Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-28

Of ALL FOOD
Sweden Lost to Germany A
Source Of Country's Great
Food Supply
Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 9Th
action cf tle Swedish government il
prohibiting the export of all meat
canned goods and live stock, which
becomes operative today, means tn
practical loss to Germany o. 5weiel
as a source Of food supply. Certal1
minor exceptions will exist, the mos
important of which is fish; and porl
and bacon can still be exported under
special licenses; but the order is az
absolute and inflexible as possible un
der the circumstances sac SWeden'i
export trade in food IS fer the time
being, and probably as long as thu
war lasts, almost completely at az
end. ~
Although it has been co.rlmor
knowledge that Germany has been
substantially helped ny sweden in
che matter of food, the extent Of this
help has only been revealed by frag
mentary figures which are now. avail
able. The prohibitory order has been
for a long time delayed by a desire
expressed by tne government: to frs:
count the amount Of stock on hand
in Sweden and determine whether
it had actually fallen low enough to
make the prohibition imperative. The
results of this Investigation are
startling.
During the first year Of tile war
$4,000 cattle have been exported,
practically ttle whole stock going to
Germany. This is fully a 800 per
cent increase over the ordinary, ex-
port before the war. During the
same length Of time 500, 600 hogs,
alive or slaughtered, have been sent
cut of Sweden to foreign markets, al
Enough in this case a large percent
age mas gone 10 England. Inc
counting OF stock showed that, where
as Sweden was expected to have for
cme CONSUMPTION l,4Co,CoG hogs, she
has new on hand less than half this
num,Icr. The alarming Scarcity of
provisions shown by the investlga>
ton, together with the popular out
cry against the high prices which &C
mal!y Placed the common necessities
OF lie beyond the reach CT the poor
consumer, resulted IN the order pro
hloltlng further export. 1t is thought
'that this order via scoa he extended
to all food.
soon after the cutSreak OF the war
thousands OF German buye7s swarm.
ed into Sweden, VINO did what they
could, even IN the smallest Villages,
TO 1ouy up all avallaIble meat and vege-
tables. DULY organized n W1lh spe-
clal central offices established, where,
rood accumulated, live stock was
slaughtered, canned and exported to
Germany. I'll
AT Landscrona and MaaTyo, facto,
rles were built 2 no detail was
omitted IN the systematic attempt to
make o1e expert as nigh as possS1.e.
a temporary step taken 10y the Swed,
ism government last January forbid,
ding the export Of al timed goods
allowed sweden 9 short respite IRON
q system Wnlch was draining ner o.
supplies Wllch were necessary 1or
nome consumption: But, by various
dodges, n PRINCIPALLY ny exporting.
the same amount VI meat IN form OF
1--WE STOCK or slaughtered cattle, tine
export soon reached Its former
he1ght. Swedish dealers were en-
couraged to continue This excessive
and disastrous export 10y the enormous
prices winch were of1ered by n Ger
mans. Food prices began TO Mount
daily inc WITH alarming bounds unit!
1t was evident that a continuance OF
exports would lead to the actual star.
walton OF Sweden. The scarcity and
the almost prohlb1tlve prices placed
upon articles OF food which always had
REGARDED as the Simple necessl.
ties OF life have caused already acute
suffering among the poorer classe7.
In addition to the PROMOTION OF eS'
ports, food commissioners are already
liking maximum prices on the ordinary
FOOD commodities. MILK, whlch has
been selling for about six cents a htre.
has already fallen TO Y cents, at the