Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
SWEDEN.

den during the last six weeks, includ7
ing preserved fruits from the Pacific
coast, coffee and tea. Imports OF
American coal are increasing, owing
to the continued ban on British coal
by the British government, Germany
is sending cargoes of Belgian coal
from Lubbock and Stettin to Malmo
but 1t is of inferior quality and the
demand for American coal is growing.
The activity of British commercial
agents, whom the Swedes call com
! mercial SPIES" has caused great irri'
tation. Several have been expelled
because of their activity In shadow
ing" cargoes unloaded at Gothenburg
and other ports. American buyers
are carefully watched and their nego.
tiations with Swedish business men
followed in detail.
Dr. Charles f. Aked, Nine. Rosika
| Schwimmer and other members of the
Ford peace board, after having vainly
appealed to the German minister at
The Hague for permission for the
Scandinavian peace delegates to re-
turn home through Germany, tele-
graphed to Berlin for the desired per-
mission. twenty-five subjects of Den
mark, Sweden and Norway. WHO
came to the Hague with the peace ex.
petition. are DESTROYS to return to their
homes, which they are unable to do
unless by way of the North sea. This
route is regarded as unsafe. Included
in those marooned here is Paul Lind
hagen, mayor of Stockholm, who says
he may lose his position unless he re-
turns soon.
Many Scandinavians In the United
States desiring to return to Norway,
Sweden or Denmark are unable to OBJ
tain passports because they have no
birth certificates. Under the recent
order of President Wilson that all per-
sons leaving American ports should
be provided with passports, the Scan.
dinavians have great difficulty In OBJ
tanning passage on steamship lines to
Scandinavian countries. Consuls OF
those countries in New York have re-
ceived numerous appeals and they and
the steamship lines are considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of laying the matter
before Secretary of State Lansing.
| The Nordiska museum in Stockholm
has established separate Strindherg
museum. August Strindbergs room
and private library were moved to
the museum, and everything is In the
same order as he was wont to keep
it.. There are 1000 books. In a safe
there are also $4,000 sheets of manu-
script never printed, diaries, etc.,
which his heirs have right to print.
No American mail has been received
at Stockholm since January 3. This
fact has created speculation on the
part of the newspapers as to whether
the nonreceipt of mail is due to its
seizure by Great Britain or to a new
American arrangement to send pos
tails only by Scandinavian steamers.
| hAC6dtiOhb thdt oCAb mali d6Chto "a V
trying to smuggle copper and other
contraband from the United States in
to Germany by shipping it first to a
Swedish port disguised as unprohibit-
ed foodstuffs have. resulted in the
stricter surveillance of all incoming
ships by the Swedish government.
1
The Swedish-American steamship
line is contemplating the purchase
Of two 12,000-ton steamers from the
Hamburg-American line. But the
chances are that even II the ships are
bought they cannot be used until after
the war on account Of protests from
| England.
Those socialists who signed pro-
test against the prohibition movement
have been called to time. Mr.. Wiberg.
trustee of the typographical union
for a great many years, is threatened
with defeat when his term expires.
and in many places around Stockholm
1t is proposed to punish the signers by
reducing their rank in some way.
Lieut.. Carl Ericsson is one of the few
prominent men Of Sweden who have
| something good to say In favor of Eng
land in this conflict. He holds that
England should not be blamed for
blockading Germany wherever it is
| possible. Sweden is threatened from
the south. he says. and he is in hopes
that the allies will be in a position to
dictate the terms when the great con.
fiict comes to close.
British agents have been at work
among the employees of the Stock
holm street railways trying to per-
suade them to accept positions ON
the trolley lines of London and other
English cities. The wages paid street
railway employees Of Stockholm are
125 crowns per month, while the Brit.
ish agents offer them weekly pay of
"a crowns. The officers of the troll
ley workers union of Stockholm
strongly advise their associates
against going to England and so far
none of them has gone, but 1t is
said that at least fifty are seriously
considering the British offer.
In speech from the throne at the
opening of the Swedish riksdag. King
Gustaf delivered what many of his
hearers regarded as a warning to Great
Britain against further acts against
Swedish commerce. The king called
the riksdags attention to the alleged
"usurpation Of power" by belligerents.
He named no one of the belligerents.
but in view of reports that England
is about to declare blockade of the