Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-02
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
A union of the Scandinavian coun-
tries. including Sweden, Norway. Dem
mark and Iceland, to be called the
United States of Scandinavia, is sug-
gested In the Swedish periodical Stats
vetenskapiig TidSkrift The common
affairs of the scandinavian United
States-questiOns of customs and de-
fense-shculd be handled by Scandi-
navian government, constituted of
cabinet, headed by one of the three
Scandinavian kings as president, the
periodical believes. The president
should be elected for five years by the
diets of the four countries. ii says. The
Scandinavian cabinet would be form
ed by the foreign ministers of Sweden.
Norway and Denmark, to deal with ex-
ternal matters, and by the premier and
another minister from each Of those
countries. to deal with internal mat
tiers, together with special minister
in Copenhagen, representing iceland,
the editor says. Each country would
have its own ambassadors and con-
suls in foreign countries as before.
Besides the different flags of the coun-
tries. the union would have common
flag A sketch of this flag has already
been prepared by the Swedish artist,
Carl Miles
II is three years since the name of
Gustaf Fredrlksson, the actor, appear
ed on theater program. This was
taken to mean that the veteran from
the old Dramatiske Teatern of Stock
holm would never appear on the stage
again. This superstition was well
founded. for the man is eighty-tive
years old. Last spring il was rumored
that the veteran would appear in Ii
star performance He denied II him
self. He had no plans to reappear on
the boards. But in spite of everything
it turned out that Dame Rumor was
properly Informed. Gustaf Fredriks-
son did show up at Intima Teatern in
"Fulda's Ungdomsvenner." Evening
after evening he played the main part
in this drama. and those who have
seen and heard him declare that he
never appeared more youthful and
vigorous than now. His performance
is still that of the master. and though
his role keeps him IN the stage almost
half Of the time during the evening
there is neither hitch nor flaw in his
work At the same time the patriarch
among Swedish actors admits that he
has about forty other casts so we'll
in hand that he can play any one Of
them If he is permitted to spend day
or two reviewing the play.
AS a result of the embargo against
northern European neutrals. exports
to those countries from the United
States last October totaled only ST.
7T2.S3G compared with S30.3S5. T21 in
October. 1916. Figures made public
by the bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce at Washington. show
that not a dollars worth of goods was
exported during the month TO Sweden,
witA which country the no-war trade
agreement has been reached,
Preparations are being made In Swe-
den 10 electrify the whole canal sys-
TEN of the country stretching from
the eastern To the western coast and
connecting the Baltic sea with the
North sea. The electricity will be de-
rived from water power. The aim is
not only to run the lockage machinery
with electric power but also to apply
il 10 the vessels and steamers. The
project IS of great Importance row on
account of the scarcity of coal.
Swedish capitalists have bought so
many shares in Danish steamship com
panies the Danish press mas seen tit to
call the attention of the public to the
transactions. A majority of the stocks
of the Denmark Steamship company is
already in the hands Of Swedes. the
deal involving about S1.700,OO0. The
Berlingske Tidende. Copenhagen. has
given expression 70 the fear that the
stock sold to Swedes may pass into the
hands of mere spectators.
Stockholm newspaper recently
contained the following characteristic
announcement: rs there wagon
maker or IA polish factory that is will
ing to sell few pounds Of butter (raw
materially to housekeeper? An an
A.