Show SPAIN BY THE KRUM SPANISH SHIPS IN HIDING FEAR ING HUN V BOATS IF THEY MOVE supplies purchased in spain by general pershing for american expeditionary borcea in france being held up by Teu tons washington supplies lles purchased in III spain by general pershing for american expeditionary forces in france bave not been released le leased the financial credit for france promised by spain I 1 in n return for the privilege og of importing american cotton lias hits not been granted the united states lins has not been per gilted milted to benefit by the agree agreement mei t between I 1 washington and aladria signed by representatives of the two governments on oil march 7 threats tin eats to sink spanish ships and german geiman political politic tit propaganda in badria are aie held to be res responsible pon sible I 1 huns threaten spain benil official reports received heie revealed that spanish ships such as at one time represented the proudest merchant fleet on oil the high sens seas are now hiding in the sheltered harbors of 0 vigo cadiz and barcelona their owners will not permit them to sail through fear that the threat of the german submarine commanders will be executed it Is doubted lit in official chil circles that the badria government will prove sufficiently strong to make inake a serious defense for its rights as it a neutral with full expectation that the trade agreement concluded here a k month ago would be promptly ratified in madrid the war board li immediately provided the ahe spanish ships detained tit in port with junker bunker coal U S had aided spain exports which spain wanted and badly needed were also released under the license system und and even een more inore generously than the terms of the agreement required during march 10 per par cent more inore cotton was allowed to go out than had been contemplated under the reciprocal arrangements large shipments of 0 railway equipment and great quantities of machine oils were also released there wils both surprise surp ilse and indignation tit at the state department and ana tile the I 1 war trade board whan the french g government ov reported ported le that chilt the section of the agreement under which france was to be given fl financial credit lit in spain had not become effective the french had not asked fo for a low loan but bill spanish money was to be made available for the pm chase of oc army supplies in spain upon securities furnished by the french government p eminent the united states had agreed to let spain obtain out our supplies only upon ficon agreement that the credit be made anade available |