Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-07
Scandinavian Influx In The N. ",

Scandinavian Influx In The N. ".
The Scandinavian influx politics in the Pacific North
greater than people think This influx IS
all the important because it is predominany of lib
eral 1t gratifying that the never tor
got political lessons learned in Scandinavia lessons with
which America is still graphing That's the reason why
Scandnavians sometimes may look upon the political
scene in America with mixed feeling of dismay and
surprise mo scandinavian could fall for politician
like Mccarthy After ALL America is still in instances
years behind Scandinavia regard social legislation
comparatively speaking The typical Scandinavian in Amer
lea apt voice ideas and sentiments akin those
feature columns 1.-THE Time of Our Lives
which by the intended sort of indicator OF Scan
navian psychology in regard political and other topical
matters in the u. S.
This Scandinavian influx in the of Washington
emphasized strongly in recent issue of The Nation
officially important liberal magazine in the
try The article pointed that political candidates this
always reckon with the Scandinavian and the
liberal portion of that estimated $4,000 the
least The article also stressed the large liberal follow
ing among Scandnavan chiefly dairy fishing and
lumber industries where they giving full support and
influential starting co-operatves 1t is certainly
coincidence that the governorshp Washington during the
past decade has been held by Scandnavans Washington
be has the highest proportion of Scandnavans of
state in the Union with the exception of Minnesota.
This liberal trend among Scandnavans reflects in
the high standard of Scandinavian civilization and
political culture Even the inngrant who Amer
less because particularly the latter
half of the last had public school education which
the lowest level good often better than
that acquired by from of the other European
countries (The u S. grafton authorities mentioned
this survey made the tentes adding that the Nordic
Immigrants regarded having the suitable quail
iicatons for assimilation into American environment)
Public schools have fairly long history in Scandinavia
and they have played important part in forming the
gressve Scandinavian mind Another and really the
important factor this respect is the agesold tradition of
freedom and originating in the
days of the Vikings The Scandinavian peasant for
htica his counerparts did throughout of Eu
rope MANY peasants the European continent still
waiting for land reform The transition indusrialism
followed by marked change of the political order Gull
mnatng the present of labor In fact
during the past twenty years labor has virtually DOM
mated political life while this day throughout
of Western Europe and in America the middle class size
able but essentially secondary of society has the
strongest professional
pie particularly lawyers, predominant in legislative
bodes(
The fact that the revolt of labor Scandinavia
peaceful be largely attributed the homogeny of the
people, the high level of enlightenment of the eff
fecuaed by the good school systems and the various folk
and the democratic methods of persuasion
poyed by Labor with closely integrated and
parties.
On the international level the revolt of labor and the
is still of strife in the political
struggle of the classes To those who wonder the choice
will between totaIitariansm capitalism point
Scandinavia and say only where the people educated
and broad-ninded enough work happy political