SWEDEN AND THE ALLIES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2916, 31 October 1916, Page 5

SWEDEN AND THE ALLIES

AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW FOREIGN MINISTER'S OPINIONS Australian-New Zealand Cable Asem'lation;. (Rec. Octobor 30, 6.5 p.m.) London, October 30. TEe "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Stockholm has bad an interview with Dr. Wallenberg, Swedish Foreign Minister. He discerns signs of a probable chance of policy; Regarding the agreoinent with Britain on the question of imports and exports, the Minister said that the Swedes had most friendly feelings for England. He complained of our failure to trust Sweden and study her interests. He hoped that they had now arrived at a point when these difficulties would be cleared up. Sweden could not bo Forced or dominated. ■ _ • As instancing her friendly intentions the Swedish Parliament voted) without discussion, money with which to establish a daily steamship sorvice with England after the war. It was. impossible for Sweden to break with Germany, who supplied goods which.were not obtainable 1 from England. The whole quantity of war material which Sweden had sent to Germany wag not sufficient to prolong the war by a. sinale day. Many of the Swedish industries were suffering, especially tho margarine industry, owing to the inability to secure cor>ra.