New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-17

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Everyone is aware of the danger of
Russian aggression, says q Stockholm
correspondent, and all are agreed
that Sweden must do something to
put her defenses in shape Hjalmar
franting, in speech in Christiania
recently, expressed the willingness of
the Social Democrats to offer their
cooperation. However, owing to the
manner in which the Conservatives of
Sweden during the last election, with
| Sven Hedin as their foremost cham
pion. represented the matter and de-
scribed the Liberal government as
being friendly to Russia and faithless
to the motherland. because it did it's
best to maintain strict neutral pol
icy and wished to solve the question
tries have wondered if the new gov
| eminent shares Hedin's plans. Sven
! Hedin wants a coalition with Ger
many, and a rupture with Russia is
: certain to follow. The Russian ma
tionalist press assures the country
that Sweden already has entered into
an alliance with Germany and has
bound itself in the event of a Rus
sian German conflict to send troops to
| Finland. The economic conditions
between Sweden and Russia, which
had improved steadily for several
years, already have felt the effect of
| this view of the situation. A Rus
sian newspaper has sent correspond
ent to Sweden to gather information
| from well known persons. Premier
Hammarskiold and Foreign Minister
Knut Wallenberg took advantage of
the opportunity to disclaim, on behalf
of the government, any cooperation
with Sven Hedin or participation in
his proposals. ''The reports about
Swedish alliance are false" said Mr..
Wallenberg. "Our cabinet, like it's
predecessor, has not deviated, nor
will it, from it's old policy of neu-
tralfty. The dividing line between
the two cabinets consists only in the
! technical question of the extension
of the period of military training. We
find that year is required for the
more or less satisfactory development
of the conscript; in other countries
! this time is two or three times longer.
The military reforms now in prepare
ton are not exclusively on account
of the fear of Russia, but are called
forth by the necessity of being ready
for all eventualities. What do l
think of Hedin's agitation? He is, it
seems, a sentimental person, and the
present leader of the foreign policy
can in no way be responsible for
Hedin's actions To this l should
like to add and emphasize the follow
ing: We have already lived 100
years in peace with Russia, and it is
our sincere wish that these conditions
may be prolonged still another cen.
fury Our endeavors are directed to.
ward cementing friendship with Rus.
STA, friendship that will bring us
, enormous economical advantages"
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The widows and orphans fund OF
the state railways of Sweden has is
sued it's statement for 1913 from
which it is CLEANED that at the end
of that year it's resources amounted
to 20,961,077 crowns, a gain of 1,
529,365 crowns during the year. Dur
ing the year it paid 503,124 crowns
in pensions. The expense of caring
for the fund and carrying on the
, work, 1924 crowns, is remarkably
low, considering the amount of mon
ey handled.
The exchange of trade between
Sweden and the United States dur
ing 1913 amounted to: Imports from
Sweden to United States $12,295, 4O3
: and exports to Sweden $13,586,596
\ compared to $1O,452,65O and $1O,504,
b Isl respectively during 1912. Thi.
: shows an increase of about 20 pc
d cent in the trade between the tw,
q countries, and surely is an indication
y that the proposed direct Sweden
;, American line will have plenty Q
= business when it starts.
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e The Western-American states tina
70 Mrs. G. H. Graves, wife of the re
j. cent American minister to Sweden
y Colonel c. H. Graves, gave a lectur
:. in Omaha, Neb., and her remark
4 about the Swedish women were ia
= from complimentary. AS the wome
= in Sweden have more independen
,e standing than in the United State
E. her remarks have created some 81,
d gust in the Swedish press,
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IS What is believed to be the remain
y of the balloon in which Professor s
- A. Andree ascended from Danes il
4 land, near Spitzbergen, July II, 1879
- in an attempt to reach the Mort
he pole, was found in forest in Eas
ID ern Siberia, according to a telegra1
ey received at the Swedish foreign otfic