SWISS TO SUFER UNLESS ALLIES AID.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14738, 18 October 1918, Page 6

SWISS TO SUFER UNLESS ALLIES AID.

BERNIB, Sept. 8. Hans Soilzer, the Swiss Minister to Washington, who is' now m Berne, dettlapcd afc a meeting of th© Society do Suisse Surveillance that the Swiss people, must face' the heaviest economic crisis of many years unless Amioinoa and' Ejugland provide ships for Swigs imports. He added that negotiations between Switzerland', America), and Eingiland are proceed - ing, and that the Anglo-SaxoiV Poiwevs show a readiness to do the utmost compatiblewith the military and ecanoanic exigencies of the -war. Mr. Sulzef's speech was the first Swiss official statement since tho war began openly admitting that Swiss economic existence depends upon' tho tonnaoe of the Anglo-Saxon: Powers. The liberation of the collieries at Lens and La Bassee is watched feverishly here. All classes are suffering because of the high price of German ■ooail, and .hope the Fmrtdh pits will soon b© free to compete with those of" Germany m the Siwiss market by the time the present t,voaty with Germany expires «arly next year.