| Show i TIJI SCANDINAVIAN IAN UNION Th TIme Tho Scandinavian now beIng bo boo In Ing nettled settled by hy the acceptance of tho tIm or of th the union n ns as a II mit ac RC accompli a It brief review of ot th the tue past R iliA may not ilot b be without Interest As All students of ot history know the thu thre countries of ot northern I Europe w tere ro once onCi united In what ht was WIlS known as the Union of ot Calmar Swe Swo Sweden den broke this compact miamI nor her own king while Denmark and Nor or WR remained united under one lie govern government men meaL ment Aft fter r the fall tall of or Napoleon w was as 1111 forcibly torn awu away from tm Denmark and th tIme union with Ith Sweden was Vall form torm formed ed eti 1 In Ull 1111 1 I not without serious dim dIll th the Norwegians pro pre to 10 aland stand alone The rIme not aol of ot union as II agreed on put hut th the tuo to kingdoms mH on onan onan an all e equal footing save that tho time king could In his hili ah absence from rein Norway ap op appoint point a II viceroy either a Swede or a II Norwegian This was Will the occasion of ot one of ot th tIm first disagreements In 1873 time the NOr NOrWegians or felt frit tint they were In a ness meas measure ure uro humiliated I by having a appointed over them The king then 11 t Norwegian mint Count He lIe jut but being still fled letl nn hll was Will signed by tw tIm tho kin king abolishing I this hili royal prerogative 1 1 Previous to this fill thi there hid heel b beset tl some tr trouble because the tho Norwegians ob oil objected it to 4 having 1 n a nobility Tho rh parliament however won wait In this Ihl con eon contention a as In Ir every other othor and anti th the no nobility nobility was nas abolished The ton of the time king Icings veto In i constitutional I unset iu ions occupied time the statesmen of at the time two to countries Cormany for Cor many years The Thu rh Swede generally held that th tb the constitution W WAIl ws H a n con contract contract i tract between the time king and arid the people the time terms term of ot the union Ac AI Accordingly Accordingly coni cordingly I nil It could not he be altered wIthout with without without out the consent of ot both parties The Tho Norwegians took a different view an and andt t time tile Norwegian counselors of ot state for tor sifting with the king This being Ing settled the majority of ot th the parliament wr were rt and Ami could pHil pass an any measure th the they might Mica on Th The step tep was to a abolish bell 1111 th lh the union mark In the na flag The n next t wa WM to demand a It sop sep separate orate arate foreign representation and when this was ru not complied with un tin unconditionally unconditionally conditionally to time the union die solved Norway will now elect a 11 king In all probability Prince Charles of ot Denmark Sweden will notify the powers power that the tho union l I is by mutual consent declared I nOn nonexistent and they will then be at liberty to open Otten Independent diplomatic negotiations with Norway through h her r accredited representatives there Thero will be no ito Scandinavian alli alii alliance ance mince nt lit present nt That ThaL Is III almost t certain taUt tain Sweden I Is said ald to have hale opened d negotiations with looking to toward toward ward a n closer between the two to countries What leanings Nor NorWAY NorWay Norway way will develop Is h at yet It uncertain Both Hoth countries have luring during tho poet t century developed ut itt a ft mo most t wonder wonderful I ful tul UI rate The They have hava to I keep keepIn eop In the tho front ranks s of ot nations The blessings of ot peace have been In Innumerable Innumerable numerable There IH Is no r reason on son wh why thy the timO they not Mt continue to enjoy those blessings provided they avoid noll strife anti the time dangers of ot taking part In the time diplomatic contests of ot their I i powerful neighbors A remarkable r re reo revival Is said Mid to have Coli followed owe the political events on the Scandinavian vian ian A writer In the Lon hon London hondon don Quarterly says a n genuine revival Is Ie In s In and It is slowly spreading through the I country The evangelical ministers I 1 antI ancl the secretary of ot state for tor the church ore lire actively supporting the work Such Buch revivals sometimes pre precede cede wars vora and other oUter vl visitations We o I ho bore Imoe e this 1111 may not prove proe the time cn ease case e In InI Inthe Inthe I I the present Instance tane |
