The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-22
SWEDEN MODIFIES
EMBARGO ON PULP
Exports of the Chemical Prod
uct Only Barred, Lon
don Hears.
NEW SUPPLY AVAILABLE

LONDON. Jan. 2l.-Sweden has either
modified her order placing An embargo
on the expectation OF wood pulp or the
original notification was wrongly trans
mitted TO England. The London Cham
Der OF Commerce that II has
received a telegram from the Swedish
Board Of Trade in Stockholm dated
January 20. which shows that only
chemical and not mechanical pulp is az.
fected by the prohibition.
The announcement adds owing to
the scarcity Of coal In Sweden available
for wood pulp mills and the d~ificulty OF
obtaining necessary chemicals from
abroad the paper makers of Sweden have
for some time feared a shortage Of wood
pulp for their own manufacture and the
partial prohibition has presumably been
adopted to curtail expectation and safe
guard home requirements. but the prohi-
billion Is not absolute. inasmuch as IL
censes for expectation will he granted"
M Imperial Institute. which IL I'M
der the management OF the Colonial
once. has issued a statement apropos
OF Sweden's action. calling attention to
the immense pulp resources OF the Brit
ish Empire. capable II properly devel-
cped of supplying all demands. In ad-
dition to the huge spruce areas OF Can
ada inc Newfoundland. the statement
declares. various grasses that have
proved Of first rate pulp making quality
are growing unlirnitediy in India, Burma
and British Africa and other materials
in Sudan, Guiana and the West Indies.
Wood Pulp supply scarce.
The importance Of Swrdon's decision.
as At first announced. to prohibit all
exports OF wood pulp Is not underesti-
mated here. despite the ass rtinus that
the empire will be able to produce its
own supply. The Eject of the unqualified
prohibition would also 10 seriously felt
in the United States. it is the general
o~pirion, In view OF the fact that Great
BRAIN will now he compelled TO de-
pend IN Canada, from which so many
American mills obtain their supplies.
Canada's exports Of wood pulp to the
United States have been steadily In
creasing. Last year, expert opinion
agrees. the Canadian plants for manu-
featuring mechanical and chemical
pulps were taxed to the utmost by the
demands of American paper mills,
official figures show hat 7b per cent. Of
tho pulp consumed In Great Britain in
1915 came from Sweden, and small
quantities from Russia.
II II generally believed a the unmodi-
fed Swedish embargo would cause an
immediate embargo an white paper and
compel the NEWSPAPERS to reduce their
size and increase In price.
l. Drastic Control Of Trade.
The bill in amendment Of the trading
with the enemy" act passed it's second
reading IN the House of Commons to-
day. The debate was very brief.
Sir George Cave. the Solicitor-'ieneral.
explained that the purpose of the amend
ment was IN put an end to the situation
in which German companies are per-
| mitted to continue business In England
during the war and hoard the profits
therefrom to use In the economic strug-
gle which will follow the war.
The bill empowers the Board Of Trade
10 prohibit any person. firm or company
Of hostile nationality from doing bust
ness In the United Kingdom during the
war.
The Christiania M~orgenbindt reports.
according to a Reuter- despatch from
Copenhagen, hat during the stay Of the
| Norwegian liner Bergensfjord at Kirk
wall the entire parcel post was seized
! by the British authorities, For the first
time also passengers luggage was ex-
amined. Eleven boxes labelled Wade
mar Petersen" were seized, rs there was
no one of that name aboard.
The Bergensfjord sailed from New
York on January \ for Bergen, Chris
tiania and other Norwegian ports. She
WAS reported at kirkwall January II
and reached Bergen yesterday.