File No. 111.11B84/1.
The Secretary of State to the American Ambassador.
Washington, March 8, 1913—2 p.m.
89. I have received the following telegram from Francisco L. de la Barra:
I send to your excellency my most cordial greeting, congratulating the American nation on its having one of its eminent citizens in the high office of Secretary of State. As Minister of Foreign Relations of Mexico I believe that your excellency’s administration of the Department of State will mean a resplendent culmination of the spirit of justice and American fraternity in its broadest sense. I hold, therefore, that the relations between our two countries will be characterized by elevated sentiments and that all the questions pending between the two chancelleries will be brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
Unofficially and informally express to Mr. de la Barra my high appreciation of his courtesy in sending this message, and that I harbor the hope not only that the relations between the United States and Mexico will continue to be of the most amicable and cordial character, but that an early settlement of all outstanding questions will be so furthered by a spirit of friendly cooperation on the part of Mexico that there will soon be no matter of dispute whatsoever between the two neighboring countries.