Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-07
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGS IN FAR OFF
NoRTHLAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF interest to the Scandinavians
In America.
SWEDEN.

speaking Tor American citizens or
Swedish birth and parentage at the
great Liberty Loan mass meeting at
Carnegie hall, former Gov. Adolph o.
Eberhardt of Minnesota declared that
no Americans are more loyal than
Swedish-Americans, and that they will
do their utmost for American victory,
even If Sweden should be forced by
her ruling class into the war on the
side of Germany. 1--WE should treat
Sweden just the same as any other en-
envy of freedom" said Mr.. Eberhart,
land fight for the cause of humanity
so much the harder, until the common
people of all the world will be rid of
every hereditary rule and the mill
tary autOcracy that now threatens the
liberty and the happiness of the whole
human race. Those who hail from the
Scandinavian countries and who are
naturally interested in their welfare,
should remember that the future exist
ence of every small nation is at stake
in this war and history has taught us
cenclusiyely that no peace in Europe
can be lasting. unless the future of the
smaller nations are safeguarded
against invasion by the powerful
neighbors. Not only have the small
nations the same rights to exist and
work out their destiny that the strong
nations have, but they are just as es-
sential TO progress and civilization and
have contributed thereto In the largest
measure"
Finland Is on the verge of starva-
ton, writes Louis Edgar Browne to
the Chicago Daily News from Stock
holm. In the northern part of the
country 100000 people are now living
on fish and ground pine bark. When
the ice comes fish will be unObtaicdble,
and the bark will not &c aourishing.
Unless the allies act in concert with
the Finnish government there will be
thousands of deaths this winter. and
the Finnish people will be forced to
turn 10 Germany for aid. Last sum
mer the Russian government promised
Finland -four but frequent urgings
on the part of the Finnish government
for its immediate delivery were met
with procrastinatiOn. Yet the Rus
SLAMS categorically refused to allow
the Firms to buy wheat abroad. Re
Gently the Germans made overtures
to Finland requesting a naval base and
permission to use Finnish ports, prom
Using as compensation sufficient wheat
to carry Finland through the winter.
The Firms, who are loyal friends Of
the allies, Informed the Russian gov
eminent of the German intrigues and
were told that while no flour was
available in Russia to feed Finland,
the Firms might purchase 1t abroad
Axel r. Nordvall and Hjalmar
Lundblom, Swedish commissioners
now in Washington endeavoring TO ar
range for shipment Of foodstuffs and
other goods 10 Sweden, have requested
the Swedish foreign Office 10 send by
cable the statistics asked for by the
United States war trade board regard
ing consumption. production, export
and import. The information desired
is contained in the mail pouches seized
by British authorities and now at the
British embassy. 1t was said today
1t was uncertain when the pouches
would be released. Efforts of the
Swedish officials here to communicate
by code in cable with their govern
ment have been unsuccessful, the mes
sages apparently being held up some
a Of
ficials today disclaimed knowledge of
the holding up of Swedish code mes
sages The Swedish commissioners
have decided TO use plain language
for their messages instead of code and
expect to receive in that way the sta