LOYALTY IN SWEDEN.
THE ARMAMENTS QUESTION. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright 1 Times— Sydney Sun Special Cables. (Received 8 a.m.) Stockholm, February 8. 'Special trains were crammed with peasants, who demonstrated in front of the palace. The delegation informed the King that they were willing to pay for the increased armaments. The multitudes sang the National Anthem, the King joining in the singing.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION.
(Received 9.20 a.m.) c Stockholm, February 8. Thirty-two special trains brought peasants who attended the churches prior to marching with banners to tho Palace.
Two hundred delegates, of whom ten were from each province, surrounded King Gustaf's dais and affirmed their willingness to bear the burden of increased armaments.
Thunders of applause greeted the King's reply.
The demonstration is the more noteworthy because until 1866 the peasants were a separate Estate of the realm.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1914, Page 5
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137LOYALTY IN SWEDEN. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1914, Page 5
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