No. 4
(Nya Svenska Pressen)
VANCOUVER. B. C- Torsdagen den 22 januari 1942
Vol. 6
THE 83 YEAR-OLD MONARCH KING GUSTAF V. OPENS SWEDISH RIKSDAG
RADIOGRAM
SWEDEN’S NEUTRALITY PRAISED BY THE LONDON “‘TIMES’
KING OPENS RIKSDAG
Den svenska statsskulden uppgick i december 1941 till 6.148,-000,000 kronor mot 2,701,000,-000 vid krigsutbrottet.
Finska folkets djupa tacksamhet mot Sverige för det svenska erbiudandet att omhändertaga finska barn uttrycktes av den fin-ske socialministern Karl A. Fager-holm. som den 9 januari anlände till Stockholm för att överlägga med svenska myndigheter om transporterna av barnen. Han meddelade att på grund av transportsvårigheter vore det inte möjligt att som beräknat sända 2000 barn i veckan utan endast 1000.
Levnadskostnaderna under sista kvartalet I 94 1 steg med 1 4 poäng till 145.
Köttransonen minskas från den 15 januari med 10 procent. Från den 2 1 januari kräves köttkort på restaurangerna.
“Kungsholm kommer att i amerikansk tjänst bära namnet “John Ericsson. enligt vad som nu officiellt meddelats.
Den norska regeringen betalar punktligt. Den norska regeringen
[1942-43, containing provisions for a grand total expenditure of
Extension of Defense in Frve-Year 3,956,000,000 kronor (about Pla-.i Asked—1942-43 Budget $989,000,000 at par-, was pre-
Presented
sented to the Riksdag for consid- i ; era tion. Total defense spending
Stockholm, January 12 (by during the next fiscal year is com-wireless) : Stating it was still his ■ puted at 2,030,000,000 kronor “endeavour to pursue a foreign (about $507,500,000).
policy aimed at preserving the Tuming to the domestic scene peace of our country with its lib- King Gustaf, while admitting that erty uncurtailed," and at the same the matter of obtaining supplies
time continue to maintain good relations with foreign powers, king Gustaf V, in a speech from the throne at the onening of the Swedish Riksdag (Parliament) to-day, announced a five-year de-fence plan caHing for vast increas-es in armaments in the Swedish armv, navy and air force.
The budget for the fiscal year
from outside the country, and the diminishing of Sweden’s reserves of material was occasioning some worry, expressed his conviction that the difficulties could be mastered by rational planning and by utilization of the country’s produc-tive capacity to the utmost.
Sweden s grand total budgets in previous years are given below:
Bltterly Attacked by Nazi Propaganda Chief
Stockholm, January 12 (by wireless). Hard on the heels of an article in the London "Times’ of January 6. praising Sweden for "continuing along the path of neu-trality, and lauding the Swedish
new order of things is best attested by frequent irritable sallies in German newspapers, accusing her of ‘not understanding the signs of the times;’ of believing that she ‘can sit back and let the others do the fighting for her, and of being unfaithful to the traditions of Charles XII."
MAGINOTLINJENS ÖDE
Norway’» Object Lesson Strengthe.rs Stand, “Times Says”
press for "being far more out- t "The object lesson provided by »poken than is generally believed 'Norway," the article continues. in London, violent attacks upon “is certainly the strongest single
Sweden were made by Nazi Pro- factor in immunizing Sweden paganda Minister Dr. Paul Joseph against the New Order talk, and
Goebbels, by the diplomatic cor- ' there 1S hardly respondent for the official Ger- Swedish press doesnt publish un-
the
man News Agency, D. N. B., a
nd.
censored news from Norway.
1941-42
1940-41
1939-40
1939-39
3,701,300,000
3,414,000,000
2,513.600,000
1.348,600,000
kronor kronor kronor kronor
$925,325.000
$853,500,000
$628.400.000
$337.150,000
TANKS, GUNS, SHIPS AND PLANES TO BE ADDED
new and improved destroyers of 1,800 tons yhich will carry, in addition to four 4-inch guns, more
Stockholm. January 1 2 (by torpedo tubes and heavier anti-wireless). An increase in the mo- aircraft armament.
bility and striking force of Swed-en's armed forces on land. sea and in the air will be attained under the new five-year defence plan which was outlined here today by Defense Minister Per Edvin Sköld. It is expected thtat at the end of 1947 the Swedish army, propor-tionately. will be more highly motorized than that of any other nation. Plans call for the imme-diate conversion of four present infantry and cavalry regiments in-to motorized and bicycle units.
While the army cannot now be increased in size, since all eligible reserves have been taken into service, the number of anti-tank units are to be increased, and there will be a considgrable addition öf heaw tanks, heavier artillery and ant’ tank weapons.
Sweden s naw will not only have an 'ncreased number of units. but wiH be given a strong torpedo am in the form of submar-
New torpedo boats, larger than the motor torpedo boats now in service, and containing the latest technical improvements are to be constructed. In addition to two 7,000-ton cruisers already voted, it is planned to construct a third cruiser within the five-year period.
Gothenburg is to receive a new obligationslån. . coast artillery regiment and will ;	* ♦ »
also be provided with a new per- Nazisten kördes ur luftskyddet, manent naval station, while the En ny chef har utnämnts för av-air force is to be enlarged to six- gasningsavdelningen inom Vänteen squadrons. This will require ersborgs luftskydd genom ingrip-
the entire maximum output Sweden s aircraft factories.
Included in this increase of
Swedish air force f ightewsquadrons.
will be
according to Swedish newspaper correspondents in Berlin, by “a German spokesman.”
Entitled "Isolated Sweden." the London “Times" article said in part:
“Recent arrivals in Sweden from England find that the Swed-ish press is far more outspoken in this and in others respects, than i is generally believed in London. Whether conditions in Scandi-
g "Cut off from the outside world | navia. or the future of small na-and dangerously surrounded on tions come up for comment, all sides by German-dominated there s no hesitation on the part countries, Sweden has stubbornly of the Swedish press in stating the continued along the path of neu- | Swedish case.
trality. bent upon preserving her I independence and the welfare of ‘ her people.
"Swedens unwiliingness to let
SWEDEN ATTACKED IN “Das REICH.”
No sooner did the Swedish
herself ‘'e J
press
carry reference to the
diplomatic correspodent o f London “Times’’’ article than |Of the German News Agency . issued a lengthy attack upon | the London article. invoking as a counter-argunieut to this praise of Swedish neutrality. a I criticism of Sweden by Dr. ■ Goebbels appearing in the cur-i rent issue of the weekly“Das Reich, ’’ in which both the Swedes and the Swiss were characterized as “ lacking the most primitive feeling for l:ie security of their nations and
Den enorma försvarsanläggning som fick namnet Maginot-linjen sträckte sig över tjugo mil och kostade cirka 2,000,-000,000 kr. Bakom denna kände fransmännen sig säkra. Men anläggningen fick värde endast för fienden, för vilken den nu utgör ett väldigt materialförråd. I denna dag försiggår som bäst “linjens” awäpning. En del av dess tunga kanoner äro redan i bruk vid Engelska kanalen. Åtta tusen av dess kolkaminer uppvärma skyddsrum i Berlin, vilka också utrustats med britsar
och Dess
madrasser från "linjen.” förråd av ammunition och
föda (tillräckligt för 256,000
man
i ett år har redan kommit
till nytta). Konserver, brännoljor, elektriska lampor, maskiner, i stålplåt och kopparkablar ha förts över till Tyskland. Sa-! snart tankfällor och taggtrads-i hinder avlägsnats, kommer terrängen framför Maginothhjen att brukas till trädgårdsanläggningar och fruktträdgårdar. Men de labyrintiska gangarna och rummen i underjorden kom-i ma att bestå, och framtida turister torde med häpnad komma att betrakta dem som ett monument över var vanvettiga tid.
En journalistklubb har givit Leland Stowe medalj som er-! kännande för hans “statliga” reportage under Norge-inva-sionen. I samma ve\a kommer j en amerikansk professor, som Hstats i Norge i flera ar, med följande dräpande uttalandet “Om Leland Stowe will jag bara säga, att det vid den tidpunkten inte fanns en man i hela Norge som var så litet kompetent att bedöma den norska reaktionen «nm han.”
Stockholm översänt pengar för att täcka den ränta som denna dag förföll på tre norska statens
i London har den 15 januari till SWEDISH OVERSEAS TRADE
i the first 1 1 months of the year !
HISTORIC SPEECH
Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill is shown as he made his historic speech before a joint session of Parliament during his
recent visit to Ottawa.	x
nämligen medlem av nazistpartiet , The remainder came from India, och stadsfullmäktige hade en- leeland and Britain.
stämmigt begärt att han skulle av- Westward overseas exports for ।
their future existens.
“ Otherwise. ” the Goebbels article continued, “they would if not directly joining with us in fighting for German victory at least pray for it. Instead they indulge themselves in the luxury of brazen anti-German conduct.
°f | ande av landshöv dingen. Den ; förre chefen, Harry Berquist, var
the two
one torpedo
and one mine-laying squadron. the latter to function in coopera-tion with the Swedish navy.
Fångsterna av sill vid Sveriges
sättas.
Stockholm, December 18: Imports carried by Swedish ships engaged in western overseas trade with British and German permission had a total value of 1 79,-000,000 kronor during the first ten months of 1 94 I. The imports from North America were valued at 105,000,000 kronor and those from South America at 1 1 million.
A . i	i ,	, i were valued at 107 million kron-
Antalet person- och lastbilar ;
med gengas i civilt bruk var vid i
kuster har denna vinter varit , ines. the building of which is go- ovanligt rika. De ha helt och håll- r'8ten på gummi.
nyårsskiftet 75,000. Nagon ök-1 . r-
. ,	.	,	; januari, rorra årets omsättning!
ning vantas icke pa grund av . .	,
uppgick till I jj millioner kronor, ,
vilket endast var 20 millioner
ing on at present at the quickest et saltats ned för att fylla pa la- Svensk-danska handelsförhand- mindre än den genomsnittliga possible rate. The plans call for gren.	lingar börja i Köpenhamn den 19 fredstidshandeln.	|
JO "^ / NDERSON
Den unga damen på ovanstående bild är Miss Joan Anderson, dotter till Mr. och Mrs. C. Dewey Anderson, samt ton o ter till Mr. och Mrs. P. B. Anderson. Detta foto av Miss Joan togs nyligen just före ett gästuppträdande-för Hotel Vancouvers Panorama Roof Supper Dance till understöd för Röda korset. Miss Anderson har lovat att sjunga vid Svenska Klubbens bankett på Commodore nästa onsdag, därest Mr. Anderson återkommer till staden, i tid för att deltaga i banketten.