Show SWEDEN APPEALS TO UNITED STATES ASKS AID OF NEUTRALS IN FORCING ENGLAND TO DESIST FROM ATTACKS detention of mall mail by great britain and other aggressions against trade regarded by sweden aa unwarranted washington another note from sweden has been addressed to the state bbate department through minister M ekengrin engren appealing to the united states stales for operation cooperation co with the swedish government and other neutral nations to maintain the preservation ot of rules of international law concerning the protection of neutral commerce and navigation action Is proposed particularly iL great britain because ot of the detention ot of mail by that country and other aggressions against trade regarded by sweden as unwarranted secretary lansing informed the minister it was learned thursday that he could not answer the note until the controversy with germany over the lusitania case was settled this latest communication addressed to secretary lansing and signed by mr ekengren was presented recently after such a proposal had been advanced and discussed from time to time but until thursday the tact fact did not become known |