The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-18
SWEDEN SENTIMENT CHANGES ID ALLIES
PAPERS THERE FORMERLY PUB. LlSHED ONLY NEWS FAVOR
 ABLE TO GERMANS.
NOW the Press Divides It's News, and 'here Are Many Expressions of Friendliness to the Allies.

stockholm, Oct 17.-There is sweep
 Ing over Sweden today somethine
 more significant than the continuous
 me of infantry, cavalry and artillery
 which goes to take it's part in the mo
 blhzation of troops, already number
 Ing 225,OOO. This is the marked
 change in the sentiment of this conn
 try toward the warning powers. Swe
 uen, Which, since the beginning of the
 war, has had decided German sympa. thies notwithstanding the strict neu. trallty declared by it's government. is today becoming so impartial that in watching the street crowds before the bulletin boards it is impossible to tell whether Germany or England is the favorite.
 A month ago a Stockholm merchant who openly avowed English inclina. ton was both commercially and so. clally ostracised. Portraits of the kaiser and German insignia were hung 1 In show windows, but no one saw any English displays.
 But today there are indications on every hand that the pendulum has be. gun to swing toward England. This IS most plainly reflected in press re, ports. A month ago one looked in vain for English accounts of the war. but now the representative Stockholm pa- pers give an almost equal space to Berlin and London dispatches. Scme Of the liberal newspapers even go 1.fl l At,4.
 lin dispatches to short paragraphs in inconspicuous places. In most Of the papers, however, one may read Eng lsh comment on the destruction of the Rheims cathedral in one column and the German explanation of it in the next. Since this change mas cc, cured without any pressure from the government, it seems fairly indicative of the changes of sentiment of Swe- den
 in the opinion of citizens of Stock holm, this change has occurred through the gradual decreasing men, ace of Russia. At first it was taken for granted that Russia had designs upon the integrity of Sweden, but aa the days brought no standardization of these fears, the animosity of the Swe dish populace decreased proportion. ately. In the meantime, reports of German methods of warfare and the holding up of Swedish and Russian steamships by the German warships added further impetus to the change in Swedish feeling The result is that having begun with pronounced pro German sympathies, Sweden may now be said to have grown into impartial. ity. Whereas the first results of the war were watched with the anxiety of a participant, present developments are regarded with the calmness of an observer who seems equally ready to applaud the generalship and strategic successes of both sides.
 Another apprehension which flour ished under the influence of strong proIGerman sentiment is now depre, cated in Stockholm This was the fear that in the event of repeated Ger man successes England would decide that she must encroach upon neutral territory to offset the advantages de- rived by Germany from her occupation of Belgium
 During this shift in the popular point of view, the Swedish government has stood firmly by it's compact with Norway to remain neutral and to stick together in case of violated neutral ity Official Sweden has been undivid- ed in it's opinion and the political cleavage which ordinarily shows so many surfaces has been temporarily levelled by the war Whether the sympathies of the various parties have been toward the allies or Germany, they have united in expressing a de- sire for peace. Neither conservative, liberal or socialist. peasant or noble man has been guilty of stirring up any war spirit in Sweden.
 The partial mobilization, 1t is ex, plained, is purely a precautionary measure to defend her neutrality. Not dish officer said, but to defend it with success" Following out this purs pose, nearly half of Sweden's army of half a million men is in the field prepared to meet the first move of any of the powers who venture to look | lightly upon her neutrality.
 The streets of Stockholm are there. fore thronged with gray and blue col umns, and even the reservists with, out uniform except for their tri-cor- nered hats, are moving about ready to ! be summoned to join the forces. Am ong all classes, war is unpopular, but the necessity for mobilization is keen ly realized.