The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-11
By HARRY CANNES.


GENERAL weeks ago, when telephone COM
munications, under Wall Street control had
been established with Argentina Presiden.
Hoover developed longing to hear the Gaucho
accent of President Hypolite lrigoyen of Ar
gentina. Hoover was denied "hello" from
Irigoyen because the Argentinian president had
suddenly developed "sore throat" A poll
tco-economic germ, traceable to the raging
Anglo American conflict in Latin America, was
the cause of this "sore throat"
In Argentina, more than anywhere else in
Latin America, can we see the bitter struggle
between the United States and Great Britain,
for control of this valuable foreign market
and source of raw materials.
Good WHIP Business.
AS if to trace the course that the efforts of
the American imperialists were to take in
Latin America, very soon after his election III
1923, Hoover made good will" tour around
the South American continent.
This was direct challenge to British I'M
perialism The challenge was not left unan
swered. Early in 1929 commission was ap
pointed by the British Board of Trade to study
"the relations, industrial commercial and fin
ancial, of Great Britain with both countries
(Argentina and BrazD with view to their
development in the general interests"
This good will'' commission was headed by
Vscount d'Abernon, of the Domnons Royal
Trade Commission, former advisor to the
Egyptian Government, and an imperialist of
extensive Xperience-somewhat on the order Of
Hoover himself. The d'Abernon commission
was buttressed by whole crew of leading ex-
ploiters of Great Britain.
Irigoyens throat was in the pink of condi
ton when it came to speaking to d'Abernon
There was no beating about the bush. In the
battle for the Argentinan market between
British and American imperialism, Irigoyen
favors British imperialism. They discussed the
fact that whereas British trade with Argentina
had increased 1896 per cent between 1913
1927, in the same period American trade had
increased 1875 per cent.
Wall Street investments in Argentina had
increased from $4O,OOO0O0 in 1913 to SELL
474,750 in 1929-or 1928 per cent, while Brit
ish investments in the same period increased
Is per cent-ffom S1,S60, 100000 to $780,
100000.
A credit and trade compact was signed be-
tween Irigoyen and the d'Abernon commission
whereby Argentina was to reduce duties or
British rayon and textiles so per cent in COM
batting American imports of the same class
In return Argentina was to buy $40,000,000
worth of British manufactured goods.
British Competition
When d'Abernon and his commission return
ed to London they addressed a communication
to the labor" foreign secretary, Arthur Her.
derson, containing recommendations for the
British imperialists in their struggle agains.
American Imperialism in Latin America. While
Macdonald mouths phrases about "party" in
naval ornaments, and works with the British
imperialists in arming for war, Henderson la
bors with the d'Abernon commission for
battle for the Latin American markets.
United Press dispatch from London, Feb.
27, 1880, characterized the d'Abernon report
as "a call for sharper competition against the
United States in trading with South America
Here are some of d'Abernons recommended
tons:
O Thorough revision Of British meth