The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-14

OF them.
Immediately afterWard Acting Sec
rotary of State Phillips held confer
ences with Ambassador ESpil of Ar
gentina, Ambassador de Lima Silva
Of Brazil and Minister Lozano of Co.
lombia, asking each to ascertain the
views of his government on such
trade pacts. 1t is also expected that
the same representations will be
made to Chile and other South
American countries.
Move Against British Interests.
Although the failure of the London
economic conference was not men
toned in any of the official state
ments these series of proposals to
Latin American countries are recog-
nized as a direct assault upon Brit
ish interests. AS regards Argentine,
whose capitalist government is in a
powerful position and abh to play
off British and United States rival
ries in its own interests,
Washington is making q definite
bid to weaken the influence of its
great rival, Britain.
So intense has become the trade
var between Britain and the United
States that the Washington admin
tstration is anxious to find a for
mula that will enable it to obtain a
larger share of the Argentine mar
ket. What chance of success Roose-
welt has in the Argentine is prob
lematical. in view of the vicious
manner in which the United States
government has carried on world
wide campaign of SANDER to try to
grab the markets TO which Argen-
tina supplies meat. The Yankee
propaganda machine abroad and al
home circulated the scare that Ar
gentina meat was a menace to health
because of the prevalence among
cattle of hoof and mouth disease
which affects humans who consume
diseased meat. A quarantine on Ar
gentine meat imports is in effect in
the United States in behalf OF Swift,
Armour and other leaders of the
neat trust.
See New War Moves
Latin America, long the battle
ground of the sharpest trade rival
rieS between the United States and
Britain, is also of the utmost i'm
portance in connection with the I'M
perialiSt war preparations. War is
already raging between Bolivia and
Paraguay as result of the increased
aggressiveness of American imperial
Ism which backs Brazil. The Argen-
tine republic lines up with Britain
IN support of Paraguay Under these
conditions trade discussions with the
Argentine minister are certain to
include most far-reaching political
n1aneuyers calculated to weaken
Britain. Thus, under the guise Of
innocuous trade discussions, the
drive toward Imperialist war is
speeded UP.
American imperialism, pursuing a
policy of the most insolent agrees
sivenesS against its foremost rival
Britain, is also striving to line up
support on the part of other Latin
ehACAlNdil COulbIiGor dSJQe from It's
puppet states which are ready to do
is bidding.
Chile has long pecn a source of
supply of nitrates and copper, both
war materials, for the United States.
1t is probable that negotiations with
representatives of that country will
lake the direction of striving to OBJ
tain a monopoly of these materials
as further moves in the preparation
Tor imperialist war.
The government today extended
invitations to Sweden and Portugal
for discussions of trade agreements
thereby carrying the trade war
against England in Europe outside
the London conference. The state de-
partment has instructed its ministers
in Lisbon and Stockholm to inform
the foreign offices of those govern
ments that Roosevelt desired discus
sion OF trade agreements.
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