Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-14 | Page 2 | For the Dissolution

FOR THE DISSOLUTION Norwegian People Pronounce, in Favor Fav-or of Break With. Sweden. CIIRISTIANIA. Aug. 13. The Norwegian Norwe-gian people In a referendum voto takon today pronounced In favor of tho dlnso-lutlon dlnso-lutlon of tho union with Sweden with remarkable, though not unexpected, unanimity. una-nimity. Of 450.000 voters. 5520.000 cast ballots. bal-lots. Whilo tho full result will not bo known for some hours, up to midnight returns re-turns show thnt about ono person in three thousand voted against the dissolution. Tho difference between tho total number num-ber of voters and the number of votes cast Is attrlbntablo to absentees, such as sailors abroad and others who aro out of the country at present. Enthusiasm Is Everywhere. Thero wero scenes of tho greatest enthusiasm en-thusiasm everywhere. Thousands of women who did not havo tho right of franchise signed petitions In the streets Indorsing the dissolution. In Chrlstlanla and other cities tho total population turned out, every ono wearing long streamers of tho national colors and pictures pic-tures of Premier Mlchclsen. Ono of tho members of the cabinet said to the Associated Press tonight: Surpasses Expectations. "Tho result surpasses tho most sanguine san-guine expectations. The next oftlclnl steps will bo taken after the Storthing meets on August 21, when the result of tho pleblsclto will bo communicated to Swedon through the Swedish cabinet and tho Rlksdug. The Storthing will repeat tho request that tho Riksdag dcclaro tho rlksakt In operntlon and tho union dissolved. dis-solved. Tho Storthing will also express a willingness to negotiate concerning tho details of tho dissolution. It Is tho earnest earn-est desire of Norwav to concludo the dissolution dis-solution amicably. Norway will never retract, re-tract, but everything will be dono to moot tho wishes of Sweden In other directions. Must Remain a Monarchy. "If pence dopends upon abolishing tho forts they will bo abolished. Norway must remain a monarchy; tho people do not desire a republic." At midnight reports from 176 plnccs showed a vote of 03,935 for and 37 ngalnst dissolution.