Show scandinavian NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT happenings IN FAR OFF NORTHWEST FROM THE OLD HOME resume of the most important events in sweden norway and denmark of interest to the scandinavians in america NORWAY it is very interesting to study the warped imbres impression sion of the problem which the people ot of norway get through english channels dr J S lo linson of st paul describes this inoval in the following fashion the attitude of the norwegian press ind and the Nori norwegian egian people in general tow did the united stites states and our con lection with nith tile the mexican troubles is not very friendly friend lv or flattering to tile the policy of our government in the spring it v N is 1 freely and openly said that all the united states N wis A s se seeking P king was an all excuse for a war inar of conquest that the policy ot of the states was inas it die I 1 tiled entirely bv bi the money rite rests and that president wilbon allson was bias op open ly alding aiding and abetting the real rebels the constitutional pirty party the out spoken sympathy was all with huerta it if sou pointed to the treatment ot of cuba by our government the reply was invariably tint that the united states must absolutely in some way ibay which could not well bo be understood be reap ing great benefit from the transact tion as it Is not within the bounds of reason to 0 o suppose that a great po pow er like the united states could pos be acting unselfishly fishl or that such 1 i I thing could occur in tile the his tory of this world that one nation should go to war ar with another nation on behalf of an oppressed people then having by bi all the usages ind and rights ot of such war won the undisputed title to cuba hand it back to its people without full recompense of some sort in other words they cannot compre hend bend such stich a thing as 1 i I square deal in international politics it now be gins to be apparent to them that tile the lonquest conquest i of mexico was not what was sought but that the motives and pol icy ic ot of the united states can be tilt fair and honorable and disinterested i not admitted dr nansen former corwe glan an minister to great britain caused a sensation when ho he stated before an assembly assemble composed of prominent members of the cabinet and students student of university that nor ways situation Is as precarious so as that ot of belgium doctor nansen s proposal tor for one year sear of compulsory gerilee sen ice in tile the army was coldly received by bv the mem hers bers ot of the government but with cheers from the remainder ot of the audience it if belgium hall had been prepared he said Gein gel many lany never neier would have ilo violated her neutrality and possibly the whole war inar would have been avert ed our position is as serious as belgium s tte lne are between two seas where big naval battles of the war nar probably will be fought belgium proved that neutrality without milt mill tary preparations is not sufficient pro the season his has been dry almost ever where and crops will not be up to the average in addition to the drought the effects of which have been increased by the heat grain has been injured in mana man places by a new nei insect grim grain is gathered gi into the barns as a rule and the thresh ing is done more or less at leisure during the winter all the better class of farmers have haie their win own threshing machines operated either by bv horse power or gasoline motors the crops raised generally general throughout the country are birley barley oats rye pota toes bearis beans and root crops in the southern part some come wheat is raised much aluch ot of the oats raised are of excel lent quality tv superior to the oat raved raised in the lie stites states potatoes ar ai cultivated extensively and yield well a 0 0 tile the war inar scare wis too much for a couple of men in hilesberg ries bere A tenant farmer canted to take the against the germans at so lie he put ills his hinds hands on a rifle and told thop around him to go with nith him it once keeping his thumb on the hammer ind and bi bis index finger on oil tile trigger all the time he was inas in a po sitton to enforce ib solute obedience his expedition got as far as saeni solid whore he be vis nas ord and taken to the gaustad insane asylum k merchant ilso also wanted to go for th the germans but he staved staged in 1 bed title manipulating ins ills rilla ile ho of to sell out everything it at rest post be fore ore going to war ar ills condition Is serious the people ot of are cutting down the consumption of luxuries in ill mill man ways and manufacturers of and detler de in fancy goods will suffer accordingly ilana families ire are also moving into smaller quarters so there are apt to be some fline fine houses for rent this fall ave now nov thit that ill the government raiment has pro habited the sale of 0 whisky the wine mei chants are having 0 fai tiia at jtb their lives A large of the good 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