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:45 THE SEMI" ‘ i' ‘ E “mffllcnfl . x43- 7 ‘ r . E \fl‘ég Serving the Scandinavian-American Population of the Great Northwest @14 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 ‘QONWU! 3AM ”la. (“m-1' . . Meet State's Newest Senator-Hugh 8. Mitchell SENATOR Ill MI I am Dill. A 'politlcal contest almml a. heated as those of last. NOVPRIhI-T'h election was settled when. on Jan luary 7. Governor- elect Inn 1‘ {Wallgren announced his appmnl lment of Hugh B. Mitchell to na.‘ lceed to his seat in the l'nu. ll ; States Senate upon his inslalm: m :as Governor of the stale n! “'u-h 1 lngton. ; Mitchell is 37 years or ax» mm 1thus is the youngest man rH'l vv ! represent any Western stale m m :upper house. He Is a {mint-I iEverett newspaper man. and br» came associated with Mr. \"al‘. ‘gren when the latter mnm- hu Ifirst successful campaign fur (‘nn .gress from the Sixth Dxmrut r. i1932. ' Becoming Wallgren's necrrury when the present Governor wont to Washington as a Congreumun twelve years ago. he has rv‘mnmml with the former Senator m um capacity and as executive sum-tun: throughout his public cam-r. Mr. Wallgren believed Hm .1 perience peculiarly h t t r «I Mv Mitchell to succeed to the mm torial seat vacated by hxmnru mm years before his term's vxpmm -n to become Governor. In a statemvnt m ih~ .‘-.v ' » Times, NY. Mitchl‘ll Mud ”Mon's \\holo nunpnign it." Governor) was hand on I plan of coordination hrtwn-n Mat.» and Fedenl iu-thiuu. 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