Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-05
WILL CONTINUE
To RETAIN THEIR
POLICY, He SAYS
Head of Government Affairs
Grants Private Interview to
Correspondent
SWEDEN AND AMERICA
IN PERFECT HARMONY
Nation Will Maintain Their At.
titude Throughout the War
Regardless of Cost

Stockholm, via London, Oct. A.
Sweden proclaimed her attitude Of
neutrality at the very outbreak Of the
war. All her actions since that time
have born out that proclamation and
all rumors or accusations that she
has done, or intends to do, anything
inconsistent with the attitude. are due
either to failure to comprehend her
situation or to some less crediable
reason, and whenever Sweden has
taken any step displeasing one or 9th.
er belligerent powers, her actions have
been dictated by the Kingdoms own
necessities and of its future welfare.
and not by any partisan reasons. We
hope sincerely that the belliEerents
will not make 1t impossible for %
to maintain this attitude unto the
end" ~
Thus, in effect, said Prime Minister
Of Sweden, DR.. K. H. L. Hammsrsk.
jold, to the correspondent Of tho Al.
ISOLATED Press ii the only interview
he has granted any foreign journal.
ist since the war began. ea
Throughout the interview the Pro.
mire continued to lay stress on his
governments desire to follow un.
swervingly the policy Of bipartisan.
ship thus far followed. ,.atsf =vnd
Integrity Unqusstionabls. a
"And when you get to know tho
Swedes better, you will. think, lind
that when they say or promise . thing
they mean It," said the Minister.
No Reason to Take Initiative
In communication issued Septem.
Der %, after the recent conference Of
the Scandinavian ministers at Chris.
TINA, it was said the governments Of
I the three countries consider that un.
der the actual circumstances there
could be no question for them, either
alone or in common with other M.
tional governments, Of taking tho ini.
tiative in any mediation between tho
belligerent powers"
Explains Attitude.
Premier Hammarskjold explained
why this attitude had been taken. He
said:
Suppose that we should, rs things
and feelings now are, of{er our ser.
vices as mediators, what would be
the result? It would mean that We
should have compromised the Cen
trail Powers for their enemies would
say then that Germany had solicited
our Intervention, and that that En-.
pire's position must be precarious and
that we must have irritated and IN.
gered the Entente Powers, who would
say we were interfering to protect
their enemies"
Would Commit Unnsutral Aet.,
"Both sides would feel that We were
committing an unneutral act and 10
should have accomplished nothing ex'
cept to add to the volume OF suspl'
cion of our motives from every side
The chances of success would now be
DONE"
The minister added with . smile:
'Indeed, am almost afraid to say
I hope for peace"
In Harmony With America.
The Premier referred to certain
measures of the be1ligersnt powers
mentioned in the oficial communities
tion issued on September =, after
the conference Of the Scandinavian
ministers at Christinis, particularly
the destruction Of neutral prizes at
sea, interference with neutral ship
ping and the "black list" Sweden
finds itself, in harmony with America
in its nrotests against this measure.