Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-24
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minneapolis. May 28.-The scandi.
navlan countries are now passing
through the same trying experiences
as the United States did before she
decided 20 Join the lighting. The gov.
OF the kaiser does not seem
70 oe satisfied before every neutral
country has Joined the democracies in
their fight against Prussian a~utocracy
ana militarism.
There can be no other interprsta-
ton OF the latest manifestations of
German disregard for the rights Of the
european neutrals. More than ono
hundred Norwegian steamers have
pee torpedoed by German subrna-
Tines since the beginning of the new
campaign o. ruthlessness, with q loss
OF many Norwegian lives. and only
was seized by a German submarine
within Norwegian territorial waters
and taken to q German port, in spite
OF the protest Of the commander of
q Norwegian wArship which could not
IRE on the Germans because OF lack
of ball shells.
Teutons losing swedish Friendship.
h sinking last Saturday Of the
tnree swedish steamers. Vesterland.
ma, by German torpedoes. has
brought home the s~eriousness Of the
German menace to Sweden more
strongly than ever before. A number
OF Swedish citizens lost their lives
and as q consequence the sentiment
among the Swedes is running high
against Germany, 'the outlaw Of the
nations"
There seems to be no doubt that
the German government deliberately
sank the three Swedish steamers in
order to impress upon the public opin-
ion IN Sweden the danger Of doins
anything that will work against the
interests Of Germany, the protector
Of all the small Teutonic nations
The. United States entrance into the
war on the side, of the allies has been
as a ray Of hape In all the darkness
in which they have been living for
months.
Relief from "Protecton" Hoped for.
They have begun to feel that the
day on which they will be relieved
from the tremendous pressure, exer-
cised upon them by German militar-
whelming majority Of the scandinav-
ian nations ID a%nxiously awaiting the
liberation from the protection of
Germany.
Reciprocating Agreement Made.
Through the agreement between
Sweden and Great Britain, Swedish
steamers. held in allied ports. were
allowed to proceed to. home waters
with their food cargoes, so badly
needed by the Swedish authorities to
relieve the shortage of such products.
The agreement was based on reciproo-
ity. Sweden therefore on her part
promised to remove the mine fields in
Oeresund and permit allied ships still
lying in Baltic ports to pass through
Swedish territorial waters, thus max
ing it possible for them to reach
Great Britain and help relieve the
shortage Of tonnage.
At the same time. the Swedish
government secured an agreement
from Germany, guaranteeing immu-
nifty from submarine attacks for Swe-
dish ships. released by the British au-
thorittes and carrying foodstuffs to
Sweden. But the German govern
ment did not hesitate to violate its
promise to Sweden, which IL clearly
the above mentioned Swedish steam.
ers.
Treaties Still SCRAPS of Paper"
The government Of the kaiser still
considers treaties az scraps Of pa
per-" The violation Of the German
pledges to Sweden IL In full harmony
with previous acts of stupid German
NAVAOAAdCyS IuO VdtAVV0 Oh
tho submarine campaign which flnal-
ly forced war upon the United States;
the sinking Of a flotilla Of Dutch mer-
chant steamers in spite Of the Ger
man declaration of immunity; ana
other cases of a similar kind involv-
ing almost every neutral nation of the
world. but too numerous to give de-
tailed account of.
The German government<has in her
last submarine controversy with 8we-
den employed the same tactics al
those used under similar circum-
stances toward the United States. The
German minister in Stockholm has
called on NJ. Lindman. Swedish min
lister Of foreign affairs. And expressed
the deepest regret Of tho German
government at the sinking Of the
three Swedish ships. He has prob
ably. in the most eloquent way, as
sured NJ. Lindman. that the comman-
der of the German submarine had
misunderstood his Instructions and
tina: Germany was willing to pay for
the damage inflicted upon Swedish
interests.
Money Payment Not Satisfactory.
But the Swedish nation does not
care for money. It needs food and
only food. The Swedes will not be