Askov American., 1915-10-28


feet that Sweden Is about to enter the
war on the side of Germany and Aus
trfa. Indeed, the Chicago Tribune re-
Gently printed Washington dispatch
saying definitely that Sweden was
about to declare war against Russia
in order to wrest from the czar her
lost province Of Finland. In spite OF
these dispatches, however, 1t may be
stated that nothing has yet transpired
of such importance as to warrant the
belief that Sweden has changed Its oft
repeated determination to remain neu-
trail The curtailment of Sweden's
imports by England has aroused con-
siderable and widespread i'll feeling
toward that nation throughout Swe-
den, fact which has been taken ad-
vantage of by the pro-Germans, who
are strong for Sweden's participation
In the war on the side of the central
powers, but 1t Is safe to say that a
large majority of the Swedish people
are firm in their opposition to war.
A Stockholm dispatch to Reuters
Telegraph company says that the Swe-
dish government has instructed its
minister at London to protest against
the violation IF Swedish neutrality by
British submarines in the Baltic. 1t
is alleged British submarines have
sunk two German steamers in Swedish
waters. The Aftonbladet says the Ger
man steamer Germania, one of those
attacked, made straight for shore.
where she grounded in position un-
doubtedly protected by territorial
limit. Nevertheless British subma-
rine continued the pursuit. The men
from the submarine boarded the Ger
mania and took away her papers. This
statement is based on the report of
the German captain of the vessel.
The Swedish government Is very
vigilant in protecting the food supply
of the people. 1t has recently pro-
hibited the expectation of herring and
hereafter meats cannot be shipped out
| of the country without the payment
by the shipper of a license or tax to
the government. The government has
also fixed the prices of meats to con-
sumers and sees to 1t that there can
be no favoritism in the distribution of
meats among the people. The social
lists recently sent delegates to appear
before the cabinet and urge the fixing
of maximum prices on all sorts of
grain and also to regulate steamship
rates of merchandise. They further
| requested that the socialists be given
representation on the committees on
provisions.
The farmers of Skaane do not take
| kindly to the orders of the govern
ment limiting the expectation of cat.
tie and meat. They realize that these
orders tend to keep down the price OF
beef and will therefore reduce their
profits. To counteract this they are
not bringing their cattle to the mar.
ket for sale, but are holding them for
| higher prices. The dealers are already
| meeting the farmers more than halt
way.
1t has become so conventional to
class the Scandinavian countries to.
| gether, as If the only line of cleav.
| age was an accidental geographical
| boundary. that the visitor is surprised
| to discover the fundamentally differ.
| ent points of view and totally dissimi.
| lar attitudes of the two countries to.
ward the war. Each country on &C
count of its geographical position and
its trade with both England and Ger,
| many has been in the delicate position
of trying to continue its commerce
! without counting the disfavor of both
| warning countries, and each country
has grown wealthy with the revenues
| from its increased exports for which
| 1t has been able to obtain fabulous
| prices, but these simi1arities are mat.
| ters of circumstance. The striking
difference is one in national spirit
Sweden bristles with war talk. Knots
of war-mad people gather In the ho
tells and on the street corners. bran.
dishing Swedish. German, Russian pa
pers.
j. ]. Ohander, a fisherman at Strom
stad, was out fishing in company with
two of hts sons when the sail swept
the younger boy into the sea. His ia
ther, who was a good swimmer
| jumped in after him and succeeded
In keeping him on the surface of the
water until the older boy had brought
the boat close up to those who were in
distress. The father shouted for al
oar, but before the older boy hat
time to throw an oar to him h,
pushed the younger boy away from
himself and disappeared in the deep
He was no doubt seized with cramps
or a fit Of apoplexy. The boy wa
saved
Bulgarian interests In the countrie,
which have withdrawn their diplomat
ic representatives from Bulgaria viii
be intrusted to the Swedish minis
ters. An exception is made in til,
case of Serbia where the breaking OF