The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-15
in FAR NORTHLAND
Important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North. Sc
lected for scandinavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Sweden.

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Al. Enderstedt. prominent news
paper man Of Sweden, has returned to
his native land from sojourn of sew
eral months In the United States-a
sojourn spent In mingling with the
Swedes Of America for the most part.
Mr.. Enderstedt has some interesting
things TO say about his countrymen
In the United States and gives them
advice In vigorous language. During
my stay In America" says MIR. Ender-
stedt. II saw more and more clearly
that II was we who have neglected our
they who have forgotten us. Some
blame falls on both Of us, but II wab
the duty of us here In Sweden to fos-
ter communication with those who
had left us. If we had not been able
to persuade them to return we could
yet have led them TO speak with love
about the old country. We could have
employed them more as agents for
selling our products. Other nations,
Norway not the least, have made their
land known by publicity propaganda,
lectures, the exhibition of pictures
and the circulation of photographs.
The NOrweglans now establish tourist
agencies to draw thither the enormous
stream of tourists who may be ex-
pected In Europe after the war. Dur
Ing the war they plan for peace. We
Swedes do nothing. Certainly we have
had lecturers travelling about, but they
have been men who did not succeed
live In the new land as more or less
obvious parasites Of their fellow
countrymen. The result of our many
sins OF omission Is the fact that Swe-
den Is one of the least-known cOun-
tries In Europe. One knows about as
much Of us as we know about the re-
publics of Central America. If the nv
erage American knows anything about
us 1t Is that from Sweden come good
and cheap labOrers. We are sort
OF Galiclan race, though clean, honest
and vaccinated. ! purposely speak
rather strongly. Strong words are
necessary when one wants to awaken
enough and 1t Is not helped by our
thought that we are the central coun-
try Of the world. the hub of the uni
verse"
Reports from Skaane Indicate that
Off their stock this fall on account of
the drought, which has dried up the
pastures and haylands. There has
been no rain for n long period and the
situation IL daily becoming more and
more serious. AS In this country, 1t
will be very unfortunate for the fu-
ture, IL the farmers of Sweden have
to sell their stock this year.
While digging In n moor at Breard
In Halland some labOrers found
giant oak buried several feet In the
sand. Competent authorities express
the opinion that the giant tree has
been there since the time of Christ
or earlier, but the wood was still in
a fine state of preservation and was
sold to furniture factory.
An immense freezing plant Is to be
established at Goteborg by stock
company which has already been
formed. and from one to three million
crowns will be invested In the enter
prise. BY means Of this plant 1t will
be possible to freeze solid large cod
fish. while 1t takes from 80 to 80 hours
to freeze such fish outdoors.