DEFENCE OF SWEDEN.
PEASANTS' DEPUTATION TO THE KING.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING
Stockholm, F*eb. 8. Thirty-two special trams brought tho peasants, vho attended the churches prior to marching with banners to the Palace. There were two hundred delegates, of whom ten were from each pro-
vince. They surrounded King Gustaf's dais and affirmed their willingness to bear the harden of increased anna-
ments
Thunders of applause greeted the King's reply. The demonstration was mpre noteworthy because until 1866. the peasants were a separate ostate of the realm.
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Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13929, 10 February 1914, Page 5
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86DEFENCE OF SWEDEN. Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13929, 10 February 1914, Page 5
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