New-York tribune., 1918-08-23
In Return, Entente Gets
100000 Tons Ships and
100000 of Iron
New Trade Barrier
Against Germany
Stockholm Recognizes Our
Blockade i'm Terms Given
Out Here

HAS' NoDeTt NOrQWall, mead OF the
special commission of the Swedish
Government to the United States, yes
terday revealed to a group of American
exporters who conferred with him at
the New York Produce Exchange the
opportunities for immediate trading
with his country under the terms of thu
special agreement recently entered in
to between Sweden and the nations
allied in the war against the Central
Powers.
at can be said of the agreement" !"
Mr.. Nordwall, who is to open an office
in this city, to supplement the work
of his headquarters at Washington,
stated, "that it is fair to all parties
and is a result of the give and take
policy which is the only safe basis for
an understanding which is meant to be
more than a temporary one. Sweden
has put at the disposal of the allies
all the ships she can possibly spare,
and has only kept for herself enough
tonnage and scarcely that-to bring
home the goods of which she is in the
greatest need. Swedish tonnage which
is now chartered in the United States
and allied service amounts to 400, 900
dead weight tons, Of which 200, 900
will be allowed to trade within and
100000 outside the war zone"
Concessions to Allies by Sweden
In further enumerating the conces
sions which Sweden made to the allies
in return to their promise to let her
have raw materials Mr. Nordwall con-
tinued: "Sweden has also guaranteed
the associated governments a fair pro-
portion of Sweden's entire iron ore
export, and the executive order of Pres
ident Wilson, dated the Goth of June,
by which appears authorization for
S6,000,O00 to be expended by the Secre-
tary OF Commerce in payment to the
proper authorities of the Government
of Great Britain of one-third part of
the purchase price of 100000 tons Of
which is provided for in the agree
mcnt OF May 20, 1918, shows that
that considerable quantities are in
volved
Sweden has further undertaken to
l!cepse the export to the associated
governments of woodpulp. paper, iron
and steel, and has agreed to grant to
the associated governments suitable
credit in Sweden for the. purchase of
Swedish goods during the continuance
of the present unfavorable exchange
on pounds sterling which exists in re-
lation to the Swedish krona, and which,
of course, directly affects the dollar
exchange"
AT this point Mr.. Nordwall was asked
what assurance the Allies had that
goods shipped to Sweden would not
reach Germany. He explained that the
Allies control of fuel and other raw
materials made it possible to demand
guarantees that goods destined for
Sweden would not ultimately filter in to
the Central Powers. "Sweden," he de-
clared, "has given satisfactory guaran-
tees that no goods imported to Sweden
from the United States or Allied coun-
tries, or from other countries where
the associated countries control ship
ping on account of their control over
be exported to any country now at war
with the associated governments;
neither will such imported goods re-
lease similar Swedish goods for such
export AS result of the agreement
Sweden has put an absolute embargo
on the exports of all kinds of food
stuffs, whether of domestic or foreign
origin. and on great many other
commodities as we'll"
What the Allies Have Done
For their part. Mr. Nordwall pointed
out, the Allies and the United States
have agreed to facilitate the import to
Sweden Of the following commodities
in stipulated quantities.: Bread cereals;
fodder. to be purchased and shipped
from Argentina or Australia; coal and
coke from England; mineral oils and
edible oils of various kinds; sugar;