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Show ut OONOTNTTE FKI K NI) SH IPS STOCKHOLM. An Illustration of the yaw of historical affinity Is seen In the growing "rapprochment" be- J tw en Sweden and BsthOnia and Latvia, Lat-via, the newly created republics on tho Baltic east coast. These two repub-lies repub-lies were largely settled by vikings about' 1000 years ago, and in the time of GustavuM Adolphus swore allegel-;inci. allegel-;inci. to the Swedish crown They were under Swedish rule for 150 years 1 until 17 10, wh-n they were conquered by Russia. But the Lett and Esthonl-ans Esthonl-ans still speak of the "good old Sv d-lob d-lob times." This tradition, of kinship with Sweden now expresses Itself In constant attempts to get closer togeth-er togeth-er culturally, politically and financial-1 ly. . ' |