The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-28

uhulnS iuteEeSlS' NOdi IS us idi thc chief import of Sweden, as it is the other Scandinavian countries.
 At the time the trade agreements were negotiated with Denmark and Norway Great Britain also sent spe cial commissioners to Sweden. The proceedings got to the point where Great Britain demanded the right to place agents in all Swedish customs houses. This was too much for the Swedes and negotiations were abrupt ly broken off. The English assert that the Swedish commissioners concerned in the conference insisted that Eng land should grant certain concessions to Germany. which, of course, was out of the question. It further is assert ed that the Swedish delegates refused to permit minutes to be kept of the discussions.
 The rupture over the proposed trade agreement came just at time when 400 tons of rubber, in transit through Sweden to Russia, was allowed to fall into the hands of the Germans. This incensed the English. It happened this way: The rubber was shipped from England and had reached the Russian frontier at Tornea when it was stopped by the Swedish govern ment because no license for the tran sit had been obtained. The rubber was brought to Stockholm. Finally the export license was arranged and the previous consignment of contra band was started for it's Russian des- tination. This time, however, it did not go forward by the protected rail- road line It was placed upon a small steamer. The tiny little "lugger' had not progressed hundred yards out side the three mile limit of Swedish territorial waters before it was boldly "captured" by a German destroyer and taken as a prize to Germany.
 Of course there were immediate charges of collision, but the Swedes claimed the reshipment was arranged by Russian agents. and if there was "crookedness" in the transaction it was the act of an unpatriotic Russian.
 There were many other instances of violations of the Swedish govern ment's export prohibitions. When copper ingots and copper ores were put on the forbidden list one Swedish firm filled a contract for hundreds of thousands of copper medals bearing the likeness of Field Marshal linden burg for alleged distribution to the soldiers in the trenches. There was also started an unusual trade in cop per "headstones" for German graves. The government by this time, how ever, had gotten wise and the grave stones" were stopped and confis- cated.
 Manufacturers assert that the Brit ish authorities in measuring materials to be allowed Sweden overlook the fact that Russia has come into the Swedish marget for hundreds of pro ducts and manufacturers formerly bought from Germany. They claim to be seriously handicapped in filling Russian and Japanese contracts be- cause England will not let the neces- sary raw materials "out of bondage" "
 Swedish importers have also discov- cred that the English have a sellers blacklist" If the goods are bought from a firm in North or South Ameri- ca which also sells to Germany they are detained in Great Britain and pro, bably will remain there until the end of the war.
 It is announced here that in the last six months Great Britain has seized from one line of Swedish steamers in the South American trade S7 per cent of their cargoes, allowing only F per cent to come through. These cargoes consisted principally of coffee, cocoa hides and wool.
 The British have been able abso' iutely to control all cargoes carried in Danish and Norwegian ships by threats not to allow such steamers bunker coals. Also no steamer is al lowed to load goods in England for Scandinavia unless assured of re-