Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-02-18
Sweden's Most Widely known Peri.
Odical Comes Out in Article Adj
vOcating n Union Of Scan.
danayian Countries.
EMBARGO ON EXPORT OF GOLD.
Constitution in Norway Changed to
Prevent King or StOrthing Dc.
clarimg Offensive War.
Sweden.

Sweden.
Statsvetenskabligt Tidskrift, the
most widely known periodical in Swe-
den devoted to political and economic
questions, is out with an article pro-
posing a union of the three Scandi-
navian countries into union to be
known as the United States Of Scan
dinavia Eva Fogelquist has thus
summarized this memorable article in
recent issue of the Minneapolis
Journal: The common affairs Of the
Scandinavian United States-ques-
tons of customs and defenses-
should be handled by a Scandinavian
government, constituted of cabinet,
headed by one of the three Scandi-
navian kings as president, the peri
odical believes. The president should
be. elected for five years by the diets
of the four countries. The Scandi-
navian cabinet would be formed by
the foreign ministers of Sweden,
Norway and Denmark, to deal with
external matters, and by the premier
and other ministers from each Of
those countries to deal with internal
matters, together with a special min
lister in Copenhagen, representing
Iceland, the editor says. In case OF
hot ~
tatives of the countries, a secret COM
mittee, including five representatives
each from Sweden, Norway and Den
mark, elected by the representatives,
would be called upon to settle the
controversy under the suggested
plan. Each country would have its
own ambassador and consuls in for
eign countries as before. Besides the
different flags of the countries. the
union would have common flag. A
sketch of this flag has already been
prepared by the Swedish artist, Carl
Miles. The scheme, as outlined by
Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift seems
to be the outgrowth of the joint neu-
trality policy of the Scandinavian
countries and seems also to indicate
the necessity of common legislation
as to customs and the desirability of
closer commercial contact between
the countries.
A shooting ARRAY which has at
tracted wide attention recently took
place in Molkom, Sweden. A number
OF Swedish laborers, headed by a
man, Kirst, went to the estate of
Director Meierhjilm and created
disturbance. Mr.. Meierhjilm remon-
strated with them and ordered them
to leave. Kirst and his followers,
who were intoxicated, answered by
smashing the windows of the house
and striking Mr.. Meierhiilm. The
later got a pistol and fired into the
air in the hope of frightening his
assailants. The shooting awakened
a Norwegian named Gunder Olsen,
who stayed with Meierhjilm, and he
fastened to the latter's assistance.
Olsen was also attacked by the roys-
terers, whereupon he hurried into
the house and shot Kirst dead with
his gun.
Mayor Lindhagen of Stockholm,
who has been serving term in pris-
on, has written an interesting letter
to Editor AXel Johnson, in which he
tells about the excellent rest he has
enjoyed; as result he is now feel
ing fine and ready for active work
again.
Owing to the great demand for
copper, coins made of that metal are
being converted to commercial or in
dustrial use, and in Sweden it is
now almost impossible to get hold of
copper coins.
Denmark