New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
ITALY CUTS OFF LABOR
SUPPLY TO ARGENTINA
Fiuht About Cholera Quarantine
Stops Exodus Of HarVesterS
to South America.
LOOK TO U. S, FOR AID
Offer of Two Dollars a Day and
Keep Expected to Attract
$4,000 Farm Laborers
from This Country.

According to advices received in TINS
CITY Yesterday from abroad a serious
breach has occurred between Italy an'
Argentina about the immigrant traff''
from Naples to Buenos Ayres and ltalS
has forbidden immigration to the Arsen-
tine Republic The trouble grew out Oh
the recent cholera epidemic IN NHpieS
md uulAss the misunderstanding is soon
adjusted the big steerage business OF the
Italian lines in the South American trade
will suffer greatly.
Italy's ban on immigration to Argen-
tina comes at time when the south
American republic will feel the effect
most keenly. as she depends almost en-
tlrelv on Italian labor to harvest her
vast crops. The Italian government. it
Is said. has demanded an apology from
Argentina and the latter has emphau-
caIly refused 10 make IT,
4 was thought at first that the repub-
lie would be forced to make her peace
with ITALY. as she needs about twenty
FIVE thousand Italians 10 handle her
crops. which promise TO be record break
ers this season. Argentina, however, has
maintained her dignity. her position
being strengthened by the great glut of
Italian labor now in the United States,
the greater part Of which she hopes to
imnort offering tempting inducements TO
all who desire 10 work in her fields.
When the cholera epidemic was at its
height i'm Italy the Argentine govern
ment made an effort 10 protect her ports
against the disease. She asked Italy to
permit her TO assign her own surgeons
10 an steamships carrying immigrants
from Naples and Genoa to Ruenos
Ayres Argentina took the position that
she would he better able 10 manage her
quarantine regulations if her own doc
tors were on board the incoming ships.
The Italian government refused this
request. maintaining that the Italian
surgeons from the Italian navy mair.-
tanned on all lines carrying Italian imni-
grants were sufficient guarantee Of
health conditions on board ship. 1t in
f.~If'I illdl tAi GTliAilid SlOuil N''tH AAl'
REPORTS Of the Italian doctors on the ar
rival of the Italian liners a Buenos
Ayres.
Argentina protested and enforced her
own strict quarantine. Italy replied by
demanding an apology and forbidding
an her immigrants to embark for Argen-
tina. The government could not prevent
its subjects from sailing, but they were
informed that they forfeited all protec-
ton Of the nation if they disobeyed the
government restriction.
Turns to United States,
II was after this stand taken by Italy
that Argentina turned to the United
States for labor 10 harvest her crops. If
her plan for importing labor from this
country works out as the republic hopes
there will be a floating labor population
moving north from Buenos Ayres in
r.rch and April anu south from New
York in September and october.
10 Is contended by the farmers Of Ar
gentina that much Of the labor that har-
vests the crops in the United States
could be used in Argentina, where the
season extends from October to March
The offer Of Argentina is attractive for
the farm hand in America. 1t is made
for a season when there is no work for
MIN In the United States. Moreover, he
IS offered in Argentina wage Of 50 in
gold a day and keep. This is about three
times the wage paid to the average farm
land in this country He is offered five
months work in an exceptionally health
tuI climate the government paying his
railroad fare from Buenos Ayres to the
section he is to work in.
The wages Of one month are sufficient
90 pay for the transportation between
New York and Buenos Ayres affording