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Show WANTS THEM BACK AGAIN. Sweden Would. Have Her Sons and Daughters Return Homo. According to United States Consul Bcrgh at Gothenburg In a report to tho State department, de-partment, the Swedish Government is seriously seri-ously considering plans for promoting the roturn to Sweden of uch Swedish Immigrants Immi-grants to the United States as are able to Invest money In real estate. As a. step in that direction It Is proposed to send agonts to tho States In tho American Union having hav-ing tho largest Scandinavian population for the purpose of Investigating the conditions con-ditions there, and using tho Information obtained for tho purposo mentioned. One of tho proponents says that even now somo emigrants return to Sweden, but that the movement is counteracted by unfavorable conditions there such as defective de-fective Judiciary conditions, and tho bureaucratic state of society, which repels tho Swedish-Americans, who aro accustomed accus-tomed to more liberal social relations, and finally the intolerance of tho whole public in Swenden, which docs not understand tho self-esteem natural to tho Swedish- American who by his own exertions hu' V passed from poverty to good economic civ ' cumstanccs. - Ho says mat these unfavorable ee- ' ditlons ought to bo changed and mi- " everything practical ought to be doncto ' ' promoto tho return of emigrants; thatuV r Swedish-Americans aro a practical pecpM ItfJU with wide views, hardy and strong n: :,m and women, noted for their sobriety ar kt) moral, religious lives, that a greater re--turn of the better classes of cmlgrmia Ar would also bring more money to 8wo!ni l mm1 that tho opinion of tho Swedish-Arieri- X cans Is favorablo to such arrangement? and that the American authorities ara sn-WfM noblc-splrltcd to put any obstacles In tb mjJ.t way of such a movement, although tbtj rccosnlzo the good qualities of the Sol-" dlnavlan Immigrants. The proponent eiyi that arrangements should be made ' ij.t that it would bo easier to obtain land Sweden particularly Gcvernmont land-and land-and loans of money on easy terms forttf " c erection of good homes; that attend jke should be made to bring about the rein- . of enclneers and skilled workmen, boh the United States have gained good .' tlons. and to Invito American caplul fJW which would promote the utilization cl Swedish mines, waterfalls, etc. He gin ' that such connections with tho UnlM . Stateu would bo of advantage economtoix n, and In other ways. |