Stockholm, Feb. 13.
'Swedish ship losses since the out break of the European war total 34 aggregating 65288 tons, the Swedish News Agency reported' today.
Swedish losses, the report aid, amount to one-twentieth of Sweden's total shipping tonnage. The _an-ouncement caused deep concern throughout the nation and prominent political quarters insisted it would be necessary for the Government to engage in debate on. means for halt-Ing the rapid destruction of Sweden's shipping. faeiities "When Germany states that should follow America's example and take all Swedish ships out of the "the newspaper "Dagens commented, "we can only that this. is impossible, be~ feause our imports are of such hhature that we must absolutely continue to trade with both sides in. the war."
The Foreign Minister, st wax understood, may be interpellated on. the measures Re intends. to take. Some quarters believed he should scale kuvtrantees {rom the belligerents inst the destruction of Swedish ships.
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