Show scandinavian NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP IN PAR FAR OFF NORTHLAND ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME resume of the tha most important events in sweden norway and denmark of interest to the scandinavians in america SWEDEN swollen sweden proclaimed her litti attitude tude of neutrality tit nt tile the very outbreak of tile ho war und and nil all her notions actions since that time have hortio borno out that proclamation said the prime minister of sweden dr K H II if 4 october 5 tie the pr premier ealler put stress on oil tits governments Ille lits to follow unswervingly the pulley puller of thus fur far followed whenever sweden tills has taken tiny any step displeasing one or another belligerent power lie le continued lier her action tills lins been dictated solely by considerations side rations ot or the kingdo kingdoms ins own necessities ces nikl eind of its future welfare and not fly by any partisan reason wo we iloilo sincerely that hut the lie belligerents will not make it impossible for us to maintain tills attitude unto the end tile premier referred to certain measures of the belligerent bell lgon nt powers mentioned in ili tile lie communication issued issue on september 22 after the conference of athe the ministers minister ot at chrls ti atila ly the destruction of neutral prizes at fen interference with neutral shipping and tile bi blacklist ack list sweden finds itself in ili harmony with america jn in its protest against tills this measure the blacklist la Is objectionable said the pre premier niler not only because of its present operation but because it will affect the hie future of the vict victims lins anve ve feel that it constitutes an m unjust tit attempt tempt to deprive certain of our citizens citi zeni of their rights and anve to do not like to see tiny any swedish subject lose any of his rights na a citizen 1111 ili less ess fly by judgment of the courts wo we tire iro glad to know that the united states has aay taken stops steps in this matter and wo we have welcomed wel coined other steps by that government in ili the defense of the rights of nf neutrals unit mid for the upholding of tile the rules of international law I 1 may perhaps sity say that already before our conference at wo we had striven to keep feeling the united states in regard legard to action in ili tills iliev mix the lays lay stress on oil tile desirability of more extensive collaboration of neutrals we hope that the lie traditional politics of the united states will not prevent it in III the present exceptional circumstances from interesting itself in ill such collaboration it Is hard haid for americans americana to realize our position continued ills his excellency cel lency america lies so far evily from the scene of the conflict and 1 so great and so strong economically it has not yet set seriously felt the effect of the wars interference with tta its normal but the time lime will colne when america will feel it too it la is impossible that the greater part of the rest of tho the world orld should continue indefinitely in ili the present unnatural find chaotic condition without america suffering also restrictions which are felt in comparatively small measure by tle the great america can strike at our very vitals wo we tire are convinced that lu in our sitivi situation tiou tile the americans who lippre appreciate clate ns much as we do the independence of a country and tile the legal right of its citi citizens zelig would feel and act exactly us its ye c do As to tile mediation Pre preniner I 1 I 1 it all d said suppose lint flint we ave should as things and feelings now noly are offer our services ns as mediator what would be the result it would mann that we should have me compromised the central boners po Ners for their ene enemies niles would say then that germany any had find solicited our intervention intel tind that eliat emp empires fres position must be precarious and that we should have irritated and ting fingered ered the tente powers who would say that we were tn in ter fering to their en enemies emleS the minister added with a smile indeed I 1 am ain almost afraid norald to say I 1 hope for peace about a ioor and it halt ago F bjorn donated to tile lie deaconess hospital tit nt arsta ersta near stockholm and the money will le bet used for the establishment ot of an old peoples homo home at that place lace interesting imo have been madu made in rod hod island JanUl tind rho diio objects tire mostly front from tile the iron age ge hut but a richly deco decorated raUd uru urn Is said to be c very a old liana Iager Arne rican citizen ot of swedish parents who went to sweden on it liner nor wits held at by bi british port authorities bild in ili gold lio lie carried was seized el z ed 0 the returns of the recent census how aliat there are domestic in sweden pulmonary catarrh and fever have kept the queen in ili bod bell for several freeks site in ii improving however 0 J 11 it II berling former treasurer of 0 lie credit stock company of stockholm Stock liolin distributed about as gifts among it 11 number of 0 li benevolent in ili the en capital pital all submarines aro to be treated by sveden us as war submarines if theft rM employment for commercial purposes IFA 1 not c with certainty by rou lillon nets facts |