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Show j SWEDEN. t llip new cabinet of Sweden, formed in October by tbe premier. Nils Eden, libenil, represents the opinion of the Swedish people us closely as possible under prevailing circumstances. None of the political parties In the second chamber of the riksdag has n majority so as to be able to dictate the decisions of the chamber. Each party is dependent on one of the others. oth-ers. On account of the result of the new elections, King Gustaf desired a coalition cabinet, including representatives representa-tives of all the political parties, conservatives, con-servatives, liberals, socialists. The leaders of the liberals and socialist parties, however, refused to Join a cabinet with conservative members, nnd the conservative party, being the minority party of the second chamber after the recent elections, had to withdraw with-draw its claims for representation. Instead, In-stead, the liberal representation in the cabinet has been increased. It is in the conservative party only that the political sympathy with Germany has been strong. The new cabinet includes in-cludes six liberals. Nils Eden, premier; pre-mier; Eliel Lofgron, minister of justice; jus-tice; Axel Schotte, minister of the interior; in-terior; E. A. Nilsson, minister of agriculture; B. A. IVtren, minister without portfolio; one nonpartisan, J. llellner, minister of foreign affairs, and four socialists, ITjalmer Brnnting, minister of finance; Erik Palmstjerna, minister of marine; Vomer Rydon, minister of education, nnd 15. O. Un-den, Un-den, minister without portfolio. This, is the first time in Swedish history that representatives of the socialist party have become members of the cabinet, and consequently have had an opportunity to participate directly in the government. It is not unusual that a nonpartisan, former Lord Justice Jus-tice Johan llellner, has been given the portfolio of foreign affairs. It Indicates Indi-cates the prevailing opinion that the foreign politics of Sweden in the present crisis ought not to be a matter mat-ter of party politics. Nils Eden, the new premier, was born In 1S71. He got his education at the University of Upsala and devoted his study particularly par-ticularly to political history. He has published many important historical writings and was appointed professor of political history at the university in 190S. The crisis between Norway and Sweden in 1905, when the union was broken, became in a way decisive decis-ive as to his career. Eden published a pamphlet on "The Swedish Program In the Union Crisis," translated Into English, French and German. He joined the liberal party and became an ardent advocate of political franchise fran-chise on a wide basis and of a broader broad-er parliamentary government. These principles he has been fighting for ever since. He was elected member of the second chamber of the riksdag in 1908, and when Karl Staaff became premier in 1911, Eden succeeded him as the leader of the liberal party of the second chamber. He had been member mem-ber of the commission of investigation investiga-tion of the defense questions in Sweden, Swe-den, and has contributed to many important im-portant discussions in the riksdag on educational and constitutional matters.. mat-ters.. Foremost among the new socialist so-cialist members stands n.lalmar Bran-ting. Bran-ting. He was born ln Stockholm in 1860. From his early youth he has been fighting for radical ideas, and it is undoubtedly due to bis leadership-that leadership-that the socialists now compose the largest political party of the second chamber of the Swedish riksdag. An editor of the socialist newspaper So-cialdemokraten, So-cialdemokraten, the mouthpiece of the social democrats, he has for several years made an uncompromising, somewhat some-what ruthless, fight for socialism. He gave his support to the general strike in Sweden in 1909. but has refused to-have to-have any connection with the an-w archistic ideas of the younger socialists. social-ists. He has been deeply interested in the Russian revolution, and Immediately Imme-diately after Its outbreak visited his partisans in Russia. As minister of finance in Swetlen Branting will play an important part in the political history his-tory of the country. A correspondent suggests that Germany Ger-many would be In a position to offer Sweden the Aland islands for being-good being-good to her In the matter of iron ore. "We can afford to be good to Germany, 'for the more generous we are with iron the more surely will we get the Alands back." The old iron ore contracts con-tracts between the two countries will expire next year. Nevertheless, some of the Stockholm newspapers say the occupation is dangerous for Sweden. The total area of the islands is 550 square miles. The Russian garrison in the recent months has been weak. There is no direct telegraphic connection connec-tion between Stockholm and the islands. is-lands. Even before the present war there was an understanding between Russia and Sweden that the Alands-would Alands-would not be fortified except in wartime. war-time. Last year there were pointed questions on this matter in the Swedish Swe-dish riksdag, but the foreign minister was able to allay excitement by stating stat-ing that Russia bad repeated her assurances as-surances of not fortifying the Alands after the war. SCANDINAVIAN NEWS! SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP. PEN I NGS IN FAR OFF NORTHLAND. ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME Resume of the Most Important Event In Sweden, Norway and Denmark Of Interest to the Scandinavians in America. FINLAND. Finland's position is desperate and her outlook hopeless, according to an appeal sent President Wilson by Professor Pro-fessor Wendt. The whole nation, he declared, approaches the winter in a state of famine. The Russian revolt has spread to Finland, apparently, judging from Copenhagen Co-penhagen dispatches. They reported that delegates of the Baltic Russian fleet and committees representing the Russian army in Finland has decided to join the bolshevik!. This news tending tend-ing to Indicate Finland's decision against the Kerensky government, came coincidentally with other Copenhagen Copen-hagen reports, quoting the newspaper newspa-per Berlingske TIdinde in narparanda dispatches that the German fleet on Thursday reported in the Baltic, was attacking the Finnish port and naval station of Helsingfors. Sevfftl detachments of Finnish troops have deserted the Russian colors col-ors nnd allied themselves with the German invaders of Finland, press dispatches dis-patches declare. NORWAY. During a debate in the storthing November No-vember 10 President Mowinckel of that body said that Norway did not approach' America as a beggar. "We have rendered and can render to the western powers great services," he said, "and if we arrive at an understanding un-derstanding it will be as our rights, and not as a favor. But an understanding under-standing with America would be paid too dearly if it were to be at the cost of our neutrality or a breach with the other powers of the north. In that case we would prefer to give up the effort." Mowinckel said that It was important that the three northern north-ern powers should stand together during dur-ing these trying times. "We should lose more by breaking with the northern north-ern powers and get food from America than standing together and starving," he said. Premier Gunnar Knudsen, In opening open-ing a two weeks' course of temperance lectures at the university, said that all the people in Norway, temperance people peo-ple as well as others, wish to co-operate in combatting the abuses of alcohol, alco-hol, and the national authorities consider con-sider this one of their most important duties. "In this country we stand high with regard to sobriety," he said. "Norway is next to Finland, the country coun-try in the whole world where the least alcohol is used. Therefore It must be said that the Norwegian people, upon the whole, are a sober people. But alcoholic drinks are still the worst enemy of the working classes in particular." par-ticular." Wages have Increased nearly 200 per cent and In some special lines even more, according to Trygve Till-Isch, Till-Isch, a resident of Norway, who has arrived at Dickinson, N. D., to visit his' uncle, T. E. Tillisch. All exports to Germany have been stopped by tin-government, tin-government, except that 15 per cent of the- fish caught may be sold to that country in exchange for certain needles need-les for the industry, which the allies cannot supply. It is ten years since Romsdalen had such a dreary fall as it had this year. It rained almost every day for six weeks, and the grain became unfit for human food. In fact it is questionable question-able whether It can be used even for fodder. People dug their potatoes when the rain was pouring down. The tubers had already commenced to rot in the ground, and it is feared that they will spoil in the cellars. A London cablegram quotes a Renter Ren-ter dispatch from Christiania to the effect ef-fect that Germany has offered Norway Nor-way grain, oil, and coal. Nothing is said about the terms on which this unexpected offer is made. The first Scandinavian passenger ship to reach America from Norway in several months arrived recently, bringing 1.207 passengers. The vessel came by way of Halifax. During the summer months there was plenty of work in Bergen. But by this time the supply exceeds the demand. de-mand. A large number of seamen are out of work. Consul Conrad Ilolmboe of Tromso has donated $27,000 to his city on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary an-niversary of the establishment of the business firm of XL W. Holmboe & Sons. The gift is in the form of a legacy, the interest of which is to be used for the aid of advanced students In their work. This work must rest on a Christian basis. The city council of Bergen has voted ;-'7. i ::: f..r new additions to tlw mil-'-in and Sl.Ti.lHlf) for the support of , . i ;,r,ii-.-ni city orchestra. |