The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-24
SWEDEN'S POSITION.

Editor Cordova Daily Times: Every one who is against Great Britain Is against the United States, as a great American statesman said few months ago. These words ought to make some of my fellOw-countrymen, the Swedish-AmeriCans,a and every German in the country cease their slanderOus talk about England Forget the BOer war, and if you cant, then keep your mouths shut But remember that Great Britain has opened dark, un- civilized parts of the world for civ ilization and the benefit of the whole world. Before the BoeT war (that war the Germans cant forget"O, Sweden, for instance, had no trade, or very little trade, with the South African Union. But a few years after the Boer war Swedish shipping interests started two lines, the Transatlantic and the Swedish South African steam ship lines. Today Sweden Is making millions in business with South Africa. The British opened South Africa even for the ungrateful Germans-those Germans who never have done any thing but for their own benefit. 1 be- lieve that after this great world war is ended a friendship more sincere than ever before will keep Great Brit ain and the United States of America united to work for the progress of the world, the right and liberty.
 The United States will certainly al- ways remember that in the Spanish American war the British navy was the only thing that kept the kaiser from sending warships against the United States. And if it had not been for that mighty British navy when this terrible war started perhaps the kaiser's warships had landed troops on American soil ere now.
 It happens sometimes that some of my own countrymen (the Swedes) in Alaska islander England and conse- quently the United States of America. These SWedes I can understand came from some dark part of Sweden into this country, and know little about the outside world. But l do believe that they remember the honOred his tory of Sweden and the flag of blue and gold. If King Gustavus Adolphus today could rise from the dead and see how his old enemies, the Germans, today sheer at the flag he fought for and how those Germans sink ships and cOldly murder innocent people, he would once more call the sons of Sweden to arms and take revenge on , the German murderers; and once more should he make the Germans repeat the prayer of several hundred years ago in their churches: From the rage of the Northmen save us, mighty God" Now his sOuld is restless and ! from the grave he is waiting to see that the sleeping Sweden shall awake and remember that he died on German : soil by a German muTderer's hand 1 giving his life for the cause of jus 1 tice, right and liberty.
 A few weeks ago news from SWedel let me know that when the German warships destroyed several neutra ships in the North sea a few month! ] ago, together with several English ships, the Swedish steamer H. Vican der, before torpedOed, was bombarded
 and there was no chance to get tho | lifebOats out from the burning steame
 because of the German shells tha
 destroyed them. Sixteen persons per
 ished, three of whom were women. What Sweden needs now is another Gustavus Adolfus, and l hope that be
 fore long Mother Sweden will reacl | her hand across the sea to Uncle Sam
 and England. My happiest day would
 be that day-to see the flag of blue
 and gold together with the Stars ant | Stripes, the Union Jack and the flags of the other allies.
 R. L. MALMBORG.
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