The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-30
Terms ofCommercial
Treaty, Between
Allies and Sweden

| NEW YORK.-Terms of the com
mercial treaty recently signed by tn,
entente allies and Sweden and which
is expected to diminish the sendins
OF supplies to Germany, were made
public here today by Alex. R. Nord
vail, head fthe special commission
OF the Swedish government to the
United States. 1t gives to the allies
100000 tons of lightweight shippins
and two million tons of Swedish iron
ore.
Sweden also agrees to license the
export to the allied government al
WOOD pulp, PAPER, iron-steel, etcS
and to grant to the allies suitable
credit in Sweden for the purpose OF
Swedish goods during the continu-
ance of the present unfavorable
monetary exchange.
Sweden, according to Mr.. Nordvall,
has given satisfactory guarantees
that no goods imported to Sweden
from any nation whose shipping the
allies control will be exported to any
of the central powers.
Sweden Accepts Blockade
In exchange for these commodities
facilities and guarantees, the allies
have agreed to ship to Sweden bread
cereals, coke and coal, mineral and
edible oils, sugar, rubber and rubber
goods, cotton and cotton goods, hides,
leather and tanning materials, cof-
fee, cocoa, tobacco, copper, ferro-
alloys, tin, tinplate, nitrate of soda,
raw phosphates, sulphur, "and other
goods and materials necessary for
Sweden's economic life.''
Singing of the agreement, Mr..
Nordvall admitted, was vitual &C
ceptance by Sweden of the allied
blockade. Negotiations, he said,
had been in progress since May,
1917" The treaty was signed May
20, last.
Conditions in Sweden, the envoy
stated were very serious, in fact no
foodstuffs of any nature were being
shipped out of the country because
of domestic scarcity Previously, he
said, Germany had purchased Writ
ually the entire Swedish output of
iron ore mines. Germany would
continue to receive some iron ore
from his country, Mr.. Nordvall
stated, but in greatly lessened guam
titles.
Will Keep all Food
Sweden's acceptance Of any COM
modify from allied governments acts
as an embargo on the same COM
modify procured in Sweden. Mr..
Nordvall explained this would pre-
vent Sweden from sending food to
where he remarked, "con-
1itions are actually worse than they
ire in Belgium and thousands are
NJ
According to Mr. Nordvall, the
, 100000 tons of iron ore which
Sweden agrees to sell to the allies
s merely the first installment of
what the signatories have decided is
"a fair proportion of Sweden's en-
ire iron ore export" Many more
million tons will be available later,
t is understood. Mr.. Nordvall de-
,lared the present understanding
vas intended to be more than tenn
'orary one. a.
Sweden" he said, "has put at
he disposal of the allies all the |
hips she can possibly spare and has
My kept for herself enough ton
age and scarcely that to bring home
he goods of which she is in great
eed.
"The position of neutral country
Ike Sweden is difficult and delicate.
his is realized by the United States,
Vhich has given every indication
hat it will not add to the embarrass-
tents now confronting the neutrals
nd has shown every disposition to
id and liphtan their burdens y