BOLSHEVISM IN NORWAY.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 June 1918, Page 6

BOLSHEVISM IN NORWAY.

For some time past an agitation of a seditious character has been going on among Norwegian workmen, especially in the northern parts of the country. It is indicative of the strength of the movement that at the general conference of the Socialist Party held during the Easter holidays and the old leaders were supplanted by Syndicalists and partisans of the Social Revolution tainted with Bolshevism, men of visionary ideas belonging to the educated classes and practically out of touch with the interests of the workers. One of their principles is hostility to military service, and this was shown by what happened at the mining town of Sulitelma a remote place in the province of Nordland, near the Swedish frontier. There two young offenders who were

sentenced to imprisonment for military insubordination and infraction of the civil laws were to be taken to prison by police sent from the nearest town, B'odo. As soon as the police appeared at Culitelma the whole population of miners assembled and obstructed them in the execution of their duty thus enabling the offenders to escape. The mob then compelled the railway officials to take the policemen back to Bodo. In order to put an end to these lawless proceedings the military authorities despatched tjroops from. Christiania to Sulitelma On their way

these troops were to pass through Trondhjem, where the Sydndicalist Party assembled with the intention of preventing them from continuing their journey. There were some riotous demonstrations, but nothing serious occurred, as the troops made a detour, avoiding Trondhjem.