Show THE scandinavian TROUBLE I 1 I 1 the associated arese prese correspondent it stockholm in a recent dispatch re presente en to the feeling in sweden so as intensely bitter towards warda to on 00 account of the incessant agitation in the latter baiter country for a dissolution of 61 ahe union the general opinion ie 19 jav n taink that reparation gep abbud be re 1 bieter d even at abe coat oi war it tio IB that the conservative I 1 v e pa party ty i ir sweden axe still detill c clamoring or armed e in the norway but it la in nevertheless certain liberal sentiment arnow is now so ao iu rodg in sweden that it woula take much provocation to mitake make such a lamentable event possible the tact la is that in both countries the he in favor of as a republic has bag steadily been grow growing Dg mod and at pread the quarrel of norway with the government la is by a 4 great rest many joked upon as a neco necessary onry preliminary limin siy to the final abolishment of every vestige of monarc bial done on the scandinavian peninsula that le la one reason why the war pre are not likely to be fulfilled besides the experience of the swedish armies in norway in former times Is not encouraging to those who otherwise might feel inclined to under take an aa invasion the aoud country try with its ita numerous nume I 1 fields and fjords la practically inaccessible to hostile forces wid and it ii hasan baa an army in no respect inferior to any country 01 0 its size alze while Us UP population of sturdy lar ra bravo and filled with the government of sweden V alter ter calm kajm would hesitate 14 com commons monc IQ ing g 8 a campaign figu that even veneder ve auder f fay I 1 w would bring ruin to both goun countries trIes the alio predent prea ent trouble in may be said eald ta date back ck to chevery th tb every day of the union with sweden norway when camat adrat by bapp denmark rk of which country it was a province wanted independence under a king of its own choice but the powers of europe forced its representatives to accept we the swedish king an arrangement airan gement which tho the latter was to accept as a poor corn com te for tta tt a transfer of finland to russia the union thus established was uever dever cordially corill cordi ally alJy accepted and about the only visible sign of it at present to is that the two countries have a common diplomatic and consular service abroad in I 1 nearly all other countries are as independent 1 of each other as any two co countries tin tries in the world the nor radical now claim abit tb li country vy P havi have its aw own J d dp mapa and a COD ular r ik I 1 if they succeed M W I 1 they probably will in IA elec electa electing tp a majority in the st Stor thing Jh the a question e brough TtO I 1 will undoubtedly be brought to an a issue the coming winter and the fate J of t the scandinavian union thereby be decided for there can b be no doubt that bat the ultimate result will be to declare the throne of 61 norway vacant and the establishment of a republic will follow fallow for this purpose it is essential to norway to have a diplomatic service of its own at the au european i hopeau courts and to have representatives who are able to work up a sentiment in europe in favor of such buob a change in sweden the norwegian agitation is but little understood as a general rule it is ia looked upon as father strange norway has bag during this thio century centary enjoyed the greatest prosperity and developed with strides from a destitute province provIn to an independent country with vast wealtha the people enjoy enjo y liberty liby and self government to the fullest in some instances they a af abal of the swedes hence the whole question deetion assunte the datre of a puzzle OB the eastern slope elope of be peninsula to who fall fail to see geo thia that the th tendency of the age Is towards tb establishment of de mccratic principles plea everywhere yet it is probable tbt if abe representatives of norway decide on a republican forin of govern b ment meat the existing union will be dissolved without bloodshed an aa often offensive alve and ae le aliance would then probably be established between the two aoun and that would answer every purpose better than the present comi com r pact which has given rise to so go much bad feeling and brought no pargo oular wax benefit to sweden |