The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-23
ships for sweden safe.

ships for sweden safe.
The exposition suggests that the Ger
man Foreign Ofice will not permit ships
bound for Sweden TO be captured and
then adds:
II does nOt make much difference
how and when ships are sent 10
Sweden and Denmark. hen they
unless provisions are made from here
for their direct voyage TO the German
coast-are compelled to remain away.
Shipments to neutral countries are
then only to be requested. when,
aside from being diverted. they may
be made in great style. in order TO
call forth important a~ccumulatlons of
wares. especially from Denmark.
The writer shows knowledge of con-
ditions in Rumania, for he says:
II is known TO me that for some
time negotiations ave been pending
between the German Government and
Rumania looking to a complete under
standing regarding the assuring OF
wheat and food articles OF the new
harvest.
After discussing Rumania's waverins
he says:
Nevertheless II seems to me neces-
sary, whethe IL be an available sup
ply in Denmark or an available sup
ply here in America upon which we
can call. not to cave everything de-
pending upon Rumania.
Further on MI. Simon in a postscript
says:
! would like to invite attention
again 10 the enumerated proposals
on the first page regarding the ship
ment Of articles of food TO Denmark.
] deem II to he a very sensible nder-
taking II these articles were to lie
sen TO Denmark to a great extent
in order to mn the market there so
fun of them that the Danish buyers
would with great stress request OF
the Danish Government TO permit
those articles, for wh.ch there is no
demand in Denmark, to he sold in
exchange for other articles in Ger
many.
Neutral Vessels status.
Under data Of July 70 last. Mr.. simon
writes further regarding the question Of
capturing neutral ships bound for neu-
trail countries. lie says:
The steamship Fir cannot, so far as
the German Government is concerned,
be captured, AS the Foreign Office is
opposed to 1t. The Foreign ONCE
takes the position that the only thing
which can come up is that the ship
may he diverted, As also the cap
tain has been instructed and goes to
the German coast of his own free will,
tho n1attpr Ia in shane lnt tho nc
sistance OF the Imperia taval Office
will not he allowed. There are held
here, not only in this case, different
views. The Foreign Office has the
milder and the Naval Office has the
sharper, b., himself does not approve
of the position taken by the Foreign
Office and is really stirred up about 1t.
The letter refers to MIR. b." with
whom there was a talk regarding the
Atlantic" and speaks also OF secret
shipments to Switzerland OF a line OF
articles excepting wheat, bu particu-
larly food articles, for which there is a
much stronger demand than for wheat,
that can eventually be taken care of by
home production"
Mr.. Simon also says hat "Mr. Albert
can rely absolutely upon us and espe-
cially as regards Switzerland. AS we are
most eXcellently represented" Then he
says:
Mr.. r. himself thought out this
point some time ago, and he holds II
to be right. viz, We should send great
quantities OF wheat and food articles
to regular buyers In Denmark, and
thereby fll Denmark so full that the
Danish Government would take notice
OF the urgent need of their regular
buyers and agree to the expectation Of
goods. Should this. however. not sue
coed we would at least have in any
event a sufficient balance at hand
which. as soon as peace Is declared,
we could then dispose OF.
Regarding the disclosures made yes
terday concerning the manner in which
DR.. George Stobbe, Imperial German
Consul In Philadelphia. advised the Or
enstein-Arthur Koppel Company's Amer
lean branches not to violate German
criminal laws in this country, explana-
tion was made that the laws OF the Gov
ernments OF Europe are different from
those In this country. II was said that
citizens of those countries who when