The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-03
Archbishop
Of Sweden
Visits Here
Wonders at Broad Nebraska
Fields nMotor Drive
From Wahoo to
Omaha.
Tells of Swedish Dry Law
By \. X. DONOVAN.
Staff Correspondent of The Omaha Bee

ohOos ANSp', &NoN. A-INuoiihS
from city to city by train and auto
mobile with two and three speeches
as a daily diet has failed to erase
the constant smile from the face Of
Nathan Soderblom, archbishop Of
\ Upsala, Sweden. Two addresses were
delivered here. Thursday night he
spoke at a public meeting in English
and this afternoon he delivered a
sermon in Swedish after which he
made a hurried trip to Omaha by
motor.
His ready smile and warm greetings
and handclasps give him a resem-
blance, to former President Roose.
yelt A jest is frequently on his lips
az he changes rapidly from the discus
sion of one subject to another to
meet the desires OF acquaintances.
Avery and Governor There.
At his night meeting, among the
distinguished guests in the audience
were Chancellor Avery of the state
university and Governor Bryan. His
sermon this afternoon was delivered
in the Swedish language for the
benefit of former citizens Of Sweden.
Archbishop Soderblom was In
troduced by L. G. Abrahamson of
Rock Island, ILL.,, editor Of the official
church paper and his guide during
the American trip. Editor Abraham
eon addressed his remarks to the
pioneers and told of his own exper-
iences in Nebraska in 1875, when he
travelled by OK cart and delivered his
sermons in dugouts and sod shanties.
The archbishop paid a glowing
tribute TO the early settlers who came
to America from Sweden and their
perseverance, in founding their native
church in their new homes. The
younger generation he admonished to
appreciate the heritage they had
been given. To all he declared that
the first duty of Swedes is to be
wholehearted American citizens and
advised them they could best serve
= their new nation If they preserve their
spiritual and moral inheritance from
their old fatherland.
Interested I'm Corn.
The corn fields of Saunders county
greatly impressed the archbishop. He
insisted in getting out of his car and
entering a field where he husked sew
eral ears of corn and ate several
kernels. Every detail of farming con-
ditions was the subject Of his sharp
questioning.
Discussing prohibition the arch
bishop said he found 1t hard to make
a comparison of conditions here and
in Sweden, where the saloon has
been abolished for so years and drink
ing is regulated by individual con-
troll Books are issued to adults
which permits them to make small
purchases. Misuse of alcohol leads to
withdrawal of the permit by the par
ish council. The difference in area
of the two countries also brings
about different problems.
No Bootleggers i'm Sweden.
by the way. IL you want to get
alcohol in the north, you must not
go to Sweden, where you often hear
foreigners publicly and privately de-
plore, sometimes in very harsh words,
that they cannot get the alcohol they
want" he said. But IL you go either
to Finland or to Norway. where no
alcohol is allowed, where prohibition
is law, you can get as, much as you
want. 1 do not use alcohol myself,
but l have seen with my proper eyes
both in Finland and in Norway how
much easier it was for any man to
get the quantity he wanted than In
+ our country. Such an observation
makes the problem more difficult
In summing up his observations on
prohibition in the United States, he
said, "It Is no final solution OF war,
but it means a heroic effort and 1t
will be considered as great feature
of the moral pluck and energy of a
great nation"
internationally Famous
Archbishop Soderblom wilr be the
guest of the MONDAY club and the
chamber of Commerce at noon to-
day.
The archbishop has degrees from
the leading universities OF Europe
and il pro-chancellor Of the UniVer-