New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Gustav Is Anxiously Await
ing Definite Announcement
of Americas Policy
Situation Is Serious
Minister Morris Ordering His
Own Supplies From Chicago;
Coal Is S13O Ton
By lanes O'Donnell Bennett
[ snectal Cnrrrnnndencel


Stockholm, Aug. 27.-Minister Ira \,
Morris had a irty-fve-minute talk
with King Gustav OF Sweden concern
Ing matters OF high Importance to both
countries" The interview was satisfac-
tory to both parties.
The King is cheerful. but. like all
Swedes, is anxiously awaiting DEFINITE
announcement Of Americas food policy
toward Sweden. Newspapers daily are
asking Mr.. Morris for statement. At
the conference the King wore Horse
Guards uniform. He spoke English
throughout. At the close the King said:
81 have to leave town 70 meet my
Queen"
Mr. Morris considers the Swedish
food situation so serious that he is
ordering -four, sugar, coffee, lard and
canned goods from Chicago. 1t is diff
cult to feed horses properly. Coal is
$3.50 ton and tea is S. pound. Hos
pitfalls are lacking numerous essential
Children Losing Weight
The country is divided into weighing
districts for the purpose of watching
the health of the school children. One
completed district shows the children
have lost weight since last year, bas-
ing estimates on what the natural in
crease from growth should be.
Stockholm's residential district along
the waterfront, especially fashions
promenade, the Strandvaegen, and the
street under the Kings windows
are being piled high with thousands of
cords of wood, brought by shipload
daily, to save the city from certain
coal famine this winter. Austria has
just delivered huge consignment of
petroleum to Sweden.
Stockholm ministers of the Allied
powers have met TO consider the Pope's
peace proposals. which have not ere.
ated favorable impression.
The Swedish Foreign Minister, Lind
man, assured Minister Morris that the
proposed congress of six neutral ma
tions-Spain, Switzerland, Holland,
Denmark, Norway and Sweden-was
not concerned with americas entry in
to the war, but with measures of pro-
lection for neutral rights and interests
after the war and at the peace cam
paign.
Spain and Holland are still hesitat-
ing about sending representatives.
The Swedish government continues
with its plans for the conference.
The "Bcths Mliokoffs," an important
newspaper organ of the Cabinet, and
other fractional Russian newspapers
are recalling their correspondents from
Stockholm on the grounds that they are
not interested in the proceedings of the
approaching Socialistic peace confer
ence, but Russians here directly in
touch with the Provisional Government
say they are convinced that the confer
ence will be held and that the govern
ment, although not taking official cog
nzance, will give the Russian delegates
passports.
Axelrod TO Attend Conference
Axelrod, a prominent leader of the
Menshoeviki, or Peace Immediately
Party. will arrive in Stockholm Friday
for discussion with the conference
leaders. Persons speaking for the Rus
sian Provisional Government say the
surest way 10 martyrize and glorify
the Socialist conference is for the gov
ernments TO oppose it.
"More important, however, 10 Rus
STA, than any conference or than even
the situation on the front is our rail
way situation, which we count upon
America restoring for u.s. said prom
mont Russian to-day. "Our country is
sick; our railways are worn out; we
must have speedy help.
ave have grain, gold, silver, oil, in /
exhaustible resources, but what use are
they if we are unable to move them?
These locomotives which America has
promised are "a important as an army
corps, but they may come too late 70
solve the winter food problem for the
people and the army.
1--WE grant it would be better for
Russia if we were left TO work our
destiny in these matters independent
of foreign aid, but time does not per-
nit this. | can assure America that
the present government, not like the
old regime, is taking all measures pos
sible favoring introduction of foreign
capital into Russia"