Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-11

News Gathered in the Father.
land and Elsewhere.
UNDERLYING FEAR OF RUSSIA

UNDERlX lN6 FEAR OF RUSSIA
swedes Believe Cars Government
May Attack Their Country in Event
Of European contlict-Norway Sue:
cessfuIiy Emeroes From Threatened
Social and Industrial Conflict.
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The following comprehensive com.
ment taken from the Hemlandet (Chi.
cago) would give additional color to
the contention that there exists at
least an underlying fear of Russian
in Sweden: There is no
actual fear of Russia here in Sweden.
says Axel Palmgren in a cablegram
from Stockholm, but apprehension ex-
lists that the cars government might
seize the opportunity to attack Swe-
den in the event of the outbreak of a
European conflict in order to accom-
plish its long cherished desire to gain
access to Western waters. The peo-
pie of Sweden are we'll aware that
Russia in recent years has made
preparations to strike at the first op.
portunity. Russia has explored Swe-
den infinitely by means OF pretended
sawfllers, who in most instances have
been disguised army officers with Rus
sian peasants as assistants to do most
of the actual filing. Assanovitch,
Russian military attache in Stock
holm, has been convicted of carrying
on complicated espionage system in
Sweden partly with the help of de.
based Swedes-such men, for in.
stance, as the Swedish noncommis.
stoned marine officer who recently
was sentenced to five years in prison
at hard labor-and partly through for
eigners, mostly Danes, Films and 9TH
ers who understand Swedish. M.
Savinsky, former Russian envoy to
Stockholm and now filling the same
Office in Bulgaria, Is declared to have
understood we'll and taken an active
part in this espionage. Nobody else
has done so much to impair the rela,
tons between Sweden and Russia,
and it probably was he, more than
any other, who contributed to the d.
vorce of Prince William of Sweden
and Princess Mary of Russia. But
the center of Russian espionage in
the Scandinavian countries has been
in Copenhagen and the chief spy is
said to have been Russian officer Of
Danish extraction. At present a law.
suit Is in progress in Sweden against
a Danish lieutenant named Frederik-
sen, who was convicted of spying for
Russia in the neighborhood of Swe-
den's strongest fort, Boden. It is not
surprising, then, that Sweden wishes
to be on its guard and make timely
preparations. Voices have been
raised in favor of Sweden's joining
the triple alliance. but Sweden de-
sires to retain full independence and
liberty of action and is prepared to
continue it's policy, which is based on
firm neutrality backed up with mill
tary strength. All talk about Swe-
den's arming in order to attack Rus
STA in alliance with Germany is mere
nonsense. Sweden will remain on
friendly terms with Russia as well
as with every other country. The
Russian market is Of great Importance
to Swedish exporters, and the Rus
SLAMS personally have great sympathy
with Sweden. The country is arming
simply to meet any danger from any
quarter-east, west or south. This
IS the kernel of the entire Swedish
defense movement, and no Swede,
not even the greatest Chauvinist, has
any other opinion. All the parties
Conservatives, Liberals and Socialists
agree aa to the necessity of a
strong national defense. The only
difference is that the Conservatives
and Liberals reckon with realities
and are prepared to make sacrifices,
while the Social Democrats and other
radicals believe that an effective de-
Tense can be obtained without money
and without training.
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The autoreceptor is the name of q
new telephone device recently invent.
ed by the Swedish ELECTROMAGNETIC.
c. G. Ekstedt of Stockholm. 1t con-
sists Of a boxlike attachment contain
ing photographic record with a re.
producer, and by its use it is possible
to record conversations in every de-
tail. In the absence of the subscriber
sthe autoreceptor is attached to the
Telephone, md If anyone calls up the
.phonograph will repeat three or four
Etimes where the subscriber has gone
and can be found. and then will pro.
coed to record the message the party
at the other end Of the wire may have
to give. anf this message will be there
for the subscriber upon his return
The recep> " is capable of recording
about fifteen messages of ordinary
length. N turally the new invention
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