BRITISH COAL FOR SWEDISH PULP.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 155, 3 July 1916, Page 2

BRITISH COAL FOR SWEDISH PULP.

. Tho London Daily Telegraph tilide rstands that ,tho relations between 'Britain jind Sweden give promise of improvetnent as tl^e, result of Va stated ment; made by.Dr. ,Wallenberg in the Swedish Riksdag.i "The anxiety in Stockholm arising out of the fortification of the Aland Islands^was not, as a niattßi; of fact, as widespread aswas made to appear in neutral newspapers uiidor German influence, but ie existed, arid ohere was-also a continuing - irritation, .arising out of flic pressure of ilie ]3ritish )! Jockade. The .apprehensions "of the Swedes coiK-erri-i,ng the Aland Islands have once mor^ been removed by the good offices .of ■ Britain and France..-':!?si> as a•'.similar situation 'was ' composed through the sanie agency iin: 1908. The Russian Government nave a »-eady arid frank ; acquiescence to the: proposals of her two Allies, and her assurances that any defences erected on these islands wore purely for the emcrgencios of tlio present war were complete and unqualified, and therefore fully acceptable $o the, Allies and to Sweden. It is understood that all militaryworks erected by Russia on the islands are to be removed at the close of the waii s in any event. One of the immediate results of the easing- of the situation as between Britain and Swederi, owing to the beneficial effect upon the Svyedes of tlie British efforts •on her behalf, may bo■• the loosening of the bonds of the Swedish pulp' export trade.! There is a feasible • basis pf mutual accommodation . uetween tho two countries in British requirements in tho .way of pulp.'and the Swedish demand for bunker coal^ aaid this'can be. used to tho adyancage of 'Britishpaper users.