THE BLOCKADE AND NEUTRAL TRADERS
A THWARTED AGREEMENT. Ov Telegraph—Press Association—Couyrieht London, January 13. Tho "Daily Mail's" commissioner says that many traders in Denmark, including reputable firms, do not consider themselves bound by the trading agreement, which forbids export to Germany, on tho grounds that it was extorted by threats. Moreover, the agreement was thwarted by exporting from Denmark tp Sweden, and vice-versa, then transhipping to Germany. Mp ne .Y guarantees were ef little value, since the Gorman banks were willing tp take up' tho guarantees. Innumerable tricks were empleyed to circumvent the agreement. Oil and fat .were exported by shipping one sardine in a tin of oil as sardines, or by shipping soap containing a speci\fied quantity of fat. The German Minister was always ready with veiled threats to persuade. the Danish authorities to grant export permits.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2669, 15 January 1916, Page 5
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138THE BLOCKADE AND NEUTRAL TRADERS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2669, 15 January 1916, Page 5
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