The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-28
AIbitFators, After Months Of
Discussion, Find Themselves
Hppelessly at LOggerheads
on Main Issue.
SUPPLIES 0 r e5
MILLIONS TIED UP
Most Of Huge Stores Belong to
England's Hard Pressed
Ally, Russia, Whose Need
Il Great.

fAsaoelAscd Press csrrespondsneel
Stockholm. Sweden. sept. S.-The
Errlsh-Swedish commission, which
has for Two months been striving to
10 adjust the trade differences be-
tween the two countries, H. no nearer
o satisfactory solution OF the dispute
than at the beginning OF IT, session.
Meanwhile, oser IS million dollars
worth Of supplies for Russia. which
she urgently needs. have accumulated
In Sweden, owing to this cuuntry's
refusal 10 allow the transit OF goods
70 RUSSIA untll England has modified
her demands regulating the amount
Of Swcden's imports.
The resumption OF the meetings Of
the commission after an adjournment
| which followed Intellectual attempts
to arrive al an understanding has re-
/ awakened frcah Interest IN the trade
! question which for the moment u the
most widely discussed topic In Swe-
den. Hone II generally expressed
/ that a compromise viii be effected
which will result in more friendly re-
iations between England and Sweden.
Few are pessimistic enough 10 believe
that the misunderstanding Will widen
into a more serious breach between
the two countries.
The two sharply conflicting points
OF view which were presented 10 a
| correspondent Of the Associated Press
by swedish and English members OF
the commission do not. however,
| promise any immediate settlement OF
the dispute. nor do they contain
enough In common 10 suggest the
| possibility OF compromise. The Eng
lish members OF the commission argue
that a large amount OF supplies, many
/ OF which are directly connected with
the maintenance OF an army and the
prolonEation Of the war, find transit
through sweden 10 Germany They
contend that "a conspicuous increase
In Swedish imports beyond her WI
llHee<is Is evidence that these supplies
find a way TO Germany and that a
great many Of them are articles which
| Germany particularly needs, notably
meat, coffee. cocoa, cotton. copper
and lubricants OF various sorts. Being
assured that these are destined for
| Germany, England claims the right
10 place such cargoes IN the prize
courts ana is enforcing this right.
IL ~ AuINAAAth AnNA 49,
are vouched for by Swedish mer-
chants as having swedish e~onsignoes
as their ultimate destination, but Il 10
claimed that through intermediate
stems In sweden they find heir way
finally into Sweden. II Ia also stated
by the English members OF the com
mission that the collision Of swedish
shippers with Germany has led to the
| deliberate surrender OF ships and car
goes 10 German vessels and that Their
capture was part Of a p~rearranged
plan. English commissioners admi'
tho right OF Sweden TO continue the
export of her W products To Ger
many and 10 import any quantity OF
goods that is may be reasonably u .
posed rs for swedish consumption hut
argues that this mount phould not
exceed her normal imports. Calling
attention TO her increase in imports
the English commissioners ask swe-
den to guarantee that supplies except
for home manufactures viii not be
sent to Germany. or In other words
that there shall be no transit of sup
plies through sweden TO Germany.
II The swedish members of the com
mission reply that her export laws
which arc rightly enforced by th'
government. prohibit the sending oi
most articles 10 Germany and thaI
exceptions are only made 10 this pro
hibitory list when she ~ forced Int
an exchange OF supplies with Ger
many by "A shortage Of necessary ar
tloies in her country, caused In man.
imports. There are some article
cases by England's restriction OF he
such as aniilne dyes. medical good
and certain kinds OF machinery whicl
sweden can obtain from Germany
and In order 10 get these necessar
supplies she must extend 10 German
Especial licenses contrary TO her Rro
hibitory regulations. Bus II If con
tended that these supplies which Ger
many obtains under these condition
are almost negligible. Swedish com
mislsuners claim that she h. j%ustife0
In refusing 90 guarantee the stoppaE
of all transit TO Germany, because a
an Independent nation she has "a righ
10 trade with n country as well a
another and that II England sees II
20 hold zap her imports, she viii re
fuse TO transmit supplies TO Russia.
The issue which has caused a dead
lock Is the quantity Of supplies sen
III
20 Germany under the special license
contrary % sweden's list OF forbidden
exports. The English members q
1.-THE commission have called for eNac
ngures showing the export 10 Ger
many. but such statistics 10 Is claime'
by the Swedish government are no
available. The English and Swedish
members Of the commission ALA dis
III aqreo ne "a the ~aagfulupa 10 EeFmnul
for military purposes Of such article
as copper, which are on Sweden's ire
list. The English argue that whethe
the copper u one kind or another. I
can be converted into copper for mil
itary use In Germany n that larg'
quantities % copper. oil and cottoi
have found transit into Germany.
Although some of the selected sta
%tistlcs available IN Sweden are mis-
' leading, they support the Englisi