Show SWEDEN APPEALS TO UNITED STATES ASKS AID OF NEUTRALS IN FORC ING ENGLAND TO DESIST FROM ATTACKS detention of mall mail by great britain and other aggressions against trade regarded by sweden is as unwarranted washington Washing tom another note from sweden has been to the state department through minister ekengren appealing to the united state s for co operation with tho the swedish government and other neutral nations to maintain the preservation of rules of international law con corning tho the protection of neutral commerce and navigation action Is proposed particularly against great britain because ot of tho the detention of riall nail ily by that country and other against trade regarded toy by sweden as unwarranted secretary lansing informed the kranister irAn lster it was learned thursday that he could coula not answer the noto 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 c after such euch a proposal had been advanced and discussed from time to time but until thursday the fact did not become known |