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Show EXCHANGE OF VIEWS. PARIS, Juno 15. Count Ehrens-vaard, Ehrens-vaard, Swedish minister to vFranco, today to-day handed Premier Millerand a note requesting the exchange of views among tho five great powers concerning concern-ing the disposition of the Aland islands. is-lands. Similar notes will bo presented to the governments at "Washington, London, Rome and Toldo. It is understood hero that Sweden desires a plebiscite in the islands, of which the majority of tho population Is auppoacd to be of Swedish origin. Finland Is holding out against separation separa-tion of the islands on the ground thai they aro moro nearly connected with tho Finnish mainland and arc definitely defi-nitely divided from Sweden. oo Forty-five thousand men and $50,-000,000 $50,-000,000 have loft tho state o Nebraska for western Canada in tho last 20 years, according to a report by tho Canadian governments offlco at Omaha. |