Deseret Evening News | 1907-07-26 | Page 4 | A General Misunderstanding

A EXt I J Tine The New York ork Evening Jo Sung Sum Spell speak speaking ing Ihl of ol the Ehn now being made by bytho tho tints Swedish Swed government to Investigate lIl the th emigration problem says III It la Itt 1 it curious Inquiry and suggest that thill Per Perhaps haps however the toss loss ot ut Norway hits turned tho tha attention ot of Sweden to tho tirO subject more seriously than before AVo We WOUl mention this merely to point out outa outU a U II misunderstanding that seems to bt be beRon general Ron gen that Sweden lost Norway as ns asa n a L consequence Of t the tho late Inlo revolution on tho tire W western stern SlOpe ot of tho tim peninsula peninsulaS Sweden S den did not lose Norway Nor Norway Norway way did dill not belong to Sweden It was wa then their as liS It Is now and aird has heart been since an nn Independent monarchy with Its own government Sweden did not nol lose Joso Norway any mono moio than Norway lost lest Sweden It ft was King ICing Oscar who lost his Norwegian crown and throne thruM Tho Tiro original plan pf Pt lt the IhO European powers that consented to the separation of ot Norway from Denmark as a punish punishment ment intent of or tire the latter country for Its sympathy hY with Ill Napoleon was perhaps p to unite tInt tho two northern divisions of tho the Scandinavian peninsula Into one monarchy but tho th Norwegians re rc released leased Icu ed of at their allegiance to Denmark mato good use URe of the opportunity to lO t se so sc curl cure recognition rt rl of their Independence Since 1814 ISH Norway liar has not belonged to any other country It Is Js Inaccurate to 10 refer to the dissolution of tho union na ns nathe the tho toss loss of ot one country It Id Is an racy raey that Indicates n a prevailing ng misun misunderstanding of tire the facts In tire the case Th lt no rio reason why the tho th two coun couii trien should not riot by treaties bo be even Ivell moro more firmly united now than Ihan they the were wore II before In all alt that concerns their corn com common cornmon mon Interests 1