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Show is MEXICO WILL Pill LAWFUL DEBT PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES DIS-CUSSES PROBLEMS OF COUNTRY WITH NEWSPAPER MEN. Declares Policy of Friendship With United States and Payment of Debts is Part of the Provisional President's Program. Mexico City. The petroleum laws of Mexico based upon Article 27 of the constitution, nationalizing deposits of oil, which article will be interpreted interpret-ed liberally, will not be retroactive, declared Adolfo de la Iluerta, provisional provis-ional president, to foreign correspondents correspon-dents here on June 20. Senor de la Huerta spoke freely in discussing problems before the country, being host at a luncheon given to the newspaper news-paper men. The policy of friendship toward foreign for-eign nations, especially the United States, together with the liquidation of all legally contracted debts of the Mexican republic, is a part of the provisional president's program. During the two hours the president talked with the correspondents he answered an-swered a rapid fire of questions with amazing frankness. He did not throw any new light upon events attending the Sonora revolt, re-volt, which spread to all parts of the republic and finally resulted in the flight and death of Carranza. Asked specifically what he meant ' by "debts legally contracted," the president replied, laughingly: "Please do not confuse me with the former president (Victoriano Huerta), although our names are almost alike." With regard to a Mexican foreign loan, he evaded the issue by declaring: "These conversations with foreign journalists are the first steps which have been taken in this direction." "Mexico faces two problems at present," he continued. "These are the economic and military problems. Mexico is more completely pacified now than during the time of Porfirio Diaz. Villa, whose status is that of a mere bandit, is not a military problem. prob-lem. Airplanes are being sent to locate lo-cate Villa, who, pursued relentlessly, soon will be eliminated. "The organization of the army, while difficult, will be accomplished without with-out delay under tthe leadership of Ellas Calles, the war minister." |