Norway and Sweden

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1506, 13 December 1905, Page 3

Norway and Sweden

Hsw

Mb OiAv E, Pauss, Swodijli and Norwesiau Consul, returned to Sydnoy reomtly by the Ventura, after an absence of dose upon five months. £e left on: a round tour on July 3, landing at Marfoilles on August 13. He spent a couplo of months, visiting England, France Switzerland, Germany, Holland, and Norway, returning via the United States, _ Questioned cooosrning the recoot troublo between Norway and Sweden, Mr. Pauss staled that tho tonsion wfts at' iho i highest pitch during his stay nt Ohristiania nnd Stockholm, Business, particularly in Olirldtiaoiii, was practically at a standstill, t and overybedy prepared for war. Indeed, it was confidently belioved iu the highsut quarters thai it was only .on aeenunt of the nmttpr of seitlemoot being left in the hards of strong but moderate uion with a great stake in thnir re'speotivq countries that, a resort to mifiht to settle the ques tion of right was obviated, ■ , At the timo in quo'iiou tbe Norwegians had prcctioally the saujo nnuibsr of uion and .'guns on their side of the border for defensive parposes as had the Swedes faqing them. Eaob nation had bet,voen nfsy and nisty thousand mon watching one adother's overy nioveuior t, .'I never realised what pa'riotism wa3 before, added Mr Pauss. 11 1 saw how , women as well a? men, young and old, voluntcored most earnestly ior tho defence of Norway, Thank', however, to the good ?ongo of tho rotponsible met) of both countries the political dispute was settled amichbly.

Aeked for his opinion as to the possible results of the split, Mr I'ausß deplored the fact that the small kindred nations had separated, " Yet/' he continued," I foel time the only thing possible has happened, The disputo had gone too far to allow of its readjustment' on a satisfactory basis. and ; l reilly think that there is now a better chance of such good neighbourly foeling ul imiitoly springiag upoaia necoaeaty for their mutual self-proservattoo.' . A question concerning the King indueod Mr. Pauss to eay that although the Norwegina wore amongst the most democratic people and had a most domocratio stylo of government, with only one Cham. her, yt ; l they caino to the conclusion that' ft limited monaroby, where the King had no power of absolute veio, was moro suitable to the country than a republio; firj.iy, beoause it obviated tho bitter polittoil turmoil, and log-rolling strifo nt short intervals, whenaprbsidenthad to be elected; and, (secondly, beoause as the elected ling is a son-in-law of ling Edward VII,, the nation will: have too benefit by thus (joining in close I touch with tho most influential of monarohs. - } - In rejly lo a query concerning separate CoDflulai; representation, Mr. Pauss said that nudoub'odly the separation of tho Consulates would take place in tho near future, though it did not neoossarily.moau tbat ini till cases iho sarno man could not ns Oousiilfor both countries. For his own part, be did notthiukitwould be ah enviable position for a Norwegian or Bwedo if he woi'o lo try to give satisfaction to both ooumrios, at any rate, from the outset, rcrsonady, ho was remarkably woll received by both countries and by tho authoritif sin each. • ■