Askov American., 1915-10-07

Denmark is now importing more goods
than In peace times, but entirely over
looks the fact that before the war i'm.
mense shipments from Hamburg were
received at Copenhagen"
Sweden.
A gigantic monument commemorat-
ing the peace declared in Bromsebro
August 13, 1645, was recently unveiled
there, in the presence of many thou
sand residents of Bromsebro and else
where. The monument stands on the
border between Kalmar and Blekinge.
1t was erected by the residents Of
Bromsebro and accepted by the state,
which will care for 1t in the future.
The peace of August IS, 1645, marked
the close of King Christian Tvs most
unfortunate war.
The well-known Doctor Bratt, au-
thor of the so-called Bratt system, was
recently arrested at Stockholm on the
charge Of selling intoxicating liquor
unlawfully. He is a director of the
corporation which owns and operates
the Hotel Regina, which has been dis
pensing liquor till one o'clock at night
from January |, 1915, to May 27, 1915.
Doctor Bratt admits that liquor has
been sold as charged and admits that
as director of the hotel company he
is responsible, but lays the blame for
the law violation to the ignorance Of
the hotel manager.
A dispatch from Stockholm says
that If Sweden and England come to
satisfactory understanding in re-
gard to Swedish imports and the tran
sit Of supplies to Germany, this un-
derstanding will not be reached
through any Swedish concessions or
alteration of her demands to be treat
ed as neutral nation enjoying the
freedom of the seas. This ia the state.
ment Of Eric de Trolle, president Of
the royal trade commission. former
minister of foreign affairs, and at
present member Of the English-Swe-
dish commission engaged in attempt
ing to settle the trade dispute. "Swe-
den cannot and will not surrender to
English demands restricting her COM
merce," said De Trolle, "iu order to
help England In her Industrial war
aaginst Germany. II she did this, not
only would Sweden suffer industrially
herself, but she would become vir-
tually an ally of England. The last
consideration is the more important,
since Sweden would no longer be a
strictly neutral nation.
"If she permits the transit of sup.
plies between England and Russia and
joins in any attempt to prevent the
transit Of supplies to Germany, she Is
becoming an important base of sup.
plies for the allies and is at the same
time really entering into war against
Germany. Sweden's modest desire is
to be allowed to carry on her normal
industry and to observe a strict neu.
trality-which means helping neither
side in military or industrial way
to the exclusion of the other In this
point of view she differs with the
United States which Is supplying Eng.
larA alone. Sweden does not consid.
er this real neutrality. Her position
from which she will not recede, is as
| absolutely neutral attitude toward all
combatants. 1T is logical, therefore
| that We should hold up supplies des
tined for Russia while England's stop
page of our imports of raw materials
interferes with our industry and trade
| with Germany. We are sorry tha,
| Russia is forced to wait for her sup
plies. which have accumulated here
but while our ships are being held In
| English prize courts, we think the &C
| tion entirely iustiaahle.
There is no quarrel about the ex
| port to Germany of our own home
manufactures or of the articles which
are not placed on the Swedish prohib
itory list--although England may
think that the export is excessive
The chief obstacle is the question oi
the exceptions which we are bound te
| make, TO our prohibitory export list >