Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-21
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Resume Of the Most Important Events
in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the SeandinaVisns
In America.
SWEDEN.


TO be absolutely impartial toward both
of the belligerent groups, and to pur-
sue eur commercial policies in ac-
cordance Herewith. Our ardent de-
sire is to maintain and with all means
try to develop still more the coop
Grafton, established during the world
war. between the three Scandinavian
kingdoms. We give our sineerest APP
prevail TO the efforts made from vari-
Gus sources to bring about, after the
war, an endurable peace and an inter-
national system of justice, able TO
guarantee and make possible the les
SEEMING of our burdens of defense. Ii
is evidently impossible during the war
to investigate the question of limiting
our national defense in proportion 10
the economical strength of the coun-
try and within the demands of peace
full civilization. but we wish to ex-
press our conviction that this problem.
after the war, will be the object of
thorough investigation which will have
regard to the international situation
then arising. AS result of the atti-
tude of the belligerent countries re-
garding commerce. the provisioning of
the country, its food problem and the
question of maintaining industry. have
met with steadily increased difficulties,
and the present situation is particu-
larly serious. 1t is consequently abb
solutely necessary that the govern.
ment and the nation as a whole unite
= cir efforts to find means TO relieve
the present pressure and to endure
the crisis without too severe suffer
ings. 1t is therefore necessary that
all efforts be made TO utilize the re-
sources of the country TO the utmost,
to encourage and develop production
particularly of absolutely necessary
foodstuffs, to adjust properly the inter-
ests OF the producers and consumers
and as far as possible maintain our
commercial connections with foreign
countries. The severe times which our
people have passed through have most
strongly proved the necessity TO unite
all the powers of the nation in work
for the good of our country by real
democratic policy in all branches of
public life. a big majority has, at the
recently concluded elections to the sec
ond chamber of the riksdag, expressed
themselves in favor of various consti
tutional reforms. Among these are
reforms which would make municipal
suffrage equal for all who pay taxes to
the community, with extension of the
franchise to women on the same terms
as TO men. We intend Immediately to
work out propositions regarding these
reforms"
Excavations in the harbor of Gothen-
burg have brought TO light a large
number of valuable relics from the
middle ages, throwing light on the
development of the harbor and the
history of the city. The ravages of
fire and war destroyed the improve
ments several times. Among the OBJ
jects found are the hull of a ship of
considerable size, many cannon balls,
and coins in such large numbers as
to make their intrinsic value about ST.
our authority, but rather a monu-
ment of the persistent struggle OF
thrifty people against the cruel forces
of nature"
X. Anderson of Stockholm, jeweler
to the court has made hit by en-
craving portraits on plates of silver.
The engraving is done on Il solid silver
plate, the outer edge of which is
smooth and bright and constitutes a
frame around the picture. The work
is very difficult and requires the ut
most care. II takes two weeks TO
make a portrait of the size of visit
ing card and costs from $40 to $50.
Anderson has made fine pictures of
King Gustaf and the crown prince.
Experts are of the opinion that en-
grayed silver portraits have a future
as gifts of honor.
Sweden has done most of the ex-
pIoration and geological work of Spitz
bergen and has established several
mining camps at Braganza bay. Cape
Thordsen, Klaas Biiien bay, Prearen-
burg bay and Morsel bay In the north.
According TO a news dispatch. the es-
tablishment of a museum of motion
picture films and Photographic rec
ords is the object of a society just
organized in Sweden. The purpose
of the museum will belto preserve for
coming generations true pictures of
historical events and of the industrial
ard economic life of the people Of the
present time. In the Photographic
records will be preserved the voices
Of men and women who have been in
fuential in the making of Swedish his
tory. The museum will be housed
In a public building.
Every now and then captives Of war
manage to yet away TO Sweden as
stowaways on Swedish ships. and in
Sweden such poor fellows are always
received with open arms.