The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-09
PRESIDENT OF NORWEGIAN ODEL LSTHING.
GUEST OF BISMARCK, WILL SPEAK TO
Judge John Castberg, For 20
Years Member of Storthing,
Comes to North Dakota to
Visit Former Fellow Coun-
trymen - Leader of Radical
Wing of Liberal Party-Tend.
cred Banquet Last Night


Today's legislative session will h,
marked by an address from Judge John
Castbers. president of the odelsthlng,
the lower or legislative branch of the
Norwegian storthing, and chairman of
the Norwegian delegation to the inter
national labor conference which has
just closed in Washington. Judge Cast.
berg is leader OF the democratic la
Dor party of Norway; formerly was
first minister Of justice and before that
minister Of social justice and reform
in the Norwegian cabinet Ills faction,
the judge advises, is the radical win,
of the liberal party, ranking between
the liberals and the socialists. He has
been a member of the stOrthing TO"
twenty years and before that was dis
trlct judge in the middle country.
II regard the conference just closc.l
in Washington the most important in
all history of labor" said Judge Cast
berg Monday evening. II believe it is
the first conference ever held at which
representatives OF the most important
organizations Of capital, labor and gov.
crnmcnt of the old world sat harmoni-
OuSly at the same table and voted un.
|animously upon such vital questions as !:
universal cight-hour day, the raising OF
the age of minors engaged in industry,
more, complete protection for women,
and a very large maternity benefit"
Judge Castbcrs will address the leg
islatOrs in joint assembly. this after
noon. He is accompanied by Wilhelm
Morgenstcirne. head of the commercial
department Of the Norwegian legation,
and who came over with DR.. Nansen il
1918 to negotiate the purchase Of sup.
plies for Norway. He returned to Nor
way last spring to be assigned a place
on the Norwegian delegation to tho
labor conference. This is his third Wis
it to the Northwest, he having been
here first in 1915 when he organized
numerous locals of the Nordmans Svor.
bundat. world Organiza ton of Nose
men. ....
RENDERED BANQUET
Judge Castberg and Mr.. Morgenst-
lerne. were guests of honor at Il din
ner given last evening at the Grand Pa.
cific hotel by members of the legisla-
ture and local business and professional
men. i. J. Siljan, editor of the Grand
Forks Normanden, acted as toastmas-
ter. ..., ....-
Judge Castberg gave a short but in
teresting review of the work done by
the delegates at the industrial confer.
ence. The United States can be proud
Of having been chosen as the first meet.
ing place of this great international
gathering. said Mr. Castberg. Wash
ington was decided upon as account of
the principles for which this country
entered the war, and which We're so elo-
Quently expressed by President Wilson.
OF all the civilized powers in the world
America herself was the only one NOT
represented but that was because she
had chosen not to take any part in this
work at the present time. He expected
great things to come out of this move.
ment: he expected the international in
dustrial conferences to be one Of the
strongest constructive forces for world
peace.
''The American newspapers have been
so busy with other things, of late, that
they evidently did not pay as much al.
tention to this conference at they other.
wise would have done" said the speak.
or. ut has been referred to at labor
gathering, and there is a general feet.
ing prevailing in this country that the
meeting was a class conference. Moth
ing could be farther from the facts
Both labor and capital was represent
cd. and the general public, outside of
these two. big interests. We're also rep.
resented by delegates appointed by the
government of the different nations.
I'VE agreed on many vital questions 7
NJ. Castberg continued ut was for
instance unanimously decided to accept
in principle the 4S hours Industrial
week, and we also We're Of one opinion
as to maternity benefit. The laws pass
ed by the Norwegian parliament We're
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