Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-12-21 | Page 18 | Protest is Made to Great Britain

r PROTEST IS MADE TO GREAT BRITAIN k Interference With Parcel Post Shipments Ship-ments Annoys Sweden and United States WASHINGTON Dec 20 The Unit ed States protested to Great Bnta n against interference with parcel post shipments between this country and Sweden Secretary Lansing announced today Mr Lansing said that the Swedish minister had complained to the state department that parcel post shipments had been held np by British warships on the high seas Besides filing a protest the state de partment has asked Great Bnta n for an explanation Mr Lansing said In connection with sun lar complaints in the past the allied governments have contended that abuses of foreign mails y German agencies n the United States made it necessary to examine certain classes of mail matter part c ularlv parcel post packages in wh ch rubber and other contraband products have been founl