Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
Editorials and Comment
THURSDAY OCTOBER It. 1910
SENIOR MElO RELEASES
A CAT FROM THE BAG
(PhoeniX Gazette)

Senior Melo, the Argentinlan, APP
proaches indiscretion with both eyes
wide open. What he said may be cheer
ing to the livestock interests of Argen-
tina awaiting the lifting of the ban
which is delaying exports of chilled and
canned beef to this country. What Senior
Melo said will doubtless be differently
sacred precincts of our State Depart
ment
President Roosevelt, Mr. Melo said,
assured him, in effect, that with the
election only a memory, force and effect
will be given to certain open covenant
openly arrived at" and the flow of Ar
gentina beef into this country will be re-
sumed Out of Difference to our forth
coming election these exports will be
withheld until our western stockmen,
having shot their Wad' at the polls,
will not have another shot for another
four Years. Perhaps by that time our
government succeeded by a government
by ukases will not need to resort to such
devices as are nor so obnoxious to Ar
gentina livestock men and so narrowing
and Secretary Hull, who would rather
move directly and openly No admins
traitor is at his best when circumstances
require him to proceed sneakingly along
methods which involve the hoodwinking
of the electorate. In the meantime we
are wondering what the White House
and the state department may have to
say about the revelations of Senor Melo.
We have before, had occasion to de-
plore this conspiracy against the live
stock interests of the United States in
behalf of the Argentinians. About three
years ago, on the authority of the Presi-
dent, the navy department had entered
into contract with the Argentinians
to supply vessels of our navy with beef,
chilled and canned. Complaints were
prompt and equally prompt was the re-
ply of the president, that the beef was
not only cheaper but of a higher quality
than we could or would offer By that
time corned beef industry of this country
has been practically destroyed. It was
almost impossible to find homegrown
corned beef on the shelves Of grocers
in this country. 1t had been replaced
by the South American product, at a
higher price that American Housewives
had ever had to pay, and such canned
beef was that which elected the Presi-
dents appreciation of superiority of
quality. The smaller cans Of foreign
beef seemed to have been filled with
scraps of meat Over all was what might
have been the residium of dirty scum
on the contents of the freshly canned
products.
But something worse than the quality
of the foreign beef has been disclosed by
Senior Melo-the secret participation by
the President in a design to deceive the
voters, keep them in the dark until it
will be too late for them to help them
selves.
Fancy Herr Hitler in deal like this.
This is worse than the asserted quality
of the beef.
The situation of the livestock men of
Argentina may be desperate what with
the blockade and the yet unratified sani-
tary convention But as Mr.. Welles
states, the time is not "propitious' for
the relief of Argentina and will not be
"propitious" until the night of the sec
ond Tuesday of November when the
votes have been cast and counted.
q am going to be indiscreet," said Sen
or Melo. And he certainly was.