Scandinavian American. [volume], January 01, 1945, Image 1

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King Describes This Xmas
As One of Norway's Darkest
On Christmas Eve in London].
King Haakon VII of Norway. ‘
broadcast the following message
to the people of Norway: I
“With thoughts or the homeland
descending more strongly upon us
out here as Christmas approaches,
it is this year natural that we
think particularly of our country‘
men in northern Norway who have
been torn away from house and
home after having seen that which
they built up through many years
of toil and sacrifice annihilated by
a heartless enemy who knowa
neither compassion or sympathy.
For thousands of evacuees from
northern Norway. and also for us,
Christmas will not be that home
festival which it should be. Many
of us hoped that this time we
would be able to celebrate Christ
mas in a free Norway, but fate
has decreed otherwise, and for
most Norwegians this Christmas is
the darkest and most difficult of
the entire occupation period.
“One great bright spot for us
all is the fact that a part of our
country is free again. I know that
conditions in east Finnmark are
extremely difficult because of the
Germans’ ruthless destruction. but‘
I assure those of you up there
that we out here are doing all we
can to provide aid.
“In the occupied parts of Nor
way there is intensified German
terror and thousands of Norwegian
women and men must spend
Christmas in prisons or concentra
tion camps in Norway or in Ger
many. Despite efforts being made
in many places. not least in our
neighboring Sweden, to send such
aid as is possible. there will be
dire want in many Norwegian
homes this Christmas. Everyone
also ""1“?“ that the final battle
KING MON VII, (DE-NORWAY
can be a hard one also in Norway,
and all must. be prepared to par
ticipate. There is no getting away
from it that this will demand new
sacrifices, but do not. forget the
warning not to begin without or
ders from the supreme command
—we have long since seen what
this can lead to.
“Despite all this we celebrate}
Christmas with confidence and
faith in the future. We know that
victory and liberation lie ahead,
and we have the right to believe
that next year we will be able to
celebrate Christmas together in a
free Norway, when it is again the
‘festival of peace and of the home
‘in its true and deeper meaning.
‘ “Those sacrifices which our peo
ple have made have not been made
in vain. When the war is over, our
greatest difficulties will be past,
but we shall still need the same
willingness _to sacrifice and the
feeling of solidarity when it comes
to rebuilding the country, and I
am convinced that we shall succeed
in creating a better, happier Nor
way based on justice, comrade
ship and unselfishness.
“I direct a greeting tonight to
every single Norwegian’family and 1
to all who must spend Christmas
away from their loved ones. I send
this greeting to our seamen, who
after five years of war are still
sailing all the seas, to our troops
in northernmost Norway and to all
soldiers who through long years
have been waiting to go home. I
send a greeting to all countrymen
lat home who have stood firm in
Ithe battle against our enemies. to
:all those locked up in prisons and
iconcentration camps, and to Nor
|wegians abroad and at home who
lare loyal to their native land. I
iclose with the old wish: A Good
Christmas and q flnnd pr Vnnr,"
Seattle, Washington, January, 1945
Plans for Airplane Service
Stockholm-New York
Formulated
STOCKHOLM, December 26 (By'
Wireless)—Per Norlin, president
of the Swedish Intercontinental Air
Traffic Company (SILA) and its
chief engineer, Karl Larsson, yes-é
terday told Stockholm newspaper;
men that perhaps even before the
end of the European war the com-‘
pany plans to start an extensive,
test traffic, using at first rebuilt:
American Flying Forts and lateri
‘Douglas planes, which Mr. Larssonv
ipraised very highly. 0n Decemberl
’21, the first group of SILA’S navi-,
gators and radio openators was
graduated at Bromma airport, near ‘
Stockholm. The graduates are 8.111
reserve officers in the Swedishl
Navy or former first mates on
Swedish transatlantic ships. The
planned air route from Stockholm
to New York is expected to go;
first via. Scotland, Ireland and the‘
Azores, taking 28 hours, and later
via Iceland. which will make pos
sible a cut in traveling time of six
hours, reducing it to 22. The
Douglas planes can carry 40 seat
ed passengers (or 20 sleeping
ones). and the tickets from stock
holm to New York will cost 1,300
kronor (about $325).
Tribute Paid to' Sweden's
Merchant Marine
STOCKHOLM, December 26 (By
Wireless)—In a Christmas radio
greeting to Swedish seamen out
side the blockade, Professor Berti]
Ohlin. Minister of Commerce and?
leader of the People's Party, paid}
tribute to the Swedish merchant
marine for bringing to Sweden?
supplies now stored, the lack of‘
which would have placed the coun
try in a precarious situation in
1945. He announced that in 1944;
the safe-conduct traffic had
brought to Sweden goods valued at ‘
300,000,000 kronor (about $75,000:}
000). “It would be an exaggerar
tion to say," he continued, “that1
Sweden's future lies on the seas,‘
but a modern and sufficiently large;
merchant marine is vital to Swe
den’s prosperity." The fleet will
probably reach its prewar size in
1945. he said. adding that it was
untrue that Sweden had profiteer
ed from the war. On the contrary.
he stressed, Sweden has lost 10.-
000.000,000 kronor in income
(about $2,500,000.000) in the last
‘five years. not counting the enor
‘mous expenses connected with pre
lparedness for defense.
Commenting on Professor Ohlin‘s
address. Aftontidnlngen points out
that this lowered basic income has
meant heavy sacrifices to many.
but that compared with that of its
neighbors Sweden's situation is
nevertheless relatively bright. The
paper also declares that the myth
about Sweden’s profiteering must
‘be blotted out.
City of Stockholm Host
To 700 Refugees From
Twelve Countries
STOCKHOLM. December 26 (By
Wireless)~0n Christmas Eve the
City 0! Stockholm was host at the
City Hall to 700 refugees from
twelve countries. The guests were
greeted by Carl Albert Andemon.
president of the City Council. who
paid tribute to those who are tight
ing millet bat-barium and despot
iun. “It is thanks to their ef
forts." he aid. “that despite the
misery ceueed by power—crew
ugh-mullet. we helm: to look
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