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Show NORWAY AND SWEDEN ASK FOR RECIPROCITY Washington ,Nov. 9. Norway and Sweden, through tholr diplomatic re; I presentutlvoB here, have requested I the United States to grant to them, under the favored nations clauso of their treaties, tho samo privileges given giv-en to Canada by section 2 of tho ro; clproclty ngreetnent, by which wood pulp and print nanqr aro admitted free of duty Into tho United States. Soveral other countries, Including Germany, it is believed, havo asked tho same prlvilcgo from tho United States. Those requests placed formally form-ally boforu tho stuto department tho , quostlon of whether wood pulp and print paper can bo admitted free from other countries than Canada under tho favored nation clauses In' tho existing ex-isting treaties between tho United States and these countries. Under Section 2 of the Cnnadlun reciprocity agreement, print paper nnd wood-pulp wood-pulp woro glvon froo ontry to tho United States. This section of tho bill became effectivo July 1 last. |