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Sweden is the most neutral of the
three Scandinavian countries" says
Stockholm correspondent. There
is studied effort apparently on the
part of even the humblest to avoid
any Incorporate discussion of war sub
jects- In the beginning Swedish SYM
pathy was undoubtedly pro- German.
has long been looked upon as a posi-
BILE menace to Swedish independence,
and there is still an undercurrent of
that ancient fear. German emissaries
sought Sweden's assistance vigorously
and 1t Is commonly reported that the
minister from Germany was recalled
because of his inability to convince
the Swedish officials that 1t was to
this countrys advantage to cast her
lot with Germany and Austria, That
| minister went away without making
official farewells and this caused no
small amount Of unfavorable CON-
ment. And then Swedish ships have
been sunk by German mines and
Swedish lives have been lost on high
seas. That these things have caused
a change in sentiment favorable to
the allies Is beyond question. But, as
stated, it is not a violent sentiment
In Norway 1t is different There SEN
timent is pro-ally. English Is spoken
almost everywhere in Christiania.
Englishmen have made Norway sum-
mer home and playground for many
years. Norway has known the Brit
Usher as good spender, If nothing
more Denmark, according to those
who have recently visited Copenha-
gen. Is even more strongly pro-ally
than Norway; more, however, through
fear Of German territorial aggression
than any love Of the English. But all
three of these northern lands are
profiting by the war. Trade with
England, Russia and France has In,
creased enormously and a fun pocket
book has a most soothing effect on
those of any race. There is little Of
the American anxiety to have the war
stop. Scandinavia simply shrugs her
shoulders and sells some more fish
and cheese to the fighters"
4. 1. I.
DR.. Erik Bergman Of Stockholm,
who after training on the life of the
United States the same satirical
scrutiny that has earned for him the
title of the MARK Twain of Sweden,
made the following interesting com
ment to representative of the Min
neapolis Journal after arriving from
Chicago and Eastern points to lecture
and study Swedish-Americans of the
Twin Cities and the Northwest:
when Americans meet before a bal
in company, each one must buy &
drink. Woe to the individual who
finds himself in an assemblage Of
forty. Forty drinks he must con
sumo. Each one of that two score
must make the cash register tinkle
merrily. Perhaps the individual didn't
| "csAN AAOAS EA1A q OAASfO S4oOS. Oh
hape his capacity isn't more than hall
a dozen. It doesn't matter-he mus
drain those festive flagons to the las
bitter dreg. Why doesn't 1t occur tx
Americans to sit down quietly some
where, quaff as much as they desire
and then stop instead of making
every gathering a contest In endur
ance? The American husband? Why
he's what you call under the thumb
of his wife. In Sweden there is equal
ity of the sexes, but here the wife i!
boss She lays down the laws ant
he obeys them. 1t is amusing to SEE
him resist woman's suffrage whel
woman already holds the reigns O
power" DR.. Erik Bergman is a Phi
D. of Upsala university and a notet
lecturer and humorist. Together will
his wife he is now making a tour o
the world.
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Sweden and Norway, particular,
the former, have been vast clearin,
houses for refugees from Russia ant
Germany. Russia at the beginning o
the war expelled all German subjects