Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-14
STATE TREASURER ATTENDS
INAUGURATION AS REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF IOWA.
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
AND MANY PROBLEMS
New President Faces Difficult Task
in Preserving Peace Between Many
Factiona-Ameri can Capital Ready
to Aid Development Should Stabre
Government be Established.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. l4.-Mexico is
most interesting country and has the
best chance under Obregon for a
stable government 1t has had since
the days OF Diaz, In the opinion of
State Treasurer f.. H. Hoyt,~who has
returned from Mexico City. where he
went as the official representative OF
Governor Harding to witness the In
auguration ceremonies of the lew
president
Obregon however, Is confronted
| with serious problems. growing out
of the enmities and jealousies OF
years of turmoil and the financial
conditions. Treasurer Hoyt reports
| that the financters OF Walt street
| would finance the rehabilitation of
| the railroads down in that country
| IL an American were put In charge.
but to have an American directing
such an important business in Next
co would bring on another revolu-
ton.
| II was a gala occasion, the inaugu-
ration and the festivities in connec-
ton with 1t. Hundreds of Americans
| and visitors from other lands were
in attendance, and not only was ev-
cry courtesy shown them but they
were royalty entertained with ban
! auets and dinners and trips to places
Of interest.
| Treasurer and Mrs. Hoyt had a Pc
| Guitar experience In witnessing the
| Inauguration ceremonies. The cere-
| monies were preceded by banquet
end the Inauguration itself was to
take place just after the hour OF mid
night
| I'VE had to so back to the hotel"
| explained Treasurer Hoyt for some
of the members OF our party follow
ing the banquet to take them to the
| inauguration. 1t was, OF course.
| gala time. and the streets were alive
| with people. When we reached the
| hotel we learned that the other mem
| hers of our party had gone on ahead
| of us.
1--WE had a driver who was Won
| der We rounded a corner in our dash
| to the inauguration only to find that
the official procession was almost
upon u.s. In spite OF efforts made to
stop him our driver. shouting big
| Americana broke into the line of
march a short distance back Of OBJ
regon's official carriage.
However we found ourselves in
the midst Of great crowd and after
iUh IN q rnh
farther thar the foot Of the steps OF
the capitol. These were the steps
down which Obregon was to pass
| following the brief inaugural cere-
| mony.
The moving picture machines
were, throwing their flares and flash
lights all around us. There were
soldiers and guards and great crowds
Of people. One officer in charge saw
our predica,nent. He stepped to our
side and ordered captain to throw
a gordon of soldiers around us. So
there we stood. the center of hollow
square of soldiers, when Obregon, the
newly inaugurated president. passed
down the steps while the people
chered. the bands played and the
movie operators worked like demons.
81 was wondering how we were to
find our cab when the little footman
who accompanied our driver. lad
not more than Is years DID, who had
evidently been right close at, hand
during the entire performance, sat
luted us and led us to the waiting
taxi"