will confer with the trades union congress par liamentary commission and brit ish labor party officials spain forces crisis with u s halting of supplies for pershing brings inquiry as to stand ing with germany by k h stansbury international jvews service staff cor respondent washington april s supplies purchased in spain by gen pershing for the american expeditionary forces in france have not been released the financial credit for france promised by spain in return fcr the privilege of importing american cot ton has not been granted the united states has not been permitted to benefit by the agreement between washington and madrid signed by representatives of the two governments march 7 threats to sink spanish ships and german political propaganda in mad rid are held responsiblecrisis is precipitated a government crisis which will throw the influence of spain either with or against germany or reveal the impotence of the nation in world affairs is expected to be the immedi ate result with full expectation that the trade agreement concluded here a month ago would be promptly rati fied in madrid the war board im mediately provided the spanish ships detained in port with bunker coal ten days ago the spanish ship mon tevideo bound for the united states was stopped by a german submarine commander just beyond cadiz and was ordered back to port under pen alty of being sunk germany tries to explain german representatives at barce lona said no spanish ships would be allowed to return to american ports as they