The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-06-05

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si6srction 81 ~ urobIem a. ~ n
rect connsction befveen eve6ish ~
Russian r.ilvavs viii ~ beId ~ atoolu
holm The calling az the copsereno1
I. IcoraA unon - : si~n ~ = sirnifl
cant char~e q tha attstrda ~ avader
tovard Russia The diafr,.st ana sus
picion with which the avedes nave ~
wavs rararded Russia q riv,ns vay
to halter understandinrI n a ALLEGED
ON the other hand thu cermans
have been utterly diaannointed ~ the
hope that sweden vn,,ld take advan
taee Of the present war To win bach
poasesaion of FINLAND from Rursia
Popular. sentiment IN Sweden. accord,
inS 70 reports. is strongly disinclinsd
to enter the connick although insist,
tators OF the Sven Hedin type.
Prominent educators. authors. art
lists and philanthropists OF Sweden
have requested the Associated Press
to Distribute in the United States the
| following oppression of their senti-
ments concerning what they call I'm
human methods of warfare" "The
Swedish people are virtually unani-
nous In supporting the government
in Its policy of strict neutrality, yet
large section of them, whether q
majority or not we cannot say. are
anything but neutral in their feelings
over the methods of warfare adopted
in this terrible war which eliminated
in the sinking of the steamer Lusi-
suspends all laws Of humanity must
prove fatal to the future Of civiliza-
tion and disastrous to that human
solidarity which is of such vital Inn
portance. particularly to the smaller
nations of the world"
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As indicated elsewhere In this col
umn. Sweden has been brought into
more friendly relations with Russia
since the war opened than has been
the case since the big bear took from
the swedes their proyince. Finland.
Ing Of the Swedish people has dimin-
ished to certain extent, and this
tendency was doubtless accentuated
by the torpedoing of the Lusitapia.
That act, with its tragic consequences.
aroused-strong feelings of disapproval
in Sweden, as is shown by the COM
ments of the leading papers. and when
President Wilson's note was published
in Sweden the press was uniformly
friendly.
The General Telephone company Of
Sweden, has decided to issue new
crowns. All present stockholders In
the company are entitled to take one
new share for each share they now
hold, paying the price now prevailing
at the Paris bourse. 1t is safe to say
that this stock will be speedily taken
up. for the General Telephone COM
pany, is one of the most prosperous
concerns In Sweden and pays large
annual dividends.
G. Amnell. a travelling man ia being
$50 crowns. which the company has
been compelled to pay the owners OF
the railway hotel at Charlottenberg.
which was recently destroyed by fire.
1t is contended that Amnell caused
the FIRE by laying a burning cigar by
his bed when he retired for the night.
Amnell denies the charge against him.
II he Is made to pay, that cigar Of his
will probably go down in history as
the most expensive one ever smoked
in Sweden.
Inc proposition OF Herr monsoon
memDer OF tne rlKsdag. tnat the gov
ernment OF sweden estapiisn q state
newspaper. state printery and state
Telegraph bureau was decfsiveiy re-
]ected oy the second chamber OF the
riksdag. During the debate on the
measure It was stoutiy maintained
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