gave them third place In the number
OF seats in the storthing.
On tho other hand, the Left party
gained number OF seats far out OF
proportion to its popular vote. The
Right and Socialist parties together
polled 100000 votes. while the allied
Left party and Labor Democrats re-
ceived only $1,000 votes. Yet the lat
ter won nearly twice as many seats In
the storthing as the Right and Social.
ist parties together.
II the several parties had won a
representation in proportion to their
popular strength the storthing align
ment would have been as follows:
Left party. Al: Socialists. 80; Right
party. 36.
These disproportionate results are
due to the present system Of majority
choice In the elections. II in any dis
trict a candidate does not obtain a
majority over all other parties. the
two highest candidates stand for a
second election. Where this hap
pened. the Left and Right parties often
combined against Socialists. thus pre-
venting the victory of the latter In
many districts where they had plu.
rality.
AS result of these discrepancies.
there has arisen widespread demand
that proportional representation be in
troduced, giving to each party the
number of representatives In the
storthing TO which It's popular vote
entities II.
Among the seafaring people OF the
Norwegian coast the most dreaded
visitor is the pastor.
The reason for this remarkable fact
AZ that the pastor has come to be a
messenger of death to the homes of
fishermen and sailors. A long estab-
-lished custom has decreed that in case
OF death at sea the pastor shall be
asked to break the news to the fam
fly of the unfortunate victim. since
his training and calling render him
best fitted for the sad and delicate
tasks. But so frequently has the visit
of the pastor come to be associated
with this mission that often his unex.
pected arrival throws household into
a paralysis of fear. Some terrible
accident must have happened" is the
involuntary conclusion to which the
mind jumps. and sometimes the pas
tor on entering q house will find the
wife or mothor in a swoon.
A Christiania dispatch brings the
important news that new church or
ganization. whose program Is "a free
state church." was launched at re-
cent meeting of about fifty delegates
in the Piperviken church In Christi
ania. The movement for the forma-
tion OF this body came as a result of
the growing feeling that something
must be done to strengthen the church
before the antireligious forces gain
the upper hand. Dr. Chr. Ihlen pre-
sidec at the meeting The plan Of the
new organization provides for the
holding OF 4 national church conven.
tion every three years where the
church as such may discuss It's prob
lens and make recommendations on
policies before action is taken by the
storthing and the government. Rep
resentatives to this convention would
be elected by the legal voters In the
several congregations. the number Of
representatives to be apportioned on
the basis of the representation to the
storthing. The plan further provides
for the election of church council at
the triennial convention, which will
act on matters coming up between the
conventions.
] Electric automobiles have made
their appearance in Norway. and II
they prove satisfactory they will un-
doubtedly come into general use. ow-
ing to the abundance OF electricity and
the scarcity OF gasoline In Norway.
Thirty Morse ships are now engaged
In the Chinese trade and more will be
added. A representative OF Chris.
tiania shipping company recently
placed an order with shipbuilding
firm OF Hongkong for four ships. each
with capacity Of 5000 tons. which
will also be placed in the Chinese
trade. The Japanese shipping compa-
nies are going after the oriental trade
more and more aggressiveiy. 20 that
Ihe Ncrss firms will have keen compe.
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