| Show f A ift bi B SWEDISH CA v RESIGN special committee of demands razing of fortifications between norway and swed enand en and making of trai bonco 1 CABINET RESIGNS stockholm sweden july 25 the cabinet has resigned REPORT OF COMMITTEE stockholm sweden july 25 the special committee appointed by the to deal with the crisis which created the revolution today delivered its report the committee declares unanimously that the government bill cannot be adopted in the form in which it was presented to the dag and proposes that the shall signify its willingness to negotiate with norway for a dissolution of the union it the newly elected stor thing requests a repeal ot the act of union and a dissolution of the union or if such re queaa is received from norway after i the norwegian people by a plebiscite have declared in favor of a dissolution of the union the committee states that in case of a dissolution sweden should insist on the following terms 1 establishment of a zone on each side of the center separating the kingdoms in which shall be razed and new fortifications may not be erected 2 the right of pasturing reindeer belonging to swedish La in north norway 3 that the transit trade through both countries shall be secured against unjustifiable obstruction 4 that the status of sweden in re eject to foreign powers ai established by treaty shall be clearly defined so that sweden shall be completely treed from responsibility for norway in other states the committee also regards an arbitration convention between sweden and norway as desirable although if does not consider it an essential condition for the dissolution of the union the committee further proposes to authorize the government to raise a oan of which canoy a resolution of the dag be made avail oble for such readjustments and arrangements range ments as may be necessitated by abw conditions regarding eventual negotiations with norway ohp committee declares that whatever may be demanded for the welfare and dignity of sweden as a condition of the repeal of the act the and of the recognition of norway must be claimed and adhered to alth rigor and determination the preamble of the committees report is a lengthy recitation of the events leading up to the committees appointment claiming hat sweden made all possible concessions in order to maintain the union despite these efforts the difficulties grew until they climaxed in the revolution u it is self evident declared the committee that the union was not dissolved by the stor things action A contract can not be broken by one bartys par tys parliament therefore the atroth ings action can only be considered as Nor ways declaration that she does not desire any longer to maintain it it Is for sweden to decide what ac alon is necessary according to the laws she would be fully justified in f using the necessary force to re estah felsh the union this would peem to be the natural course in the first excitement but reflecting shows that it would be against the true interests of sweden there was great mutual advantage in the union but its maint e nance by force would make the union a source of weakness instead of strength sweden should not therefore employ force but must Insist that alts permission is necessary ato its dissolution sweden mus tagre to the cancellation of the act of union on certain conditions insisting US a pre on a satisfactory settlement of all affairs mutually affecting the two countries the committee emphatically digap proves of any action by sweden either in the direction of the dissolution of the union or recognition of norway independence until the norwegians Norwegia ns have had an opportunity through elec i eions or a plebiscite of expressing their wishes if the vote favors a dissolution the stor thing must legal f ly approach sweden to this end and it a satisfactory agreement can be pe ached the committee recommends Sw edens assent the report points out that all threatening action should be avoided as it as important that the two peoples should live in peace even it separ fated the committee in conclusion refuses to recommend that the authorize the cabinet ito negotiate with norway as demanded by the govern anent bill but says that af norway legally accordance with the committee ahe union may be dissolved ACREAGE ap COTTON washington july was announced at the department bf agriculture that a revved acreage of cotton planted this atar as compared with last will be made and given to the public tomorrow AGAINST BEEF TR OST new york july 25 criminal prose of pennsylvania representatives the so called beef trust are about to be instituted by dr B H warren state dairy and food commissioner ac cording to a new york herald dispatch from harrisburg various charges will tie used it is alleged to the effect that has been labat sold in subjected to treatment with preserve pre serva ilves 1 samples upon which the cases are to arc made were brought the counties of dauphin Alles heni philadelphia and wa lag it baa been decided that toe ions h WA harris burg yo indication has been given as to the company which will be attacked first |
