Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-29
THE ATTITUDE OF SWEDEN IN
THR PRESENT WAR.


Swedish premier, in which he said
thar though Sweden wishes to remain
neutral, the people should not believe
thar Swedish neutrality means nep-
traliU az any price, casts a light upon
the real attitude Of Sweden to the
present war, Travellers who recently
came from Sweden report unanimous
ly that the Swedish people as a
whole are absolutely neutral in 50
Tar as they do nor prefer any Of the
. hclGeeVontS ot the present war, The
4 gonoral assumption, however, that
there are strong German sympathies
in Sweden, 50 FAR as the masses are
concerned, IS without foundation,
The Swedish socialists are as q mat
ter ~ course rather anJi-German,
And Vel. i The Swedish premier IS
noi 50 sure about the futu0e neutral
iC ot his country, in case Of pro
longaiion ot the war, there must he
some reasons thar may drive Sweden
into the war, As q matter ot fact,
Sweden has many reasons 10 enter
The war,
First, Tie Swe3es are afraid oi the
extension Of the Russian railways
along The Russian northern frontier.
These railway extensions are not just
itea ny reasons of trafiie OF com
meTce snd copl5 Ne understood only
from the point ot view Al military
preparedness. Russia's possession a.
The AAnd islands which are siiuated
exactly opposite SIocsholm torms 8
menace 10 Sioc6holm. the Swedish
capital which is ths chief center of
tAe country's rail ana waterways
These islands, together with the rail-
way extensions 70 The mainland, are
considered ny Swedish statesmen as
sArVStenine The very existence of
Their country. They have The more
reason - believe jAa, hecsuse there
is an ola tendency in Russia 10 ac-
ouire sn ou5lei On the great European
waterw2yS, as IL must he considered
Jhai since she japanese have stopped
ine Russian advance n The far aaSi
ana sinco tAere IS lilile hope Tor Rms
sia 70 advance in The southaas, and
caqlu7c Consinanopla ihe fun
voieAl 81 Russian expansion Wil M
concentrated in tAe north s. e
acainN Sweden.
IN 2daluon 20 al his there Is to-
Sweden The so-o2Iea Filming Quas-
non, FINLAND, shouah ot1c&Ily &
sovereign grand 6pcly, ana connected
wilA ;Ae RomanoIts llhe cz1- he-ns
she grand 6u6e Al lhe apofy1, Is
lra2le5 aF Tx Muscsv9as IS 8 Gus-
san province For tAe lasi 5eaads
Hpssia has been vs-y Ang II Ems
siRaiZrs FINLAND O1 cau-ss, tha-'s
IS ~ reason 10 holeve thal Eussia
las pnrSpo5 q pohCr ., Sussliics-
sion~ in FINLAND o1N-shs has pur-
Spe5 s S3nlE- pohg in Poland, In
she Ha1.it Trovlncas. 5u Sassa-1Ail
ana II al shs c~ouuar provinces. The
-orcAls uSShcs1ol at FINLAND
is considered by sht $vealsA people
pal olC IS 2 breach III goa5 tNIh.
Ao@usc Finland has shs salamn
TroMls, ot EussiA 70 he 1-vsIa5 IS
sovereign grand auoAy- 1U shs >wad-
ISL qaopls canSida- Lhs GusSli icR-
ann" o5 FINLAND 5ron .ht poln1 ol
visv O. -ho- oV1 polia4l l1-s,qsrs.
As soaI as Finland Is RHssILI52al
Sweden woull have u aanl ana
la,vlcr har long 5ro1ua, and woult
Tins lwIys he IN danger 05 Russian
aeS-aSSinnS Besides. 1As >waaas ARE
ra,y aHcar n see Finland 1c'as sgl-11-
uHI0 and pollaIlE, haHuss HHa--
-~am FuHy pnf-ica- consideration.
.hs culu-s -grsv4llnc N Finland
aSnaoia-,y nn -hs cnRss- Is Swedish in
a-icn One has ~ haS- II ufnt -iI.
Finland nn-s SO,me6 3 pI-1 NJ Swe-
nm $waaau may sfus he canpaIel
Hns GAY 70 overcome nncs 1n- Al me
Russian lHngsr Dry IhAndmIe har
nou-AhCy III 5Iun- ri ehs uoUmis
allies IN hnme 81 shs may 1res F,lI-
Gn6 r'Om -hs Russian gufs wi,hoU
MnUns ha,. shs may ra hniL n -hs
Ginb islands. Nhrt are 3 cnn&IIg
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