Foreign Language Press Service

Everybody will agree that the United States Government should afford those people that are working for it just and humane treatment, and it certainly is in a financial position to do so. This was recognized by the Congressmen themselves when, not so long ago, they raised their own salary from

The Swedish Methodists' Aid Society held its annual general membership meeting here a short time ago. According to the report, the organization now has 4,458 members. The gross income last year was $53,086.74; disbursements, including $38,000 to the families of thirty-eight members who passed

The current talk of a popular boycott against the trusts as a protest against the rising cost of living has something pitiful about it, not to say ridiculous. But some good may come of it if those concerned can see the handwriting on the wall and act accordingly. This time it amounts to more

The Socialist party of Chicago will hold a First of May demonstration in which the Scandinavian Karl Marx Club and S. S. S. of 1895 will participate.

The Augustana Luther League of Chicago, representing some thirty congregations and societies, held its annual membership meeting last Tuesday in the Boston Oyster House. Pastor Carl Christenson, of Saron Lutheran Church,who is chairman, presided. The vice-president,W. F. Carlson, gave a brief

The Eighth Ward Swedish-American Club in South Chicago was formed for the purpose of unifying all political activities among our countrymen in that part of town. Its aims are broad and liberal enough to attract every Swede to whom Swedish ancestry and traditions still mean something. The memb

The City Mission Society held its annual membership meeting recently, and the president, Reverend J. V. Tengvald, reported on the organization's activities during the past year. Reverend P. N. Sjogren, the city missionary, made 450 visits to the homes of invalids and other shut-ins. He also m

An unusually interesting lecture was given last Friday in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Clark and Washington Streets, by Mrs. C. O. Young, under the auspices of the Sophia Society, the well-known Swedish charity organization. The subject was Tegner's undying "Frithiof's Saga," and

This is the title of a practical little book published by Hjalmar Lundquist. Every Swede in Chicago should have one, as it contains a complete list of congregations, societies, and other Swedish organizations in the city, including net only their addresses and other information, but also the

In the courts of such a metropolis as Chicago, a city with a population larger than that of many countries in the Old World, one may witness a great and fascinating variety of scenes. Those men and women that are brought before the court represent almost every nationality on earth and every c

At the art exhibit which was recently held in Minneapolis, our well-known countryman, Charles E. Hallberg of Chicago, was represented with a number of marine paintings. Seven of them were sold, one of which brought the price of $350. It has been gratifying to follow Mr. Hallberg's p

This institution is the Home for the Aged operated by the Swedish Methodists of America, and is located at 5015 North Paulina Street. Its 1909 yearbook has just been published, and Reverend John Bendix, the financial agent, reports that the Home now is caring for thirty-five residents, of whi

Our countryman, Dr. Axel Gustafson, is the Socialist party's candidate for alderman of the First Ward. The genial doctor does not entertain any hope of being elected, but promises to make it hot for his opponents, and knowing him as we do, we are looking forward to a glorious battle.

Child health and child training are subjects which rate a prominent place among the sciences but are, unfortunately, given too little practical and popular attention. According to official statistics one hundred and sixty out of every one thousand American babies die before they are one year

The year 1910 promises to become a very prosperous one for the profit-crazed trusts, particularly the steel trust, which seems to possess a remarkable ability to maintain its good standing with the ruling powers in Washington. This trust's net earnings during the last quarter of 190

The Swedish-American public is taking a heartening and ever-increasing interest in the Swedish Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado. Meetings have been held in various parts of the city and donations are pouring in. Reverend Carl O. Dahllen, who is now devoting all his time to this cau

As is well known, it is the policy of this newspaper to support sincere reform movements, the aim of which are to improve social conditions and raise moral and material standards. For that reason we are much interested in the temperance question, and are in favor of measures which tend to pro

In answer to the City Council's request for information, certain officials have declared that the sum of $7,200,000 which is being collected annually in license fees from liquor retailers is of vital importance to the city's economy under the present setup. This is undoubtedly true, and the C

There was a time when a politician only had to make generous use of high-sounding phrases, such as the one about the farmer being the backbone of the country and other good old standbys, to secure the farmer's vote in an election year, but this does no longer suffice. The tiller of the soil i

The Swedish Lutherans of this city have just purchased a building on La Salle Street, for the purpose of establishing a mission home and hospital. The Swedish Lutheran City Mission, headed by Reverend Gottfried Nelson of the Trinity Church, is behind the undertaking. The building is valued at