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in Cordova
A Bicycle
AND
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BLOCKADE CAUSE
OF FRICTION
IN SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM. Sweden. July 20. —
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press.) — While much has been said
and written In the United States re
garding the British blockade and Its1
effect upon the neutral nations, there
still exists here in Scandinavia a feel
ing among government officials and
commercial interests that the Ameri
can people as a whole do not fully
comprehend the situation. They as
sert that in tightening her “ring fo
steel" around Germany, Great Bri
tain has arbitrarily put the three neu
tral countries of northern Europe on
“rations.” Tie British officials In
charge jf the blockade permit these
countrli-’ to have only what the of
ficials think they should have, not
what the countries proclaim they need.
In the case of Norway and Denmark
the "rations" 1 asis is maintained by
agreement, in the case of Sweden It
is enforce.1 by British sea power, by
seizure of neutral ships at sea and
detention of goods in English har
bors. Some Scandinavian ships, en
route to Sweden from South America,
recently have been entirely emptied
of cargo and sent to their home ports
as paupers of the ocean highway.
Swedish government officials and
Swedish merchants alike do not hesi
tate to say they have hoped against
hope the United States would take a
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tries which would bring about a more
reasonable enforcement of the block
ade. They have protested in vain to
Great Britain and have endeavored to
take such retaliatory steps as were
at Sweden's command. But they rea
lize Sweden is in no position and has
neither the resources nor the mili
tary Importance to gain for her pro
tests favorable consideration.
One effect of the blockade has been
to place food supplies in the hands
of speculators, who are demanding ex
orbitant prices for their wares. Od
dly enough a great majority of these
speculators are said to be Germans.
Many months ago they bought for
shipment to Germany supplies not cov
ered by re-exi>ort agreements, but
soon found prices were soaring to
such high figures here in Sweden it
was more profitable to hold their
goods and re-sell to the Swedish peo
ple. This is particularly true of cof
fee. No people in all the world love
their coffee like the Swedes. Already
they are paying practically double the
normal price for it, with quotations
daily leaping upward. There is fear
that conditions here inay soon ap
proach those in Holland, which have
caused so many disturbances.
There is no doubt that the situiftion
between Great Britain and Sweden
has been aggravated by the passage
of the Swedish war trade act, which
prevents mvrciuiuu) nuu iuhwi 101»
from making personal agreements with
the British authorities regarding the
passage of goods through the block
ade. The Swedish government felt
It was humiliating to It to have such
agreements In effect and the law pro
vides that all guarantees and shipping
arrangements shall be made through
the national trade commission. This
commission holds that Great Britain
Is not entitled to a guarantee on
goods coming to Sweden from another
neutral country. The British, it is
said here, feel the act was aimed at
them, although American importers in
Stockholm found it really worked
against American trade. Temporarily
the Swedish authorities are winking
at certain evasions of the act, but im
mediately after lts passage there was
a noticeable stiffening of the British
attitude.
As a matter of fact it Is commonly
reported here that Great Britain has
been holding since early In May an
entire cargo of foodstuffs consigned
to the Swedish government itself, be
cause this government as a matter
of principle would not sign the form
of guarantee demanded by the Brit
ish authorities. The details of this
alleged seizure have not been made
public in any manner.
Sweden, the only Scandinavian
country without an agreement with
Great Britain, does not feel she is any
worse off than her neighbors, for Den
mark recently was left practically
without coal or gasoline. Gasoline so
nearly reached the point of depletion
that It sold for 60 cents a quart. The
shortage of coat seriously threatened
all industries. To save electric power
all street advertising signs were for
bidden.
Sweden still is able to get large
quantities of coal and briquette fuel
from Germany, and It is in exchange
for this very essential Import that
the Swedish government allows the
export of Iron ores and various food
supplies to Germany. German com
merce still flourishes la the soutl
Baltic waters although the recent ac
tivities of English and Russian sub
marines and destroyers sent a thrill
of apprehension through the Tarious
trading Interests. Coal Is by far the
chief Import of Sweden, as It Is the
other Scandinavian countries.
At the time the trade agreements
were negotiated with Denmark and
Norway Great Britain also sent spe
cial commissioners to Sweden. The
proceedings got to the point where
Great Britain demanded the right to
place agents In all Swedish customs
houses. This was too much for the
Swedes and negotiations were abrupt
ly broken off. The English assert that
the Swedish commissioners concerned
In the conference Insisted that Eng
land should grant certain concessions
to Germany, which, of course, was out
of the question. It further is assert
ed that the Swedish delegates refused
to permit minutes to be kept of the
discussions.
The rupture over the proposed trade
agreement came Just at a time when
400 tons of rubber, In transit through
Sweden to Russia, was allowed to fall
Into the hands of the Germans. This
Incensed the English. It happened
this way: The rubber was shipped
from England and had reached the
Russian frontier at Tornea when It
was stopped by the Swedish govern
ment because no license for the tran
sit had been obtained. The rubber
was brought to Stockholm. Finally
the export license was arranged and
the previous consignment of contra
band was started for its Russian des
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not go forward by the protected rail
road line. It was placed upon a small
steamer. The tiny little “lugger” had
not progressed a hundred yards out
side the three mile limit of Swedish
territorial waters before it was boldly
“captured" by a German destroyer
and taken as a prize to Germany.
Of course there were immediate
charges of collusion, but the Swedes
claimed the reshipment was arranged
by Russian agents, and If there was
“crookedness" in the transaction it
was the act of an unpatriotic Russian.
There were many other instances
of violations of the Swedish govern
ment's export prohibitions. When
copper ingots and copper ores were
put on the forbidden list one Swedish
firm filled a contract for hundreds of
thousands of copper medals bearing
the likeness of Field Marshal llinden
burg for alleged distribution to the
soldiers in the trenches. There was
also started an unusual trade in cop
per “headstones” for German graves.
The government by this time, how
ever, had gotten wise and the grave
stones" were stopped and confis
cated.
Manufacturers assert that the Brit
ish authorities in measuring materials
to be allowed Sweden overlook the
fact that Russia has come into the
Swedish marget for hundreds of pro
ducts and manufacturers formerly
bought from Germany. They claim
to be seriously handicapped in filling
Russian and Japanese contracts be
cause England will not let the neces
sary raw materials “out of bondage.”
Swedish importers have also discov
ered that the English have a "seller’s
blacklist." If the goods are bought
from a firm in North or South Ameri
ca which also sells to Germany they
are detained in Great Britain and pro
bably will remain there until the end
of the war.
It is announced here that In the last
six months Great Britain has seized
from one line of Swedish steamers in
the South American trade 87 per cent
of their cargoes, allowing only 17 per
cent to come through. These cargoes
consisted principally of coffee, cocoa,
hides and wool.
The British have been able abso
lutely to control all cargoes carried in
Danish and Norwegian ships by
threats not to allow such steamers
bunker coals. Also no steamer is al
lowed to load goods In England for
SJcandinavia unless assured of a re
turn cargo.
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LONDON, July 27. — The advisory
committee considering the cases of
men arrested in Ireland during the
recent rebellion and still under deten
tion, has recommended the release of
460 of them. The recommendation
will be given effect immediately.
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