The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
OUT OF THE GREAT WAR
SCANDINANIANS WILL KEEP
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30 $500 tAN NN@ -
far the greater part of her coal came
from England. Since the war, and es-
pecially after the beginning of sub
marine war, she has had to rely on
Germany
In 1911 Sweden imported from Eng
land 4,11O,432 tons of coal and coke
as against only III, PIP tons from Ger
many. In 1914 from England 4,682,501
tons as against 335,132 from Germany.
In 1915 Sweden's coal supply from
England had dropped by one-half. In
that year she imported 2,173,634 tons
of all varieties of coal and coke from
England as against 2,S15,730 tons
from Germany. In 1916 from England
1,7O7,319 tons as against 4,3SO,576
from Germany. This year no coal
whatever was obtained from England
in the months of February and March
when the ruthless submarine CAM
paign began, a small amount in April
and May and q little more in Jun
The present agreement between Swe-
den and Germany calls for a mini
mum of 10000 tons Of coal per
month. The Germans have fulfilled
their agreement. This together with
what was imported from England in
Many and June is about one-half of
the amount required.
Were Sweden not obtaining any
cOal from Germany, the street rail
ways and private railways in the
country would nave to suspend with
in one month, the state railway sys-
tenn within three months, which to-
gether with industries which would
have to shut down in consequence,
would throw more than a quarter Of
a million men out of employment.
This is the statement made to me
upon the basis of figures shown. About
5000 men are employed in the Swe-
dish ore fields and $4,000 in the paper
pulp industry. English coal is com
handing a price of 270 shillings per
ton in Stockholm as against German
coal at 80 s%hillings
That Sweden is exporting large
quantities of iron ore to Germany,
was frankly admitted. 1t was de-
clared that ore is a domestic product,
that Sweden has a right to export it
and that she is exporting it not only
to Germany but to England. 1t was
declared that Swedish steel is the
chief source of supply for the Shelf
field fine tool industry. Also $780, 900
tons of ore had been exported to the
United States this year..
Iron ore, it was explained, is one of
the "compensations" insisted upon by
Germany. No ore from Sweden, no
coal, no salt, no medicines, no dyes,
no chemicals from Germany, is the
latter's ultimatum.
1t was also frankly stated that a
certain amount of copper and brass
is exported from Sweden to Germany,
but explained that his was for the
manufacture of copper and brass ar
ticles not obtainable elsewhere.
Sweden imports from Germany all
the fine copper wire nets used in the
making of wood pulp. Sweden has
never had the facilities for manufac-
turing these copper nets which re-
quire a special process. For this and
for machinery with brass bearings,
Sweden furnishes the German manu-
facturers with the amount of copper
returned to Sweden as manufactured
article together with a specified al
lOwance for wastage.
Touching pom Sweden's mercantile
marine, the following figures were
given; Sweden has a total tonnage of
100000 dead weight or loading
TONS" OF this amount, 1862. 900 tons
are held in British ports, and 100000
tons in other ports controlled by the
Allies. Sailing in the service of the
Allies are 125,O00 tons of Swedish
ships, 100000 tons have been lost and
sunk since the beginning of the war
and between 200 and 300 lives lost.
That Swedish ships were reluctant
to sail to England, was explained on
the ground that they had to run the
risk of being tOrpedoed, and if they
did each British ports, they were i'm
pressed into service and compelled t.
make a voyage to France or Italy be-
fore allowed to return to Sweden will
coal or other cargo. 1t was stated
that 100000 O0 worth Of Swedish
goods were tied up in British ports
The Swedish transatlantic passenge-
steamer "StOckholm," it was pointed
out, was held in Halifax from Febru
airy until the middle of July. Swe
den is very hard up for cotton
Whether the action was based upol
evidence or belief, that Sweden wa
letting imported cotton reach Ger
many, the fact is hat England ha
allowed little or no cotton to get int
Sweden for more than a year. 1t wa
stated to me by high official person
ages that no cotton had been exporte
to Germany for two years n no &C
reals for one year.
Sweden has bread, sugar and coffe
cards. The bread allowance in Swe
den is one-fifth less thar the preser
bread rations in Germany.
There are bread and sugar cards i
Denmark, but no bread cards in MOI
way. Bread is better and much NOR
plentiful in those two countries tina
in Sweden. The cost of living is niue
higher in Sweden than in the tw
other Scandinavian countries.
Sweden, as does Denmark, gets il
fodder for her cattle from Americ
1t is chiefly in the form of oil cake
and cottonseed cakes. AS a result
the embargo, Swedish farmers al
compelled to dispose of much of the
livestock. Thousands of head are b
ing and will be thrown on the marke
Many farmers are p%etitioning the go
eminent for permission to expo
their cattle.