1918-12-07 — Page 9

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EDITH CAVELL.

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Dangers similar to a perpetual, animosity threaten the internal It was the mistake of the old state of every country. No matter Greeks, ss of the French and on what terms peace is made, an from the Secretary of State has taken place in the altitude of than for many a day. She may Dagblad states in a recent note that the Germans always referred

The following telegram received

A thorough revalgion of feeling Sweden's prospects are brighter... The naval oritin of Stockholme English theorisers in the high-immense clamour for naval and for the Colonies is forwarded by Sweden towards her powerful and well be content with her choice worthy article the chief question to the women victim of their cold- It was so the Spy Cavell teenth century, to suppose that military" preparedness" will at the Hon. Colonial Secretary for suscrupulous neighbour to the of a benevolent attitude toward of foreign policy that confronts Blooded tyranny in Belgin man is guided by reason. As once aries. The advocates of publication:

South, says an American journal. the Entente, for both German the Swedish nation. This is, writes Brand Whitlock, in Story- matter of fact, reason beu little permanent conscription and arms- influence on conduct of opinionments will cry alcad in every land, teen to the Women of the advantage and the desirability of part of the western powers would economic anion of the Scandina- not charged with spying; she was And that ebe at last realizes the domination and mistrust on the slower military as well as politico body's "Bat Miss Cavell was Massage from Her Majesty the It stands like cold and blood and the imitation which is the Empire. A few months ago attesobing out her hand for a be hard to remove in coming vain countries. less central, crying in vain among sincerest dattery may prove that the height of our snxiety and with America is the opinion of entcome. Their countrymen vee taken in Basis has by no means dence and no claim that she had not convicted or sentenced to destir hearty clasp of understanding years, irrespective of the war's the contending hosts of emotions, German militariam bas subjugat- strain I sent a message in the

The course that events have for spying, There was no evi- psasions, sarcistions, memories, ed the world. To recover her name of the women of our lande Captain Sten Debigres, general mars fully than before, ssert the improved the military status of been s spy. She was charged with habi's, and tastes which drive the freedom from this subjugation to our mas Sghting for us saroes Daily News), Stockholm, and D. interest of the Alliee in the bas been destroyed. The with- of the German Military Penal Bout to action. Still less doce will be England's greatest the feat. Now in an hour of Anton Karlgren, its managing welfare of small state. The drawal of the Russian navy frum Code which punished with death manager of Dagens Nyheter (The two journalists, the genuine Sweden. The old Baltic balance having violated that paragraph resson guide a orond as a people." struggle after the War.

thankfulness and hope I should In public speaking an appeal to The idea of sa International like to give a message to the England. It is vital for and present methods of drastic entirely at the mercy of Germany enemy, and it was on this charge editor, who have recently visited contrast between "Germany's past the war puts the Swedish navy those who conducted troops to the reason falls fist at a dose of ditch League of Pesce is not new, women of the Empire. water. You appeal to paesion, though it will always be connect"During the war they have reden, they maintain, to con- subjugation, and America's lofty in case of a hypothetical conflict that she was convicted. prejudice, sentiment, or any ed with President Wilson's came. been given the high privilege of sider more closely her fatare democratic ideale, and England's between the nations. Popular lis, and

prolonged The difficulties in the way of service, they have risen to the relations with the United States, liberal ways toward her subj et

"But as a matter of fact and cheering" ensues. Such appeal making it eff olive are obvious I great opportunity, and have on which country she to largely peoples, is now quite evident to to the east of the Baltic will in charge did not apply and The critic thinks that the lands as a matter of law,, even this is the secret of clop trap; is in ared to think them insurmount proved their courage, ateadfast depends for raw material for her the Swedish public. Hand in any event remain generally under was the motor-power of the orator'e able. The League intended to ness and ability

industrise. The century-old fear band with aversion for Germany's German lyranny, economic and Carell had not conducted any

not sustained. mechanism. Driven by passion, guarantee pesca might easily

Ming and buoyed up by platitude, be overthrow peace. Its armaments and appreciate their work in evaporating pro Germaniam, as enactment of strict laws against that sea is fully comparable, he sided, in various charitable and "I have been allowed to watch of Russia which induced her cow, conduct in this war has gone the military. Germany's position in troops to the enemy; she had will remain at his lofty level. might be used for bullying and many parts of the country and well se manifold political the smuggling of goode across say, to that of Sweden in her humans ways, coldiers in individu- But a hint at reason tumbles him alte upon.smaller natione not my heart is full of admiration problems at home, prevented a the Baltic. And the party in day of power. The greater part al cases, and boys who had as down.

strong enough either to in or and gratitude for what I have clear popular insight into the control of the government the of the Baltic conate was then in yat performed So it is useless to expect oppose it. All menner of jace

rationale of Amerîas's “entry into radical” element-is nations to follow the dictates of ouries and disagreements might

military "I earnestly trust that though the war and of the Allied cause sympathy with the Allied cause valuable estuary along the crast to escape out of Belgium and to in fall Swedish possession; almost every service and hever worn a uniform, TOMEON Or Faulty. Prejudice, arise betwen its powerful mem the thrill and glamour of war are

in general. greed, hatred, geli conceit, and bers. The gardians of resse over the spirit of self-sacrifice

and American aims.

lines of Finland, the Baltio cross the frontier into Holland Before the recent commercial similar unreasoning motives will might be faced with the familiar and telpfulness which it has greement between the Entente ing blandly on while Sweden Prussia was in her control. So soldiers would be, or should be, Germany, however, is not look provinces, and present-day where, as a neutral country, the remain the chief incentive to question: "Sed quis custodiet kindled will notwane in the and the present pro Ally govern plans to become commercial also were the mouths of the Elbe interned until the end of the war. policy. Bull, there are points ipsos custodea?" "Bat who coming days. A new upon which the cnreasoning will guard the

era is ment at Stockholm ibere was rival. To oppose the transporte and Weser, and consequently and the young men have the guardian'T") dawning upon the world bring imminent a compulsory approach tion enterprise pictured by the Helgoland Bight Bremen and status of citizane of any other · motiver, having already deter-Tet at present one must regarding with it many difficulties, to Germany as the one possible, journaliste mined upon their course, will such a League as the best hope fresh responsibilities, and serious though rather doubtful, source of Germany is already getting under In fact, every strategical locality that any of these soldiers or these above mentioned, Lubeck were then Swedish towns nation. There was indeed no proof? tara to resson for support, and far the world. When I was at problems to be faced. will receive it. The principle of the last Hsgae Conference, I felt

bedly needed supplies, especially | way a "Pr Express" liss into in those regions was in Swedish Belgian boys had joined the "Parliament has secured for the foodstaffs Bat the Eutente, not northern Russia via Helsingfore, hands. nationality, for instance, will be the whole thing was a sham. whole country greater opportual willing to allow Sweden to ally Finland. in the future more passionately The delegates from the Great ties of more thorough and varied herself perforce with the Testone, country has virtually become a to utilisa

Inasmuch

enemy, singly or as troops," #s that Bat Sweden did not know how except, it is said, in the case of advocated; and reason, knowing Powers had come resolved, not to education but it will depend granted the hitherto disapproved German vassal state, it is evident Thess numerous possessions were postal card to thank Miss Cavell her opportunities. one lad who wrote and mailed s thst attempts to subjugate discover a broad besie of agree upon the parents whether these parage of iron ore to Germany, that her close connection by rail bald mainly for defensive ressons, for the aid she had rendered him, nationality have been the mainment, but to see how little they opportunities are used to the fall. which Germsay insisted upon as with the Baltic Provinces now although some costoms duties and saying he had causes of recent European wara, could yield with decency. The will support its claim, in the famis ble

"We all rejsics that plane are the primary condition for the suffering Prussisnisation is high- were imposed upon the subject England and joined the English resolutions in the belief that only thus can guarantee, no sanction" behind existence of soch bad and crowd applies to Sweden. The Swedes, for general reasons. The whole exploitation of those regions, was found by the German secret had no sfoot for bringing to an end the safe-conduct of the ships carryingly desirable in Pin German eyes populations. As for economic army. This card, it was Beid,- pesce be secured, if it can be them. I realized at the time thated housing sa makes home life of Tata, certainly distrustful of trip from Berlin to Beval and which, together with a great police and proved one of the olues secured at all. The taek will be they were nothing bat berapa of almost impossible. diffculs, for in meny

Germany's policies toward small then by boat to Helsingfors is merchant fist, would have food that led to Miss Cavall's arrest. Cases,paper (ill-omened phrase!) to be "To-day more than ever the nations, feel that the agreement scheduled to take szcuad thirty ad Sweden with wealth, it did nationalities will have to be torn up at convenience. And so Empire needs her daughters, for, drawe them into closer sympathy hours.

"Bat even so, there men were Borted out, frontiers rearranged, it has proved. In the present in the larger world of public and with the Entente, sad in foot ferry between Boval and Helsing. She missed her chance of either to the enemy or even to However, Broslroad not enter into her calculations. not, conducted by Mim Cavell and plane of self government or War, every ordinance of inter-industrial work, women are daily welcome it as a step. in the dir fors ie at present anthinkable becoming the Venetian state of the Datch frontier; the charge federation devised. It is always national law, whether dating taking a more important place. ection bard for an ancient and powerful from The Lisgae or earlier, bas

of azuraal prosperity, since the Finnish tracke heve the the North. And "when in was, sad she did not deny it, Empire to abandon its "rights" gone for nothing. International our work whether of bead or by an eventual Swedish, rather It is the same wide gauge of the of position did not correspond to sad bad sided them either by "As we have been united in all brought about, as far as possible, same wide gauge as the Bussis. consequence her cuter strength that the had gives them asylum over sabines races. It is the law, haring nothing bat words hands in a real sisterhood of than German, middlemanship Swedish tracks that would make inner economic stability, it was gilts of money or food and clothes, harder when the dominant power behind it, is no more regarded suffering and service during the between the Anglo-Saxon and the the Kapellekar Hango ferry Per-only a question of time when her or hospitality and cars when they can protest ita amiable intentione, than a gibbering ghost. If the war let us go on working together Russian countries, and point to its beneficial. pablic civilized nations would combine with the same unity of purpose

vice immediately possible. The reople would be forced to recede were sick.'! works.

Parts of the harbours of Finne, however, in a anion of forces pledged to for the resettlement and recons Gothenborg and Malmo have accommodate the German trains

propose So the tack will be difficult, forestall or evenge the breach of traction of our country.'

to into its indigent isolation.”

"It is to be taken for granted"trals by the victorious Allied the frontiers hard to draw, sudoy

recently been constituted free by narrowing the old tracks in-[he continues] "that Germany powers which would be quite international guarantee, any system of self governing tresty, or law, each s combination

parts, and a third the fourth involved and building new ones.will not commit the same mie federations open to much dis-might take the place of the

Scandinavia, Copenhagen having Incidentally, two new steamship take... Germen industries gerainty. Be it noted that... BE distasteful 83 Tentonic been a free port for some time-lines have been opened for Beral will avail themselves of the vast Stockholms Dagblad is an orgen. pate. But unless this task an ickety old Balance of Power, be sccomplished-unless the which

is nearing completion at Block to Beitin," However, the Swedes market regions before them, of the Conservative party; hence a fosca may at say look to keep themselves in bolm. A railroad ferry service is are maintaining a traffic of four German bottoms will great Empires at last perscive moment upset. One knows the comfort and in the wisdom of a British Prime obstacles and even the dangers. Personally I'hope it will sweep and presumably Queensferry, od Petrograd.

command.planned betwesD Gothenburg boats a week between Steckholm most of the East Europeen. The means to be used against

convey those fesra. Minister's great saying that But unless some soch agreement away all mediaeval tram pery, leath of Edinburgh. The desire

trafic.. self-government is better than is copeladed, I foreeen no end to including all hereditary titles for future trade competition with way projects are not confined to rapidly heal, and the economic combination of the Sandinsris

-Bat Swedish international rail by the war will hereby more

the woosde made any each eventualities, he goes good government"-1 see no homicidal manis, and no hope of whatever. And in this beatific Germany is also evident on the the Baltic and North Sea regions. and military position of the peoples, and we can greet with 00, "lie unquestionably in a close bode of ending the perpetual general happiness for more then clearance, I believe, all Europe contemplated construction by the Years ago Norway corceted to country be more intrigues,conspiracies, rebellions, ten years at a time. I admit would follow our eximple soon. and persecations supplying the that the only altimate hope is s

government (which owns the Sweden the use of the vort of strengthened. "Bat iceressed anch a combination that has taken-

thoroughly ferment out of which wars arise. change of heart, but anob changes according to nationality and the connecting the old Gothenburg Islands, as a rail fermisus for her sccompanied by a struggle for world war. Taken separately, To summarise: Draw frontiers railways) of a new trunk line Narvik, due east of the Lofcden power is almost inevitably place under the pressure of the great rejoicings the beginning of War is certain to recur so long move deadly slow. The Christian will of the inhabitante: federate Stockholm rail communications importations of cre frem Spitz further expansion, and this may the three staks are of relatively as the senes of nationality is teaching has been accepted by kindred races for mutual support, with the town of Kapelleker, weet bergen. Up to the present the for many rea08 direct itself slight importance. Together, thwarted, and the natural activ-all Europe for more then and create a true Carcert of of the Alsad Lelande. Ferry Swedish coal mines there beve Basinst the Scandinavian coup they form. & powerful factor ities of a race are either suppress-thousand years; bat has little Europe, America, and ed, or guided with enfeebling infenes upon private life, and civilized natione for the mainten Kapellekar and the Finnish town excellent ccel that Sweden reee within the German sphere of whoes interests require fall zen

other service will be included between promised so great a yield cftries..... Denmark's inclusion not to be slightingly, regarded,” solicitude, like the steps of spoilt none at all between nations, ance of international law, and of Hango, directly opposite. children or the propensities of The War has done as one good the discussion of difficulties & Thas the transfer of goods to Germany in the matter of fuel, consolidation of German Baltic

herself largely independent of interest would mean the final pect in the conacile of the nation. wild beaste in eonfisement, service. It has proved that the they arise; open every door for northern Rassia will be greatly Bat Narvik is hundreds of miles rule, and definitely abot out all of the Scandinavian coalition Let as aemme self-government English people are not "decad- intercourse and trade without facilitated, for, the channels via out of the way; and there is competitors from that water. from the military standpoint, he

After discussing the efficiency. established with in frontiers coin- ent" The decadence expressed restriction by land and res; Danmark are in places too shallow considerable discussion in the From the extended Norwegian adds: oiding fairly well with nationality. in irresolute purpose, overstrained admit every class in every State to admit into the Baltic Russian Swedish prees relative to negotia Atlantic coast Germany would It seeme possible as well as emotions, and medancholio views, to equal opportunity, without chips of considerable displace- tions for another Arctic railroad own direct scoess to the open may attain to its fall strength, is interactional never extended its irridescent consideration of birth or money;ment; and then franeportation concession, with a terminus at sea. A military threat could be ought preferably to anime the **In order that such a coalition animosities will then be mitigated, corruption beyond a small circle give all mer and all women s via Sweden and Finland will Bosekop, slightly to the south of exercised from there against form of a solid political unity; especially if the birthrate of the wealthy acemployed or definite and equal share in self-mean far greater dispatch, and Hammerfest. continues ta deoline; as is likely, intellectually weary. The daily government; thar, I believe, we the ferry system will make and the clamour for expansion teil of farming or spinning, the shall behold as sotive sad happy possible the jury of railway

England; and it would then be but the time is hardly ripe for dis done.

impossible for England to cut off that just yet. The thought daily perils of mining or iron- hamman race, fall of intelligence, cara between Syia and Eog International hatred, to be sure, worke, had kept the people tough, delighting in knowledge, honour-land.

Germany from the world, so perhaps has no great appeal to At Finsbury recently three mes account of her favourable position many people, but the individual is a terrifio and persistent passion. Land "life in the firet intention" For thirty or forty generations had left their spirits open to great of life. For what do all the stars aslevien is well aware of the basiness premises in St. John's The Scandinavian countries Ac essential for closer conbina claimed to be put on the Parlia-she has been able to do, much to will doubtless even in this esse able labour and the abjoyment Furthermore, the Swedish mentary Register as occupiers of Germany's discomfiture.” the English and French Hated and cimple "ideas. The New of the firmament praft as, or all erger post-bellam market in lane, Clerkenwell. It was ex. should strive with all the means on is also the counteracting of head his will to the general good. each other simost without Armies aras proof of unexhaasted the splendours of nature, or the Russia for certain goods of plained that they caly paid £26 at their disposal to keep out of our attraction toward different interval, Early last century, vitality, and that viislite will wonder of birth and the labour Swedish. menciaciare, Breden per annum, and that was not the German net. For we can poles, which only too often has Nelson wrote that the very name resist the threatened encroach of existence, unless men and possensee, for example, all the ncngh to give each of them assure ourselves that the sate of characterised the policies of us of Frenchman made his blood ments of would be enslavere at women ess whole are free to water power and are necessary Parliamentary vote. The Town the mightier state against the Sosadinavians. A mutual pole boil. In my own boyhood mors! home as vigorously as it resists exercise their vital powers along for the extensiva gunfacture of Clerk declined to omit one that lesser would not be dictated out should be extablished within our and physicsi contempt for the the enemy cow. It will insist, the lines of excellence, in a life modern farming implemente, the the two others might be qualified. of any consideration for the own joint territory, whereby our French wse our only Isason in as we hope, apou equal opport affording fall scope for their introduction of which is going to It was decided that their wives interests of the latter." The attention gradually wou'd become Continental affairs. Less than unity for all ranke and classes, development? That was the old revolutionize sgricaliacein should be put on the Parliament writer goes on to say that the directly towards a common goal twenty years ago, the Daily Mail, both st school and in sotive lify. Greek's definition of happiness, Rassis, and, in a conservation ery Register, but the men actual crushing of German aamely, a goanimon: conseru which utters the voice of the It will sweep sway the restric. and I know no better. By Henry with Captain Behlgren, Henry themselves only on the Local power would bring about a for the interests of the thres commen, men, spoke of rolling tions to which the ruling classes W. Nevinson in the New East, Ford of Detroit mentioned a Government Register.

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