Friday, August 23, 2013

Du Pont For Recognititon.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 23, 1913:
    The only solution of the Mexican situation lies in the recognition of the Huerta administration by the United States Government, according to A. Francis du Pont, auditor of the foreign affairs of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company of Wilmington, Del., who arrived in New York yesterday on the Ward Line steamer City of Mexico. Mr. du Pont made a hasty departure from Mexico City on Aug. 13 with scores of other Americans, who were alarmed by a sudden engagement between a band of Zapatistas and troops of the Huerta Government just outside the city.
    It is the belief of Mr. du Pont that if the United States will recognize Huerta he will resign, provided he is assured of a nomination for the Presidency of Mexico. Otherwise, he thinks Huerta cannot be forced to relinquish his place.
    In Mexico Mr. du Pont was informed that Huerta had the support not only of the majority of Mexicans but also of American citizens there. He suggested that should the United States recognize Huerta New York bankers safely could supply the funds necessary to liquidate the French loan. In that event, he said, Mexico would become a wonderful field for investment.
    The American colony in Mexico, according to Mr. du Pont, is bitterly sore over the action of the Wilson Administration, and most of its members have begun to feel that they will be forced to leave that country unless Huerta is recognized. Mr. du Pont asserted that he believed President Wilson's envoy. John Lind, had made no headway because the Mexican people and the American colony felt he had no knowledge of the situation.

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