New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
Harding Still
Uncertain ON
Mexican Visit
Senator Will Decide To-day
Whether He Will Accept
Obregon's Invitation to
Stop Over at Vera Cruz
'Creager Urged as Envoy
Texans Confident Host of
President-Elect Will Be
Ambassador to Mexico
From staff Correspondent


BAY CITY, Tex, Nov II con Board
Senator Harding's special train bound
for New Orleans) .-Traveling along
the Gulf Coast railroad, sometimes in
sight of the waters of the Gulf Of
Mexico upon which he will be afoat
tomorrow, Senator Harding had plenty
Of opportunity to-day to reflect on his
forthcoming visit to Mexico to call
upon his recently discovered amigos,
Don Alvaro Obrcgon and Provisional
President de la Huerta. If the Prcsi-
dent-elect of the United States wanted
to utter his reflections aloud or at least
whisper them into sympathetic ears
there were, available those Of r. B.
Creagcr, host of the HardnYs during
their visit to the magic valley of the
Rio Grande, where the natives know
CIcager as the Red Fox These same
natives have convinced themselves that
Creager is going to be the next Am
bassador to Mexico as a reward for his
ator Harding.
However that may be, Mr.. and Mrs.
Creagcr were aboard the train, having
accepted an invitation to go to Panama,
an invitation extended a few days ago
as if to prove that there were no hard
feelings for the unadvertised mosqui-
toes that bit the ankles of the next
President and the next first lady of
the land; nor chill memories of the
biting cold of the norther that sent the
ea1pgn away from Point Isabel and ma
rooned the vacationsts for three days
II village of discomfort and unpala-
table food.
Cattle Herds Mark Route
There was nothing along the route
to distract Senator Harding if he cared
% devote his thoughts to Mexico.
Through the windows of the private
car his eyes roved over a vast expanse
Of level grazing land desolate except
or beef cattle, Texas longhorns that
white faced Hereford sires.
Governor and Mrs w. p Hobby and
members of the Governors staff left
me special train at Kingsville, Tex,
for visit to the King ranch and a
1aste of side of Texas life that the
eoplc of Texas regret that Senator
Y riding was not permitted 10 see dur
ing his present visit The King ranch,
.ot example, embraces more than a
million acres of land and countless
head of horses and cattle.
Dut to return to the proposed visit
to cid Mexico: 1t was said to-day by
George u. Christian jr., Secretary to
Senator Harding, that it woUad be
known definitely tomorrow when the
party reached Baton Rouge, La,
whether it will be possible for Sen
tor Harding to stop over in Vera Cruz
1t is understood that the directors Of
o United Fruit Line have been re-
Quested to make arrangements for the
steam ship Parismina, on which Senator
Harding will travel to the canal zone
hips ports of call, for this voyage,
and as the request comes from tn
'resident-elec Of the United States,
is net like Y to be refused.
Obregon Sends Special Invitation
1t is now understood that Elias Tor
ras, secretary to the Minister of For
ciCn Affairs, who brought the invitation
to Senator Harding to attend the in
uguro ton of General Obregon, handed
the American President-elect a letter
'ror, The Mexican President-elect urg
ing him to accept the invitation, letter
that Senator Harding probably will an
swer immcd atey.
- " o.~iva' in New Orleans to-
morrow morning Senator Harding will
..l....' ui-ee, y to the Hotel Grune-
wald. He will deliver an address be-
fore the Association of Commerce, at
tend a reception at the Llks Lodge
and then go aboard his ship.
The speech he will deliver in New
Orleans was written during those col.
days when he was unable to go out il
to the Pass Brazos de Santiago afte