| Show Premier ot of of t False Feb 19 fron that I Silvela re recently delart declared 11 hi the Sonata SanU that previous to the war wih with the UnIted States the British goVernment con consented to let Spain hare havo 80 shells which were being for tor her herot herat ot at the Maxim factory nt at meets ets wih with vigorous denial In London Albert Vickers tickers hed head ot of the I kers Maxim tn firm said Senor 1 lied Ther There ts is not n a word of truth tn in this allegation that England helped Spain to fight the United States In 1 the first pi place ne the factory nt at 1 is a branch ot of our ur concern bui built at the 11 me quest of oC Spain because that countr country ammunition of f home ture lure I It II Is uner under the Spanish govern covern Mets control and there never Wt was 1 a ashell shell hel ther there for sale In or In an any country except where 1 a law against the export or of ammunition Senor II is further quoted M as assaying saying that Spain not having us used the alo allowed them to be returned t to th the British government and that h he did Mt con the latter step a violation or of neutrality This transaction ton tion Mr VIckers lis also denied Inquires Inquiries made at tho th foreign show that no papers exist dealing with any luth such transaction Iut But Lord Sails bury buty tok took the mater matter up personally instituting Inquiries In the various Ie de wih with a view or of Issuing a denial should I it be proy that S or Silvela n ha has been correctly quoted Tee These inquiries of time the premier reo re suited In a an official statement being made to the eret effect that the British government ner entered Int any such uch transaction an I If the Vickers Icker Maxim company un undertook I it the tho cn eon cern did fO co without the ot of the government |
