Show SWEDISH SWEDISH IMPORT IMPORT i IS r I DIFFICULT I Seri Serio Serious s Problems Confront on ont t. t Commissioners for England Eng- Eng 1 1 land and Sweden i- i Sweden Oct 2 The Swedish English commission which has as for or two months been striving ing the trade differences bete between e the the two two countries Is la no noI I nearer a a satisfactory solution of the i dispute Jl n t the beginning of ot Its j sc session sJ Meanwhile over W wo Worth zU tho of supplies for Russia which she h urgently needs have In Sweden owing to this country's z r refusal to- to allow to-allow allow the transit of oZ goods 1 to R RussIa until England has modified her demands regulating the amount ot of Sweden's Imports T The The- e resumption ot of the meetings ef et after an adjournment i which followed apparently Ineffectual t c attempts ts to arrive at an understanding understand understand- t ing has in-has has reawakened fresh tresh Interest In the question which is for the moment moment the most widely discussed f. f Sweden Hope Rope is generally ex expressed that a a. compromise will bett be be- affected tt ted which will result in hi more friendly England and S Sweden Few are pessimistic to believe that the mIsunderstanding misunderstanding standing will widen into a more serious seri serl- I gus ous- breach ach between the two c coun- coun un- un i trIes v f I The two tw sha sharply ly conflicting points 4 of vi view w which were presented to a a. correspondent by Swedish and English English Eng Eng- lish members of ot the commission do donot not however promise any Immediate settlement of the dispute nor do they contain enough in common to suggest sug sug- suggest gest test tile the possibility of compromise The English members ot of the commis commis- I lon 1 gue that A l large of oft t I J supplies many of which are directly connected with the maintenance of an t rm Army and the prolongation of the war ward war find transit through Swe Sweden en to Ger Ger- 2 many They contend that a conspicuous Increase e in Swedish imports be- be 5 own needs is evidence that 11 these hes supplies find a way to Germany 4 and that a great many of them are articles which Germany particularly f needs tS notably meat coffee cocoa 1 A cotton lubricants of vanous varl- varl ous sorts Being assured that these are Care destined for Germany England clAims tho tle right to place such cargoes PJ prize prize- courts and Is enforcing ri ht right f If it 1 Is 1 admitted that these thee cargoes are at vouched Tor b by Swedish merchants mer mer- chants a as h having Swedish consignees a as their ultimate destination but it is isI I I t l claimed that through intermediate steps In Sweden they find their way I finally y into Sweden It is also stated by y the tho English members of the c corn com m- m miSsIon that the collusion of Swedish shippers with Germany has led to the deliberate te surrender of ot ships and cargoes cargoes car- car goes oes to German vessels and that their c capture capture- pUr r was vas part of ot a prearranged plan English commissioners admit the right of- of sweden of-sweden t. t weden to continue contin e the rt of ot her own products to Germany Germany Ger Ger- Germany many and to Import an any an quantity of ot goods that it may be reasonably supposed sup- sup posed Is for Swedish consumption but argues that this amount should not exceed her normal Imports Calling attention to her increase In imports I the English commissioners ask Sweden Sweden Sweden Swe Swe- den to guarantee that supplies s except for io- home manufactures will not be besent pent sent to Germany or in other words I 1 J I that there shall shan be n no transit of ot sup- sup Piles through Sweden to Germany i The Sw Swedish dish members of the commission cornS com corn S mission reply that her export laws which are rigidly enforced by the government nt prohibit prohibit- the sending of S nio St t arll articles l s to Germany and that eX exceptions are only made jo 10 o this pro- pro list when she Is fo forced ced into y MI aft exchange of supplies with Ger S toa y b by a 8 shortage portage of necessary ar- ar tIdes les In her country caused in many s b by England's l' l restriction of ot her imports There are some articles such I k a qUIne dyes des medical goods and J certaIn ert ln kinds kind of ot machinery which I 1 Sweden can obtain from Germany Jno antiL-Jno to get these these necessary 1 r necessary M J el she she- le- le must t extend to Germany V. V licenses contrary to her proc pro- pro c r rY regulations But it Is cont con- con t fen fended ened ed that these supplies which Germany Ger Ger- r. r ma many y obtains under the these e conditions S se re almost negligible Swedish commissioners corny com corn y missioners claim that she Js is justified I fa In- 11 refusing to guarantee the stoppage t bt f all tra to Germany because asS as asan t an aa independent nation she has a a. right S to tr with one country as well as 1 S another end and that if England sees fit j to hold hoki up lip her imports she will re re fuse fu t tt to transmit supplies to Russia k ThE 1 sINe u which W has haa caused nausea a a a. dead dead- S oJ U. U u lock 1 sINe u which W has haa caused nausea a a a. dead dead- S oJ U. U u lock l the tho quantity of supplies sent to Germany any under the special licenses contrary to Sweden's list of ot forbid forbid- i den exports The English members of or the the- commission be have called for t li figures res showing the export to I Germans German but such statistics statistics' it Is ET Clah sv the Swedish governmentS government S IV are not available The English and Swedish ii members of the commission commissionS S also Also ho di disagree as to the usefulness to torm Germans for rm nf for fol military purposes or of mich Rurh articles l s as copper which are on S Sweden tree list The English ary arS arsue ar- ar S y gue sue that whether that whether the copper is one kind or another r It can be bt converted S Into nto military use in Germany Germany Ger Ocr many and that tl large quantities of ot I copper oil End and cotton have found transit Into Germany Although some of the selected statistics sta sta- available in Sweden are mis mis- 1 l leading ding they support the English contention that Swedish Imports of or the articles mentioned have In some case been trebled since the beginning beginningS S of or the war The declaration of cotton as contraband has of ot course S ed d arles from the discussion f From Investigations made by an S.- S. impartial observer observer-In r Sweden it is r clear that although greatly decreased be by England England's supervision super the transit of considerable supplies to Germany t. t stUl continues After arriving and fl j- j being vouched for by Swedish ConI con- con I J if Bigness these supplies supplies' ft n pass Il through a ad alt many as S a dozen bands hands before their shipment to Germany tan Swedish merchants have w stated that when hen they could 5 not jr-not not only command better pric prices but butt i t serve Iene their own inclinations by by ship ship- c Ping to Germany they found no reaL rea- rea L son soa on for tor not so Stockholm Ij Iel tela are full of German agent agents who c c confess secretly that they are satis- satis fled ned with the way business business' is going I 5 S Since no fil figures Ures are available any r 5 estimate of the quantity of ot supplies going to Germany Is merely speculative specula I tive five hut but it may safely be said that tt nOugh is Is- going to Germany to b be a material factor In ker er economic con con- i |