Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-18
SWEDEN.

The king accepted the resi- gnation Of
| the entire cabinet headed by Premier
! Hammarskiold The Swedish ministry
resigned March 5, but King Gustaf re-
/ quested the ministers 10 retain their
1 Offices which they consented To DO
/ temporarily. The resignation on that
occasion followed defeat Of the gov
/ eminent in getting only S2,700,000 in
stead of three times this amount, for
which the cablbet asked from the riks-
/ dag Carl Johan Gustaf Swartz has
/ beeaI requested by King Gustaf TO form
/ Ii new cabinet. Mr. Swartz was minis
/ ter of finance IN the Lindman cabinet
| from 1906 10 1911. In politics he Is
/ Conservative and chairman Of the riks-
! dag budget committee. The new pre-
mier Is large factory owner. is chan
cellog Of the Upsala university. mem
| her In the directorates of various banks
and is considered n high authority in
| financial matters. The commission To
! NJ. Swartz 10 form u new ministry may
undoubtedly be taken as an indication
| Of the kings desire to see the present
state policy continued along substan
| TALLY the same lines as heretofore
| How the Liberals will regard his ap-
! pointment is not yet known, but HAL
mar Branting. the Socialist leader and
/ editor of the Social Democraten. has
| given notice of open war from his
party if an attempt should be made
, ~ form another Conservative ministry.
J The Liberals have not produced any
| real leader since the death of Karl
| Staff. and the Social Democrats have
never been eager 10 take over the re-
/ SpOnsibiliiies connected with forming q
| cabinet This made NJ. Swartz the
best candidate for the premiership I'M
| der the present circumstances. King
/ Gustafs offer Of the premiership To NJ.
Swartz means a new epoch in the po-
| litical history OF Sweden II is the first
/ time that an out-and-out business man
has been selected for the position. The
war with all its complicated economic
/ problems. even for neutrals, has taught
/ Sweden, the necessity Of business-like
! government, from the top down.
| Smallpox has broken out ia northern
I Sweden and strict precautionary meas
/ nres have been taken In many indus
! trial ceniers.
1t is true that one OF the chief aims
Of Sweden's trade policy after the war
viii be TO increase the Swedish ocean
tonnage But the demand for freight
| carrying steamers Will be SO great thu
| there ran be no danger Of competition
| with Norway. which possesses one Of
| the worlds leading merchant marines.
| The scandinavian nations have seen
that it is possible to overcome many
prejudices If good viii be shown on
| both sides and the unity. now prevail
Ing. viii probably stand the hardest
tests in the future.
Reuters Stockholm correspondent
/ cables that the Swedish minister Of
foreign affairs has let It be known that
no attempt at peace mediation has been
made by Sweden This denial was
called forth by New York dispatch.
published IN a London newspaper. IN
regard to alleged attempts in this d.
rection by Sweden and Spain.
The Swedish Red Cross has sent
J 1900 books to captiyes of war. Let
! ters of thanks have been returned from
many Of the soldiers who had recelYed
! the gifts.