ATTITUDE OF THE SWEDES

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4005, 11 August 1915, Page 5

ATTITUDE OF THE SWEDES

MOSTLY PRO-Ci HR MANS. BRITISH MISSION AT WORK. (Times and Sydney Sun Services ) LONDON, Aug. 90-• “The Times” correspondent at Stockholm, in a review . of neutrality; says. in opening, that the iSwodos generally Jean towards t»emany as against Russia. Almost exclusively pro-Germans arc those supplying officers of the Swedish. aim> and those connected with modern education. Young officers trained in G.ornnuiy return greatly impressed«-tu the perfection of Germany s mdnai> methods. Traders, merchants, and other numerous classes want henna 5 to win. At the other end of the scale is a numerically insignificant <!; up of idealists who definitely favor the Allies. Every Swede dreads Russia, and hates the idea of a combination of England, France, and Russia to defeat Germany, because, they aio taught to regard Russia as a standing menace to Sweden s mteguty. In order to meet the grievances o» legitimate Swedish tradots. also B tish grievances against feweden. . British mission was for weeks cente - ring with the Swedish authorities with a view to Sweden’s economical situa lirm Ft is liopocl no sonl l mental COl\ 1.0 nllowocT to tics It is of supreme importance thau &'industrial lifo should be maintained . .