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Bill Taft: “In the interest of the people and city of El Paso this Government has been assiduous in its efforts to bring to an early…”

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In the interest of the people and city of El Paso this Government has been assiduous in its efforts to bring to an early settlement the long-standing Chamizal dispute with Mexico.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft expresses the U.S. government's commitment to resolving the Chamizal dispute with Mexico for the benefit of El Paso.

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