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Show KING OSCAR PROTESTS; NORWAY AND SWEDEN DISSOLVE THE , CHBJSTIANIA, Norway, June'7.fi-The Storthing today declared the union' between be-tween Norway. and Sweden nnde one King to be dissolved and that the King has ceased to act as King of Norway. The Storthing further empowered the present State Council to act as a Government Gov-ernment of Norway until further no- i ifte and to exeVclse the power heretofore hereto-fore appertaining to the King. An address to the King was adopted declaring that no ill feeling entertained against him, his dynasty or the Swedish Swed-ish nation and asking him to co-oper- I ate in the selection of a young prince of the house of Bernadotte to occupy the throne of Norway. The dissolution of the onion between Sweden apd Norway has been pending for some time and bad Its growth in the desiro which grew stronger as time passed for the establishment of separate sep-arate Consular systems for 4he two countries. King Oscar recently vetoed at Stockholm the measure presented to him by the Council of State providing for separate Consular representation and the Norwegians maintained that the' King, by so-doing, and partly by his absence from Norway, had suspended sus-pended his rights and duties as King of Norway. One of the causes for the destre ! Sweden and Norway for separate Consular Con-sular systems was the fact that Sweden Swe-den Is protectionist and Norway is for free trade, and also because of Norway's Nor-way's more extensive sea trade and other divergencies, of commercial interests. in-terests. Prince trilhehn will probably be chosen. At the opening of the session the Qov-erament Qov-erament Informed the Storthing that it relinquished office from today. The Storthing thereupon unanimously and without debate passed the following resolution: - "Whereas, All the members of the Council of State have laid down their offices, and, "Whereas. His Majesty, the King, has declared himself unable to establish a new government for the country, and, . "Whereas, The constitutional regal power thus becomes inoperative, the Storthing authorizes the members of the Council of State who retired today to exercise until further notice as the Norwegian Government the power appertaining ap-pertaining to the King, In accordance with Norway's Constitution and existing exist-ing laws, with those changes which are necessitated by the fact that the union with Sweden under one King is dissolved. dis-solved. In consequence of the King having hav-ing ceased to act as 4 Norwegian King." It la expected that the Storthing will Issue a proclamation to the Norwegian people regarding the dethronement of the monarch. i ,. Oscar Ifakes Protest. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 7. King Oscar has sent a telegram to Premier Mlchelsen us follows: "Have received the communication of the' Council of State. Record the most decided protest against the methods and action of the Government." |
