Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

powers but against the inclina,lons
or the NOrweginns who knew hat
they were given to Sweden to com
penSatc that country for the loss OF
Finland annexed 70 Russia.
The ambitious BArnadoue ar
ranged to govern Norway as King OF
that country which was theoi eti-
! enlly TO retain its independence and |
be united 10 Sweden only thra the
personal rule OF the zone monarch
At this time the Norwegian 'cOr-
stitution provided that no more pcr-
sonnl privileges should be granted, !
ana since then the progress Of Nor
way toward a real democracy has
! been rapid. II was the conflict over
the right demanded hS the Nor |
Wcgians TO establish u separate con.
sular service tina; led 10 the hissolu- |
I tlUn of tho union between NORWAY |
and Sweden In 1905. Norway voting |
for separation S6S,2ii TO iSl
There ARE now no mobiles IN Nor |
way shortly afttr the union II wss
decided that those who had titles
of nobhity could hold them for li'o. |
| but that their descendants could not |
| inherit
Legislation for the protection of
chhd woTk1rs, women. for insurance. |
etc. Is Nt9hn advanced chnrnc c.er
| For INSTANCE, no child under II is |
permitted TO work and no woman for |
six weeks after her confinement
women receiving full siok benefit |
pay during this period. MANY OF |
the railways are state owned
Norway Ia land Of little farms |
the shipping and fishing industries
occupy many men, but with the pN. |
ception OF the water power-dtivcn |
nit ate plants on tho coast and the /
woof-pulp factories, there In little !
manufacturing,
The mass OF the people are with |
tic ants. Last winter. when ID was
proposed tina. German concert |
troupe should play ana sling in !
| thristiauin. the people threatened TO |
hurn the thentcr II the performance
was permitted
Hut. rs In sweden. the German |
pi opaFHndists are at work IN Nor |
way. Here again. unless we presen, |
our cam the people may he turned |
from the allies
King GustRvus V. who occupies
today the throne OF Sweden, har n |
German wife. All the Hympathies |
Of the court which copias the little !
courts OF Germany, of tho arlHtnc. |
with Germany
! In Sweden altho the king has not
much more power than the Kings of |
I Denmark and Norway, there Is an |
aristocrncy which incllnes 10 initiate |
the manners OF the German Hrlstoe- |
incN and to seize, " possible. ene |
privileges enjoyed by that body. The !
Officers In the army In Sweden nre
devoted to German ideals. and sine- |
tn" war great bodies OF them have |
Teen invited Ia Germany. where |
there hoe been much ado over thcrr. |
The people, however DO not sym |
pathize with Germany knowing what |
/ lhe t-iCmph Of Germany means Tor !
them md how the court and army |
ana .ar'stoctncy would be thereby !
encouraged TO put the swedlsn pc D
! pie N wrat the Germans would call |
/ their place
: The Swedes fear the domination /
" Germany aud tho 1omiration OF /
an aristocraoy ana army imbnc |
! with German Ideas. They kuow that
II Germany wins, the king huslneks
will take new lease On life. The |
eround was ripe FOR the allies hut !
the German propadanga. cleverly |
managed, spending money without |
stint, Is gradually bringing the pao- |
pie 20 point where. n the tlocaadc |
| Is tiehtened they may consent to |
! Fweden's entering the war as an
tnily OF the central empire.
| In spite OF the dislike of the peo- |
| pie for the German capse. think |
/ that tho ar.stocl 1cv and the court !
hnd the army would have force ,
Sweden into the war but for one
th'ns. After some months Of war. |
an ngre ement was made whsrAbv I
the 80 called heavily wounded" |
were eNcha anaed with prisoners he. |
tween, Russia ana Germany. The |
| Germ Stis who vas a prisoner ~ the |
Russians and had lost ar arm or q /
leg was sent home These wounded |
risOne-s on their WY home were /
compelled TO travel the whole length |
OF Sweden. and II was the sight 81 /
these poor s.umps OF humanity, ~
the trains stopped a., the various
stations In Sweden. that kept t'io /
Swedish people out Of the war Many
pictures Of them printed m swedish I
papers caused profound dismay -n
sweden and developed an lnexptes-
slble adherence of war.
Swedish Aristncrscy nt. 9c,rnan'9
service.
Since hos;ilities commenced. m
| the other hand the government
army and aristocrncy of sweden not /
only have been consistently opposed /
,o tho allies. but OF tre utmost ser
vice to Germany.
Swedish iron ore roes> into Ger
IJuan cannon and makes the hes
steel for airplare engines ami the
imports into Sweden from America
Of fOods and fats frpm America IN
crHnsed 1000 per cen. almost ininc-
diately These imports with great
quantities of copper and other SUP /
plies. found their way 20 Germany
to the great profit incidentally Of the
swedish nnsiness men For the plsln
people or Swaden the cost " living
Increased without corresponding
increase IN salaries and wages go
that tho new prosperity w1s con
fined to the "goulash bhrona"
There IL no lgestlon that ius, as
Argentina tho Swedish Diplomatic
pouch was IN al countries ~ 'ha
service ~ Germany and that the or
ders 70 ths German spies IN kuss'a
werq sent nv tl'ih means In iact
II ie hp'ihved German urlsnnfrz In |