Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

and other ports. American buyers
are carefully watched and their nego
tiations with Swedish business men
followed in detail.
DR.. Charles f. Aked. Nine Rosika
Schwimmer and other members Of the
Ford peace board. after having vainly
app aled TO the German minister at
The Hague for permission for the
Scandinavian peace delegates to re-
turn home through Germany. tele-
graphed to Berlin for the desired per
mission. twenty-five subjects of Den
mark, Sweden and Norway, who
came to the Hague with the peace ex-
petition. are DESTROYS to return to their
homes, which they are unable to do
unless by way of the North sea. This
route ia regarded as unsafe. Included
in those marooned here is Paul Lind
hagen, mayor of Stockholm, who says
he may lose his position unless he re-
turns soon.
Many Scandinavisns in the United
States desiring to return to Norway,
Sweden or Denmark are unable to OBJ
tain passports because they have no
birth certificates. Under the recent
order OF President WilsoE, that all per-
sons leaving American ports should
be provided with passports. the Scan
dinavians have great difficulty in OBJ
tanning passage on steamship lines to
Scandinavian countries. Consuls OF
those countries ia New York have re-
ceived numerous appeals and they and
the steamship lines are considering
the advisability Of laying the matter
before Secretary of State Lansing.
The Nordiska museum in Stockholm
has established a separate Strindberg
museum. August Strindberg's room
and private library were moved to
the museum. and everything is in the
same order as he was wont to keep
it. There are 1000 books. In a safe
there are also 25 900 sheets OF manu-
script never printed. diaries, ETC..
which his heirs have q right to print.
| No American mail has been received
at Stockholm since January 3. This
fact has created speculation on the
part Of the newspapers as to whether
the nonreceipt of mail is due to it's
seizure by Great Britain or to a new
American arrangement to send pos
tails only by Scandinavian steamers.
Allegations that German agents are
trying to smuggle copper and other
contraband from the United States in
TO Germany by shipping it first to a
Swedish port disguised as unprohibit-
ed foOdstuffs have resulted in the
stricter surveillance of all incoming
ships by the Swedish government
The SwedIsh-American steamship
line is contemplating the purchase
OF two 12,000-ton steamers from the
Hamburg American line But the
chances are that even If the ships are
bought they cannot be used until after
the war on account Of protests from
England.
Those socialists who signed a pro-
test against the prohibition movement
have been called to time Mr.. Wiberg.
a trustee Of the typographical union
for a great many years, is threatened
with defeat when his term expires.
and in many places around Stockholm
IL is proposed to punish the signers by
reducing their rank in some way.
Lieut.. Carl Ericsson is one OF the few
prominent men of Sweden who have
something good to say in favor OF Eng.
land in this conflict He holds that
England should not be blamed for
! blockading Germany wherever II is
/ possible, Sweden is threatened from
the south. he says, and he Is in hopes
that the allies will be in a position to
dictate the terms when the great con
fict comes to a close.
British agents have been at work
among the employees Of the Stock.
holm street railways trying 10 per
suade them to accept positions on
the trolley lines Of London and other
English cities. The wages paid street
! railway employees of Stockholm are
l25 crowns per month while the brit
? ish agents offer them a weekly pay o.
, 81 crowns. The officers Of the troll
ley workers union of Stockholm
strongly advise their associates
2 against going to England and so far
= none I them has gone. but it Is
said that at least fifty are seriously
considering the British offer.
, In a speech from the throne at the
opening Of the Swedish riksdag. King
? | Gustaf delivered what many of his
J hearers regarded as a warning to Great
! Britain against further acts against
} Swedish commerce. The king called
: the riksdag's attention to the alleged
'usurpation of power" By belligereuts
He named no one OF the bellsgerents
but in view OF reports that England
! is about TO declare a blockade OF the
entire German coast thus cutting OF
: trade between Sweden and Germany
, the kings remarks were considered
most significant.
? Stockholm has been chosen as III,
seat of the permanent peace tribuna
: established by the Fcrd peace party