Show I I JAPANESE PROTEST U S FREIGHT RATES BATES March larch 19 Jap P W Jap Japanese anese Ambassador at ton today was Instructed to protest anew against exo exon I i of article 28 8 of the United States shipping la laws VS providing for preferential preferential preferential railway freight rates on cargo carried to and from the States on an American yes yes- ves vessels sels els ci The Tho foreign office hel beta e con con- contends con contends tends tI to tills provision which has been suspended since 1920 tie vio- violates lates articles 1 and 6 of the treaty navigation of of t commerCe commerce and 1911 voices S generally press J Japanese panee tho Indignation or alarm 0 over oser er matter |