Three years later, Chocano became embroiled in a dispute with Mexican intellectual José Vasconcelos; when Peruvian students sided with Vasconcelos, Chocano phoned the journalist Edwin Elmore to complain about his recent article on the polemic; insults and threats quickly followed. Elmore dashed off an article detailing Chocano's attack on him, and hurried to his office at the newspaper "El Comercio" to insert it.
Three years later, Chocano became entangled in a dispute with Mexican intellectual José Vasconcelos; when Peruvian students sided with Vasconcelos, Chocano contacted journalist Edwin Elmore to express his discontent over his recent article on the issue; insults and threats quickly followed. Elmore composed an article detailing Chocano's attack on him, and hastened to his office at the newspaper "El Comercio" to insert it.