The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Sweden.

from America giving what is termed
ian official report" on Sweden's ex-
ports and imports, in which il Is
charged that Sweden has exported 10
Germany large quantities of materials
for making ammunition, including Iron
ore, ferroSlicates, manganese, steel,
copper, sulphur, zinc and wood pulp
and imported iron ore from America
| to replace the surplus export, has
aroused general Indignation, especially
| in government circles. Even newspa-
pcrS most friendly 10 the United States
condemn the charges and arraign what
they term "America's inconsistenciesjr
They declare that America repeatedly
protested to England against the same
| policy which America now threatens to
adopt against Sweden. The following
statement has been given out for pub
LEGATION at Stockholm: ut is no secret
that we are exporting iron ore. We
have been exporting II for more than
20 years. 1t is our chief article of eX
port. But we export also To England
and other countries and the proper
lions of our exports remain nearly the
same as before the war. We exported
woodpulp to Germany. but also to
| America. France. Italy and other
countries. We exported ferrOsilicates
to Germany and also to England and
Russia. The statement that we are
exporting sulphur and zinc to Germany
is ridiculous error. We must import
sulphur for our own use and Germany
produces more zinc than she uses An
other misStatement concerns our al
legged imports of iron ore from Ameri-
ca. We import no iron ore from there.
Before the war we used TO import a
low grade of pig iron from England.
These imports have dropped to third
of the normal and we have been inn
porting from America to cover the de-
felt, hut the entire Imports are insg-
nifcant We export pig iron of Il higher
! grade to both England and Germany.
Our exports to England are still near
/ ~ normal. For our Industrial life. we
must have dyes, coal and medicines
from Germany, and we have nothing
to give in return except iron ore and
Pulp. since the embargo on all provi-
sions. We get some coal from England
at the risk of our sailors lives and of
their ships. but il is only small por-
ton of what we require. Germany
brings us coal in, her own ships with
out risk TO us. We do not understand
how America, which insisted on us
letting her cotton through to Germany
and protested so vehemently to Eng
land against our effort To interfere
with her trade, can have such an atti-
tude towards US"
OF the 500 medical students at
Stockholm about 400 are from outside
the city who have been taking their
meals at the restaurants or boarding
places. In order TO reduce the cost
of their meals to q minimum, those 400
students have formed cooperative
club which conducts restaurant for
the benefit of its members, and the
cost to each student is only g. crowns
per month. The bill of fare Is not an
elaborate one, hut the students get all
the food they need and the saving to
them is very material.
The Swedish Aeronautic society has
been granted permission to conduct
a lottery for the purpose of raising
money with which to establish a vol
untary aviation corps In Sweden. II
Is expected the net profits of the lot
terry will amount to 10000 crowns.
The idea of raising money for corps
OF volunteer aviators Is greeted with
much favor and enthusiasm on all
sides.
The Swedish authorities have grant
ed permission for the opening Of the
sarcophagus Of King Charles MI, In
order that the manner of his death
may he determined. The point In dis
pute is whether he died from Nor
wegian or Swedish bullet in the
siege of Fredriksten.
The Swedish government has in
structed its ambassador at Berlin to
register an emphatic protest against
the sinking Of Swedish fishing boats
and other vessels by the German sub
marines.