——A PAPER READ BY—— Mr. C. W. WHITTEMORE February 6th, 1920 Before the American Clu b Buenos Aires The Fathers of Argentine Independence took it for granted that the new nation would embrace all the territory included in the Viceroyship of the River Plate, which was created in 1776 (note the year:) as an afterthought of the Spanish Government and intended to quiet the discontent of the Argentine people over trade restrictions and to provide a bulwark against Portuguese aggressions, at that time