The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-09
TELLS HOW SWEDEN
SUPPLIES TEUTONS
Nine Million Tons of Iron Ore and $50.
900 Tons of Pig Iron Sent
in Two Years.

WASHINGTON, July 9. = An official
report just made to the American gov
eminent showing the extent to which
Sweden is furnishing supplies to Ger
many reveals that the central powers
are receiving enormous quantities of
materials that go directly into the man
lufacture of munitions.
In exporting iron ore to Germany it is
shown, Sweden has supplanted ship
ments with imports from the United
Estates
What this government will do to end
this trade through operations of the
export control act has not been an
lnounced but some of our allies, it is
known, are urging the United States to
license no food exports to Sweden until
a definite understanding has been
reached with the Swedish government
concerning her exports to Germany.
i Iron ore shipments from Sweden to
lGermany, the report made to this gov
lernment declares, have reached a total
of 100000 tons in the last two years,
all of it of the high grade required in
production of fine steel. This, it is de-
Iclared, represents an amount equal to
Sweden S entire pre-war export.
In the first quarter of the present
lyear, it is set forth, Sweden imported
from the United States 10000 tons of
Ipig iron, while selling a great quaint
lty of her own product to Germany. Her
lpig iron sales to Germany in two years
it is declared. have amounted to 25000C
tons. In addition to this, 1t is asserted
she has shipped to Germany $4,000 tons
of ferro silicon and ferro manganese
for hardening shells, together with large
quantities of copper, zinc, manganese
sulphur, and other ores,
Germany, the report declares, has i'm
ported from Sweden in two years fully
100000 tons of wood pulp for use as i;
basis for eellulose, used instead of cot
r ton for the manufacture of high eXplo
sives. 1t is asserted Germany also ha
, obtained from Sweden large quantitie
of ball-bearings for use in the manu-
} facture of war vehicles and submarines
The value Of these shipments, the repor
| declares, is at least S15,000,00
{ Another charge against Sweden mad
in the report is that she has discrinl
mated against the allies in the use o
: her railroads. Overland trade throug
lSweden between Norway and German
g has been encouraged. it is declared
! while the allies have been subjected t
: every Inconvenience and exorbitant RAJ
t rates. Agricultural machinery destine
$ for Russia, the report declares, has bee
+ held up for months. Sweden exactin
a from Russia extraordinary bargains bt
G fore delivery was permitted.
t Sweden 5 action in holding within he
}, Iports large amount Of merchant ton
Y image is dealt with in the report. whic
= declares 100000 tons is lying idle. He
h total tonnage is about 100000, dea
il weight, of which she requires abou
Il 1000 tons for her own export and in
port trade.
o Our allies, unable to force Swedis
+ tonnage into the world S trade route
5 now look to the United States for he'll
II and, il is said. believe her shipping wi
= be put into service if the United State
r and Great Britain come to an arrang
e ment as regards bunkering Coal, und,
II this arrangement, would be refused
= ships of any nation refusing TO put shil
into services the allies demanded shou
u be kept open by neutral ships