SWEDEN AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2537, 11 August 1915, Page 5

SWEDEN AND THE WAR

INCLINED TOWARDS GERMANY BRITISH MISSION AT STOCKHOLM By TeloErai)!—Press Association—Copyright ("Tinies" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, August 9. "The Times" correspondent at Stockholm, 111 a review of Swedish neutrality, is of opinion that tlio Swedes generally lean towards Germany as against Russia. 'Classes almost exclusively proGerman are tliose supplying the officers of the Swedish Army and connected with modern education. Young officers, trained in Germany, return greatly impressed with the perfection of German military methods. Traders, merchants, and other numerous classes want Germany to win. At the other end of the- scalo _is a numerically insignificant group of idealists, wlio 'definitely favour the Allies. Every Swede dreads Russia, and hates tlio idea of the combination of England, France, and Russia to defeat Germany, because lie is taught to regard Russia as a standing menace to Sweden's integrity. ' . ' ■ In-order to meet the grievances of legitimate Swedish traders, and also British grievances against Sweden, a British Mission had a week's conference with tlio Swedish authorities. _ In view of Sweden's economical situation _it is hoped that no sentimental considerations will bo allowed to stand in the way of a practical and prompt settlement. because the moment is rapidly approaching when Sweden will bo entirely devoid of certain commodities of su.veaajaaataaM ta.liftt iuchuitiftl