The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
MEXICAN FREEDOM
 WILL DATE FROM ]. OBREGON'S REGIME
Presidents Personal Repre- sentative Delivers Cordial Welcome to Alabamians
 and Other Americans
By FRED H. GoRMLEY

MexlCo C1ty, DecemDer o.-(SpeClalJ- As the Americans entered the republic of Mexico en route to Mexico City for the inauguration celebration, General Trevino, personal representative of Presl- -sent-elect Obregon, published an address of welcome on the trains bearing the Americans.
 In the address he welcomed the Ameri- rans to Mexican soil and. and in the name of the incoming administra tion, urged that this excursion be the begin ming of long period of friendship be- tween the two peoples. He mentioned the fight made by America on foreign batuefields for liberty and said the Mexican people have just obtained their liberty after many years of protest against the rule of persons who did not represent the best thought of Mexico.
 Many of the men now prominent in the government were either refugees in America or in hiding in Mexico during the time of President Carranza. The private secretary of General Trevino spent several years in San Antonio and other American cities to escape the wrath of the old government. He re- turned to Mexico with the overthrow of the Carranza party.
 WELCOME ADDRESS
 : General Trevino's address of welcome, written in Spanish and translated into English by his private secretary, follows:
 Gen Alvaro Obregon, President-elect of the United States of Mexico, has be- slowed upon me the honor of being his personal representative before you and your honorable party to welcome ani escort you to the City of Mexico.
 The people of Mexic have for the last 10 years endured a most terrible struggle, lighting for liberty and justice within the boundaries of its territory. That struggle succeeded in destroying from it's very foundation a most dictatorial regime that for more than 30 years had been absolute in our country. Naturally tho strife lasted long time, but finally the principles and ideals proclaimed oy the revolution were accomplished. We keep in our hearts devoted remem- brance and an everlasting gratitude for those who gave their lives in the name pf our principles and of our ideals
 You, yourselves, citizens of the United States of North America, have had in the political life of your country un- hvoidable convulsons and stormy strifes In implanting as government principles those of liberty, democracy and equality. In this very moment you have fresh In your memory the remembrance of the blood shed by the youth of your country on tho glorious battlefields of Europe, where you went to fight for the con- quest of liberty and justice of the world.
 MEXICO GRATEFUL
 "Fortunately the storm Is over. Let ns pray that human passions shall from now on follow . different path. May the weapons that sometime are needed to conquer or defend rights for which many are sacrificed be now laid aside in peace IS they were int other days, and that the glories and victories ob- fained through them will now have upon us beneficial influence so that we may accomplish other conquests in different branches of human activities-that is, in industry, in art, in labor that lifts and dignifies man.
 The Mexican people have followed NV ith increasing and sincere enthusiasm the interest which you Americans have shown by realizing and sharing with us our justified happiness In giving you all our most warm and enthusiastic well come, in the name of General Obregon, President-elect of Mexico. I wish to em- phasize his gratitude toward you and also the profound desire that fills the hearts of all Mexicans; the desire that Sour stay among us be enjoyable to all of you and that it may mark new era of peace and mutual understanding between the United Sttaes Of North America and Mexico"