New-York tribune., 1920-11-30
" alters Strike
Mars Inaugural
OfCen.Obreson
400 Guests at Chambers of
Commerce Banquet Adj
dressed h, Incoming Pres.
ident Help Serve Selves
Union Action Resented
Germany. BY Recognition,
Gains Diplomatic Lead:
[. =. Charge All at Sea
By George Z. Hyde
sree4o caeie 10 1he rr.''or


MENlCO CITY. Nof. % A general
strike e walters throughout the city
tonight. called A half hour before the
operirs g the frst OF the Inaugural
tor festivities. threatened FOR n few
moments 20 interfere with the banquet
q ire Associated Chambers Of Com
wsrce at which President elect Obre-
60 vas scheduled as the principal
sneaker. However. there wss a scurry-
inc forth of nc caterers and leading
business men and 'hc chauffeurs Of the
city saved the dsy Drivers of the
cars of he arriving guests and Of
ruhl'c ones nearby we're impressed
INTO service ard these with other per-
so-S picked un in th" emergency,
served me ;oN guests a. the banquet.
MANY Of tne American visitors who
were dining N tho city's leading ros-
taurarts gave demonstrations Of how
fne self-Serv' 'ce restaurants OF the
United states arc conducted. much to
the surprise Of the Mexican pro
Oriotors.
some persons here believe that this
last-r,'nfte strike may he an important
the now President toward labor
viii Retain Huertas Men
General Obrecon, in his address, de
clared that the personnel OF tho
Huerta government would he continued
IN Office so far as practicable. He
spoke with bitterness o the "small
groups o persona istic interests which
arc preventing the recognition Of the
>t I
the hone that he sentiments of the
gathering would carry through these
small factions.
General Obregon spoke highly Of the
EnertA govcrnenr. saving that 1t had
carried ont the underlying prlNclples
which termi0a ed the ten years strug
&c for liberty and which eliminated IN
government representing tho desires
o. the Mexican people He SAID that
Tic men who rad taken part IN that
movement and those who had composed
tAo admlristra' would continue -
ccol crate with The new government to
be inaugurated two davs hence.
He extended . welcome to al inter
osts which subjected them selves to
Mexican laws abidod ny the desires
and cooDersted with the aspirations o.
the Mexican people.
Summcrlin Still at Sea
Charr6 Summerlin to-day IS still
-rithou. Instructions from the De7art-
mart of State regarding the attitude
ol .ho United states toward the IN
7ururation. leaving the diplomatic
corps also Undecided a to its attitude.
/. is considered thet the action Of Ger-
manv II extending recognition prob
ably would result T detection from
the United States leadership bv those
European dirlomats who sre attending
She testiv,tios unof ,ciallv The Qbre-
con followers are rlanltestln- con
-.derable bitterness toward tho attl-
tude - the United States.
Large numbers o. Americans. IN
cludlnc several army officers. arc ar
rearlag II tEe streets. and are beng
entertained b. tie government. Local
rcials from all parts NJ Mexico are
arrlvlrg tor ne Inauguration. while
swarm o. political aspiyants continue
90 besieg- Chrecon's Offices.
Nrile +, has heen annourced that the
i1aucuratiOn ceremonies VII ne eX-
tramely simple Officials are still unde-
sided regarding tho'r exact nature.
since l. isan unprecedented occasion.