Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-10
Speuer

a dispatch from stockholm says
that the Swedish foreign Office has re-
ceived permission from the British
admiralty for Swedish transatlantic
liners to make the passage by way of
north of Scotland
.'a..ssSSugh this sanction the worst
troubles for Swedish shipping are re-
moved, Germany having officially de-
ciared that she has no intention OF
making navigation In these regions
insecure.
This permission on the part OF
Britain" says the Swedish Shipping
Gazette, must be hailed with great
satisfaction, and brings the hope that
everything viii again be working I'M
der fairly normal conditions"
Reference was made some weeks ago
to the invitation extended to DIR. Sven
Hedin, the famous Swedish explorer,
to VISIT the Headquarters OF the Ger.
man general stan and to view the war
In the north OF France from behind
the German lines. This invitation was
commented on freely by the press of
Sweden, and now when the Berlin
Lokal-AnZeigeT publishes pen pic
ture of the kaiser by the distinguished
explorer, the event has attracted
widespread attention. In the course
OF his article Doctor Hedin says:
II had the pleasure of meeting the
kaiser in former years and he has
! not altered Latterly have met him
frequently and 7 can only say that
he has lost nothing OF his freshness
and elasticity. His appearance has
not altered in the least and yet every
day he puts in twenty-four hours OF
| work.
Everything must be reported to
him and he takes part In everything,
| | am often asked how the kaiser lie
able to bear this physical and mental
strain. / think the correct answer
is that he is able to do SO because
his conscience Is clear, that ne feels
himself innocent before God and man
of having caused this war and that
he knows he did everything In his
power to prevent 1T.
THE Germanic cause cannot wish
for any better representative than
the kaiser and 1t would almost ap
pear as though he was born for this
crisis. For just as he did all In his
power to keep the peace, he feels now
that he la responsible for the deyei
opment of German destiny, and with
this In view he devotes TO the cause
all his feelings, thoughts and acts"
|
viii there be war between Sweden
and Germany? One might almost sup
pose so, Judging by the angry tone oil
the officials Of both countries. Sweden
has been generally regarded as friend
= Iy to Germany, as has been frequently
pointed out in these columns. but when
il, the German government declared that
, wood is eontraband of war and sub
/ ject TO seizure by German warships
] the wrath Of Sweden's government
officials broke forth. One of Sweden
principal sources of revenue is the
/ expectation of wood, and this new
4 order from Germany simply means
i loss OF millions of dollars to the Swed
> lsh people. Defiant utterances were
: made by Swedish officials, and 1t wal
{ even proposed to send Swedish war
/ ships along with the Swedish steamers
S laden with wood 10 defend then
D against attacks from German war
ships. II was also suggested ina
: Sweden enter into an agreement VIII
= Russia and England. OF course, thes'
s defiant utterances did not escape tn
e attention OF the Germans, and 1t Il
J. reported that the German government
S will call upon Sweden for an expiana
o ton.
A motion was made In the cit
s council of Stockholm to enforce
y temporary prohibition of the liauc
q traffic.
ia The railway bridge which II Is prt
y posed to build across the Ore rive
viii be the greatest stone bridge
sr the world. The cost has been est
al mated at about s225.o0o.
ID A runner has been spread lin Londo
1t to the effect that the Germans haE
rented Swedish ships for sowin
IN mines In the North sea. The Swedt
O. in London are greatly wrought u
d. over the matter.