The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15


land Constant disputes arN arising
relative to cnntrabendI. conditional
coFtrahand, iuiports and their ANAL
coIlsumer.
rs Between Two Fires.
The situation ands adequate express
sion In the words OF contributor to
the Gazette De Lausanne:
"Gerulsny and Austria have ,aid tet
Switzerland: We are perfectly will
ing to deliver you auch raw materials
AZ you lack. But yoa must give ns
In exchange not money but certain
products OF which ehs allies blockade
deprives Us and which We need The
allies object To this. saying TO SwitEer.
land: From the beginning Of the
war We have placed our ships and
our trains at your service, and. IN.
like our enemies. we have never
thought OF imposing eompensations
In goods upon yoll In the future, Is
In the past. we are quite willing to
furnish you with raw materials as
we'll as with tts1dstuHs. Only. desir-
ing that our blockade be effective, we
ask you TO give your word not to pass
on in any form whatever to our enc
mics that which We procure for you,
Switzerland replies 70 the allies;
I arm grateful 10 you for supplying
me with foodstuffs and raw materials
without demanding compensation.
Masters OF tho ocean. you have been
able to do me this service. like good
neighbors. Germany and Austria, al
though blockaded by your fleets, have
also done what they could for me.
Driven by need. they asked me to
pay them In goods. while continuing
TO pay you In specie. and ! have not
refused. being myself hard pressed
and neutral THAT 10. equally friendly
to all and unwillingly to increase dit
ficulties. In the meantime your fears
are groundless. for have taken care
formally TO forbid the expectation
from my territories OF a whole series
81 goods OF urgent necessity And
am always on tho watch for SNUG.
glers.
Needs Of Swiss Industry.
On the other hand. my Industries
must live In spite OF your war, on
account OF which !. though perfectly
innocent. suffer more than you. per
haps. believe. And In order that my
industries be not ruined they must
be permitted TO re-eSport to all coun-
tries the articles manufactured from
raw materials furnished by no matter
what belligerent am neutral OF my
own free will, but with your sppro-
batlon. That is why. although | have
obligations toward you (and do not
deny them. that you also have few
toward me. OF which the first and es-
sentlal In 10 let me live.
Here Ia the situation In a nutshell
The result Of pressure from both
sdes. but principally from the side OF
the allies, has been TO make the Swiss
conscious OF their nationality and 10
start II wave Of patriotism, Negotia.
tions arc going on to regulate the mat
terra Of difference between the little
mountain country and It's powerful
neighbors by establishing a Swiss con
troll Of all foreign trade with a view TO
doing away with chances Tor cheating
For the people will not listen to prop.
ositions from either side Offering
compensation" after the war They
want the difficulty done away with
now. Immediately.
Would Fight for Rights.
The Swiss are aware OF their force.
The effect OF 80 900 sturdy. we'll
equipped and trained soldiers thrown
into the balance today on either side
would be considorable--migh be dc.
cisive.
We have been much too humble. !"
men tell me hsre. From now on we
shall cease to supplics,e and begin 10
demand. courteously but firmly"
Would you f,ght'"
Certainly. II forced to Il We re,
fuse 10: staTvs or he driven BANKRUPT,
England and France and Italy must
be- brought 10 realize this fact or
face the consequences
But your personal sympathies. as
you have Just told me. arc with the
countries you mention"
That is true. Hut YOU must real.
iHe that before we are German. French
or Italian We are Swiss. We have
our own country 10 look after. In any
but an extreme case an attempt by
the German-spcaktng majority to
force the nation into war against the
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