THE NEUTRALS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15989, 25 August 1917, Page 10

THE NEUTRALS.

GERMANY'S MAILED FIST (By Cable—Press Association —Copyright.) (Australian, osd Cable Association.) WASHINGTON, August 23. The Stato Department is informed that Germany has threatened that she will not give Holland any, more ship steel, unless Holland agrees that ships constructed thero shall be used in the interests of Germany for the duration of the war and five years thereafter. Germany has also informed Holland that she must send miners to Germany if she desires more than a certain allotment of coal. It is understood that Germany is using the same tactics to Denmark. TREATMENT OF NEUTRALS. AMSTERDAM, August 23. In tKo lteichstag. Herr Ruhlmann, t addressing the Main Committee, . said: — i "Our treatment of neutrals is imr pprtaut,. and the prevention of further I breaches of relations is a material task

which can only be solved by the principle that might is not the only factor, but also right. Any Policy based on might is doomed to faijuro beforehand. We should also study -ihc enemy s psychologv. This is important, as vc should" not destroy by hard, grim words the eventual feeling of reconciliation. He also declared that this would prooablv bo the last vear of war. The Progressives are delighted at the smooch. *' Tho Social Democrats declared that 35 long as the enemy refused to coneiudo peace, Germany must contmuc military pressure. It is believed that Germany is unable to force peace by submarines. SWEDEN" AND AMERICA'S EMBARGO. (Australian and Ca-b!e Association.) (Received Auszust 24th, 11.20 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, August 23. The Foreign Minister states: —''Sweden will do without American goods rather than comply with the reported American demand to cease trading r.-itii the Centi al-Powers."