The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-01
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
"Sweden proclaimed her attitude of
Neutrality at the very outbreak Of the
| war, and all her actions since that time
have borne out that proclamation"
said the prime minister Of Sweden,
DR.. K. HI. L. Hammarskjold, October s.
The premier put stress on his govern
ment's desire to follow unswervingly
the policy of unpartisanship thus far
followed. whenever Sweden has taken
any step displeasing one or another
belligerent power" he continued, cher
action has been dictated solely by con-
siderations Of the Kingdoms own ne
cessities and of it's future welfare, and
not by any partisan reason. We hope
sincerely that the belligerents will not
make it impossible for us to maintain
| this attitude unto the end" The pre-
| m1er referred to certain measures of
the belligerent powers mentioned in
the official communication issued on
| September 70, after the conference of
the scandinavian ministers at Chris
tiania, particularly the destruction of
neutral prizes at sea, interference with
neutral shipping, and the BLACKLIST"
Sweden finds itself in harmony with
America in its protest against this
measure. 1.-THE blacklist is objection
| able," said the premier, mot only be-
cause OF it's present operation, but be-
cause it will affect the future of the
victims. We feel that it constitutes an
! unjust attempt to deprive certain Of
our citizens Of their rights, and we do
| not like to see any Swedish subject
lose any Of his rights as citizen I'M
less by judgment Of the courts. We are
glad to know that the United States
| has taken steps in this matter and we
have welcomed other steps by that
government in the defense Of the rights
OF neutrals and for the upholding Of
the rules Of international law. I may
perhaps say that already before our
conference at Christiania we had
striven to keep feeling with the United
States in regard to action in this direc-
ton. The Christiania communiQue lays
stress on the desirability of more ex-
tensive collaboration of neutrals. We
hope that the traditional politics of the
United States will not prevent it in the
present exceptional circumstances
from interesting itself in such collabo-
ration" 1T is hard for Americans to
realize our position" continued his ex-
cellency. America lies so far away
from the scene Of the conflict and is so
great and so strong economically that
it has not yet seriously felt the effect
OF the wars interference with it's nor
NAL activities. But the time will come
when America will feel it, too. It is
Impossible that the greater part Of the
rest Of the world should continue in
definitely in the present unnatural and
chaotic condition without America suf-
fering also. Restrictions which are
felt in comparatively small measure
by the great America can strike at our
very Vltals. We are convinced that
IN our situation the Americans, who
appreciate as much as we do the in
dependence of country and the legal
right of it's citizens, would feel and act
exactly as we do" AS to the media
ton, Premier Hammarskjold said:
Suppose that we should, as things and
feelings now are, offer our services as
mediator, what would be the result?
1t would mean that we should have
compromised the Central powers, for
their enemies would say then that Ger
many had solicited our Intervention
and that that empires position must
be precarious, and that we should have
irritated and angered the Entente pow
ers, who would say that we were in
terfering to protect their enemies"
The minister added with smile: I'm
deed, am almost afraid to say hope
for peace"
About year and half ago F. Bjorn
donated $4,000 to the Deaconess hos
pital at Ersta, near Stockholm, and the
money will be used for the establish
ment of On old peoples home at that
place.
Interesting archaeological finds have
been made in Rod island, Jamtland
The objects are mostly from the iron
age. But richly decorated urn Is said
to be very old.
Hans Lagerslof, American citizen of
Swedish parents, who went to Sweden
on Swedish-America2 liner was held
at Kirkwall by British port authorities
and $4,000 in gold no carried was
seized.
The returns Of the recent census
show that there are 6,019,9O2 domestic
animals in Sweden.
Pulmonary catarrh and fever have
kept the queen in bed for several
weeks. She is improving, however.
J. f. r. Berling, former treasurer of
the Scandinavian Credit Stock COM
pany Of Stockholm, distributed about
100000 as gifts among 8 number of