Show TU THE NORWEGIAN revolution according to a recent dispatch a russian paper asserts that the government expects a revolution to take place in norway by which a republican form of government will be established in that country the same paper says saye it has information that the norwegian radicals are secretly importing arms arma ana preparing for an insurrection tily this is more a hint of what the russian government would like to see eee 4 jode done in norway than a eta sta temen of what is actually going on still it la is known that in sweden a suspicion has existed for some time that russian are at work on the western side of the scandinavian peninsula and this suspicion strengthened when bjornson Bjor neon the lead lux log agitator agit stor according to a report t d declared e that it would only be an sot act ot of a friendly neighbor on the part of IN norway or to div russia the right of way to the atlantic it she desired an outlet in that t direction now that is exactly what the czar needs and what he would w claim were norway separated from sweden and thrown on her own resources for four hundred years norway was a province of danmark danemark Dan mark this country having shown sympathy for napoleon was compel ed by the european powers to give up thle possession alter the war of 1818 1813 trio the idea was to give norway to sweden as an a compensation for Fin finland lanil but the norwegians Norwegia ns resisted that plan and endeavored to establish an independent mou aroby with a danish prince lice as an king A constitution was adopted in 1814 much resembling the french constitution of 1791 the other powers however refused to recognize this arrangement and the crown prince 01 01 sweden one of napoleons Napoleo Napole oos ws generals led an army into norway Fredri Fred and Fredrick and threatened under these theme circumstances the present union with sweden was effected norway was to retain her constitution ution and enjoy full independence having nothing in common with her stronger neighbor than the king and consular and diplomatic representation in foreign countries to out these slender ties of union Is the aim of a strong political party which has ad berents in both countries for years the norwegian parliament has assumed a very determined attitude and it is due largely to the peaceful disposition of the present king that the flames of war have not long ago been kindled in scandinavia how far the agitation on OD both sides can be oar car ried on without an app a al to force and what the consequences will ba belong to the future fu lure perhaps not far distant the question is in of a similar nature to that which precipitated our own country into a long struggle for it to is this whether one state has a right to withdraw with 1 raw from a political union without the consent of the other A perfectly impartial answer would seem to be that it has not but that in this case it would be to the advantage of sweden to grive elve her consent to the desired dissolution and lot let the events develop themselves accordingly aco |