Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-30

STATES CHAF[
UNDER BLOCKADE
Great Bdtain'S Ring of Steel
Around Germany Is in Vio-
IatiOn of All International
Law They Say
ASSOCIATED Press correspondence

ten in the United states regarding the
British blockade and It's effect upon
the neutral nations. there still exists
here in Scandinavia e feeling among
government officials and commercial
Interests that the American people as
la whole do not fully comprehend the
situation They assert that in tighten
ing her ring of steel around Ger
many, Great Britain has arbitrarily
put the three neutral countries of
northern Europe "ou rauone. The
British officials in charge of the
blockade permit these countries to
have only what the officials think
THEY should have, not what the coun-
tries proclaim they need
In the case Of Norway and Dem
mark the "rations' basis Is maintained
by agreement In the case of Sweden
1T is enforced by British sea power,
by seizure of neutral ships at sea and
detention of goods In English harhnrs.
Some scandinavian ships en- route to
Sweden from South America, recently
have been entirely empticd of cargo
and sent to their home ports as pau
.perS of the ocean highway.
Resentment Increasing
There are many evidences of in
tItdNillb ItntINlll'lA lhhlllHA w ~
Britain on the part of the Swedish
people. The newspapers are beginning
to comment more and more freely
upon what they say rs a practice in
violation of all international law-a
unquestionahle rights of weaker ma
tons
Swedish government officials and
l,.h nj 4,iil.. q host
tate to say they have hoped against
hope the United States would take a
stand in behalf of the neutral coun-
tries which would bring about a more
reasonable enforcement of the block
AIDE They have protested in vain to
Great Britain and have endeavored to
take such retailiatory steps as were at
Swedens command But they realize
Sweden is in no position and has
neither the resources nor the military
Importance TO gain for her protests
favorable consideration.
Scandinavian newspapers and Off
Gals argue that the United States has
a most potent weapon to use against
the allies to bring about IA more law
full conduct of the blockade" They
firmly believe that VI the United States
government would threaten to forbid
the export Of munitions of war and to
declare unlawful any loans TO hellig-
erent nations, England would quickly
be brought to terms. II is felt here
that the United states has a great Op-
portunity at this time to build up a
permanent trade with the Scaudina-
Wan countries, but the blockade,
coupled with the detention and cen
sorship OF neutral mails, is making
progress most difficult
let America Dictate.
The Scandnayians would be perfect
ly willing, they say, to let America
dictate the conditions Of the blockade.
they do not feel they should be left
arbitrarily to the will of Great Brl-
tain.
There is no attempt here TO deny
the fact that huge quantities OF sup
plies were shipped TO Germany from
Sweden after the outbreak of the war
but ii is pointed out that Sweden al
ways has had an immense trade with
Germany, both buying and selling.
This trade has far outWeighed that
with any other nation. But one 10y
one the Swedish government has pro-
hibited the export of articles until now
nothing can be sent out of
the country except by special pcrmis-
sion If a Swedish merchant is de-
teCted violating a guarantee that
goods imported by him were for use
in Sweden and would not be sent out
Of the country. the government under
takes to punish him regardless of the
fact that the agreement may have
been an entirely private transaction.
one effect Of the blockade has been
to place food supplies IN the hands Of
speculators who are demanding eNOr- |
bitant prices for their wares. oddly !
enough a great majority Of these spec !
llators are said TO he Germans. Many |
months ago they bought for shipment /
o Germany supplies not covered hy !
'e-export agreements. but soon found !
prices were soaring to such high fig |
lrcs here in sweden il was more prof I
table to hold their goods and resell |
o the Swedish people. This is partlc- |
llarly true of coffee No people IN all /
the world love their coffee like the !
Swedes. Already they are paying prac-
ically double the normal price for it |
With quotations daily leaping upward. |
There is fear that conditions here may
soon approach those in Holland which .
nave caused so many disturbances
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which place Denmark and Norway at