New-York tribune., 1919-01-19

Il adding greatly to the Boshe.
visit agitation that already in.
tested that country from Russia. "Ths
London Times" correspondent at Stock
holm says:
"At their meetings now the Socialist labor
unions of the extreme Left talk openly of
proclaimng republic with a proletariaa
dictatorship, disbanding the army, abolshs
ing the upper house, establishing N eight
hour day and minimum wage, nst.onalizs
ing capital and giving the workmer the SOLD
control of works These drastic reforrna
are to be introduced by revolutionary mett4
DDS, by the formation of Soldiers and Wor4A
mems Councils, with peoples commissioners
at the head of the government.
against these rawlings Of the minoritx
copied from abroad and inspired by the Bol.
shevist atmosphere, the Swedish Majority
Socialists and labor unions, under the able
direction of their practical party leader, NJ
Branting, oppose programme of gradual
reform by parliamentary methods Their
programme, which was finally adopted at q
general party meeting, after a clear exposis
tion Of the situation By ". BrantIng, des
mands the immediate adoption OF electoral
reform and the submission of the question
as to the future form Of government to tho
people, either by plebiscite or parlia.
mentary vote after electoral reform rag
widened and equalzed the franchise
"The government has already decided t0
meet these demands SO far as electoral re4
form is concerned. The ministry has de.
cared its intention Of laying bills before
Parliament abolishing all restrictive quail.
hcations to the male suffrage and granting
the political vote to women. At the same
time they have established an eight-hour
day in the arsenals, and government works..
employing day laborers have taken steps to,
provide against unemployment m
"The laborer Of the town has generallv,
been won over to republicanism, and may
harbor some idea Of proletaran govern-
ment as crowning the victory of the class
struggle, but the country peasant does not
share this view. It is question whether
MS vote, added to that Of the adninistra-
tive, wealthy and upper classes, would not
carry the day. Moreover, a great deal of the
present discomfort is due to the nrcvalent
food difficulties and the stringent rationing
system ages are comparatively high and
the workman IS by no means underpaid. but
ne is underfed; ne cannot get as much
bread, milk butter meat and potatoes as he
would like and is ready to pay for.
1T is noticeable that similar agitation
among the laboring classes exists in all
three Scandinavian countries. although from
somewhat different causes ard with different
results. Whereas in Sweden tho laborer
lacks food but not employment and att
tributes his difficulties to maladministration
and class favoritism on the part Of capis
talist government, in Denmark he has come
Paratlvely plenty Of food, but little work.
owing to industrial depression. and resorts
20 strikes and syndicalist demonstrations as
remedy for unemployment.
I'm Norway, on the other hand. both foo8
and work are plentiful; shipping. the prns
cipal industry, is fully employed. and thcrs
IS very little unemployment generally But
the clector is annoyed and angcred hx cer4
tam measures Of the Radical government in
connection with housing. the language oues-
ton and the liquor trade. and has voted
against The Radicals as a protest. thus nro.
ducing a quite unexpected reaction IN savon
OF the Conservatives"