El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-08

CamnbeIl. OF Arizona, and Gov. O. A.
lara Eolo. of New Mexico All OF Wlom
bespoke for the new government and
its president-t0-be happiness and the
fullest sympathy OF the people OF their
respective states
@On behalf Of the people Of Texas"
said Gov. Hobby. after he had been
introduced by Charles y. Bassett,
president Of the chamDer OF comm rec
who was postmaster at the banquet,
I extend a greeting TO the dlstln-
guished guests from our sister re-
public across the Rio Graude. bid
YOU welcome TO Texas, to every square
inch OF the Lone Star state A change
has taken place I'm your affairs and,
after years Of trials and tribulations.
you have come into the blessings Of
peace. You have government Wnlcl
has our confidence and which VIII
guide your destinies into the ways OF
happiness and peace And you have
selected TO be your chief man in
whom I have the utmost confidence
and in whose honor. sine Gritty and IN
tegrity 7 believe implicitly.
Mutt and jeff Of America
after these years your hearts
have changed and you are the
Mexico Of old. And the hearts OF
the people OF Texas have changed
and we are as we once were
And now I hope TO see Mexico
and Texas one as they were in
the past. And I would like to see
our two nations friends. viii
use a shorter word and say that
I would Ike TO see our nations
pals in the great brotherhood Of
western republics. In fact,
might say that i would Ike TO
see them become the Mutt and
Jeff Of the western hemisphere"
The governor OF Texas had saluta-
lions for the governors Of Sonora and
Of Chihuahua and for the governors
Of his ueighbor states who. with him.
were around the banquet board His
special message Of telicirations 70
Gen. Obregon was translated BY Ro-
berto v Pesquelra, fiscal agent OF
Mexico in the United States and who,
the governor said, he would ike soon
TO see ambassador 10 this country
Distrust Is Gone.
In calling the dinner meeting to
order. llr. Bassett said he believed
the distrust that had existed between
Mexico and the United States had
been due 20 untouuded suspicious
which had never existed on the Dor
der 10 the same degree they had eN-
listed elsewhere IN the United states.
That distrust. the toastmasrer de-
clared, is gone now
Before he called on mayor Charles
Davis to make the address OF welcome,
lIr. Bassett announced that the expo
sition had been The greatest possible
success and he gave his thanks 10
brlE- Ten. ElCOerL L. HOWE COM
mander Of Fort Bliss. who was pres
ent, for his great part in making Il q
success by staging a military carnival
at the post 1lr. Bassett also thanked
George lie Baron and his committees
for their unselfish work in putting
the exposition over" Mr. Bassetts
opening remarks and his official well
come 70 Cen Obregcu and the Next
can guests we're translated into Span
ish by AIr- Pesqueira-
City's Greatest Day.
Mayor Davis pronounced Thursday
not only the most important day Of
the exposition. but the most impor-
taut day in the city's history, because
Of the number Of distinguished guests
present and because Of the signifi-
canoe Of the purpose Of the occasion
which was 10 cement the friendship
OF the two republics Speaking hui
morouslv OF the governors present,
the mayor said they were so numer-
Gus that they were as common as
iackrabbits- Mayor DaTis's formal
welcome, like that Of ar Bassetts
was translated BIZ Mr.. Pesqueira into
Spanish.
Gov. Larrazolo followed the mayor.
he praised the spirit Of Fl Paso,
which had taken a little Mexican viz
lage OF adobes and IN a few years had
changed 10 into a great and beautiful
city, the queen city Of the Rio
Grande." as he called It. The gov
ernor OF New Mexico told OF contrib