Chapter 1355: Chapter 464: Too Close to the United States, Too Far from God
At the party, Donnie and Jack Morgan hosted all the guests who came as the owners of California.
Everyone had anticipated this situation and accepted it gladly.
From then on, everyone understood that the skies of California had changed!
After spending a few days in Los Angeles, Donnie departed by cruise ship, and on this day, all of Los Angeles’s political and business elites came to the port to see him off.
Some newspaper reporters captured the scene, wishing to describe it as ’The King’s Tour,’ only to be severely reprimanded by their editor-in-chief.
Donnie chose to leave Los Angeles by boat this time because he wasn’t planning to return to Atlantic City, but instead headed straight for Mexico by ship.
As the saying goes, too far from heaven, too close to the United States.
The grievances between Mexico and the United States can be traced back to the last century, during the time of the American-Mexican War, which led to Mexico losing vast territories, including present-day California, New Mexico, and other regions.
Later, with the signing of the 1848 "Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty", the treaty defined the boundaries between the two countries and made Texas part of the United States territory.
In this context, the relationship between the United States and Mexico has never been very good; however, with various coups and continuous wars in Mexico, Mexico’s development has long been left far behind by the United States.
During Wilson’s era, Mexico erupted in a vigorous revolution, and Wilson’s intervention in the Mexican Revolution continued to exacerbate tensions between the two sides.
Nevertheless, the United States has always had the ability to establish its order within a chaotic country, so by now, the relationship between the United States and Mexico has once again become the kind of situation with constant small disputes.
Mexico wants to develop, but it requires the U.S. market, and the U.S. attitude towards Mexico is that they can fight as much as they can; after all, the more chaotic the situation in your country, the better it is for us.
Donnie, along with his entourage, traveled south along the Atlantic, and after arriving at the Mexican port city of Acapulco, the fleet stopped.
With the protection of a fully armed convoy of one hundred people, Donnie disembarked and saw the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Dwight Morrow, waiting to greet him.
"Dear Mr. Block, I was too excited to sleep when I learned you were coming to Mexico!"
Upon meeting Donnie, Dwight Morrow offered his embrace.
The two were not meeting for the first time; in fact, they had deep connections, like many who aspire to join American political circles, Dwight Morrow also took law as his primary profession.
After gaining fame in the American legal community, Dwight Morrow joined Morgan, becoming a senior partner at Morgan; for instance, when Pierre DuPont became the president of General Motors, Morgan’s support during this process was specifically managed by Dwight Morrow.
During World War I, Dwight Morrow became the New Jersey director of the U.S. National War Savings Committee and served overseas as an advisor to the Allied Maritime Transport Committee.
This period of work proved his talent and capability; afterwards, he moved to France, becoming General Pan Xing’s chief civilian aide.
After Coolidge became president, Dwight Morrow responded to his old classmate’s invitation and became the U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
If nothing unexpected happens, in 1930 Dwight Morrow will become a Republican senator in the U.S. Senate!
"Mr. Morrow, now that I’m in your domain, I’m completely relying on you!"
After breaking the embrace with Dwight Morrow, Donnie patted him on the shoulder and said.
Dwight Morrow laughed and said: "As long as it’s something Mr. Block needs, as long as Mexico has it!"
Then Dwight Morrow introduced Donnie to some local officials from Acapulco; Donnie shook hands with them one by one, then got into a bulletproof car that had been shipped by sea, and left with Dwight Morrow. They would drive all the way to the capital of Mexico, Mexico City!
Sitting in the car, Donnie looked at Acapulco, Mexico’s port city, simply making a comparison: if Atlantic City is a bustling modern metropolis, then Acapulco is a small village.
Such simplicity everywhere reminded Donnie that this is the year 1928!
"Mr. Block, I’ve prepared a grand party at my residence for you, hoping you’ll enjoy it!"
Dwight Morrow said.
Although in Mexico, he is like a local emperor, Dwight Morrow still hopes to return to the United States, and as one of the most powerful figures in the current Republican Party, if Donnie can speak on his behalf, returning to the U.S. would be a matter of minutes.
Donnie nodded with a smile and said: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do!"
This trip to Mexico by Donnie was actually for tequila.
Mexico’s Jalisco is the global production area for tequila, and as the time approaches the repeal of the alcohol prohibition in the U.S., the production of tequila is state-owned by Mexico, so Donnie wants to come over to see the situation, and incidentally see if cooperation with the Mexican government can be achieved.
Cooperation is not an easy task, so coming ahead of time always has some advantages.