New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
SAYS MEXICO IS MOVING
Limantour, Minister of Finance.
Enthusiastic Over Conditions.
RIDICULES RECENT STORIES
Deplores Unfortunate Happen
ings on Border, Praises Diaz
and Condemns Nicaragua.

jose Ives Ltaaatour, the Mexican Min
lister OF Finance, and one OF the leading
figures in the Southern republic, sails this
morning for Europe on the Lusitania. His
wife who is with him. has been in bad
health for some time and, after q visit TO
Trouville, ne will take her to one Of the
German spas. probably CARLSBAD or Bad
Nauheim Sehor Linlantour's nineteen
year-old sen, his secretary and his nhysi-
clan also accompany him. He expects to
be abroad for several months.
When seen at the Hotel Plaza yesterday
he talked for a while on the present condi-
tons in Mexico.
"Of course Mexico is in fine condition. ="
he said. Every one knows that, and none
better than the people of this country. It
is here we get capital to develop our great
resources, and we are opening up new ones
every day. The country's finances are, Of
course, very close to me and il gives me
satisfaction to say that We have recently
obtained a French loan on per cent bonds
issued at 979s
The republic is very quiet, and the citi-
zens are at peace. There was q small up
rising in Yucatan, but that was soon sup
pressed. The magazine stories that caused
so much talk in the United States last
year were a ridiculous picture of 'condi-
tons It was said in press dispatches that
they had been suppressed in Mexico, but
this iE not So
Sefor Limantour' attention was called
TO the fact that John K. Turner, author of
this series on Mexico, later made charges
that many United States frontier officials
were in the pay Of Mexico as spies. In
one instance it was stated that a printer
named sabaria had been kidnapped by q
ranger in Douglas Ariz., and handed over
to the Mexican authorities.
well. it is an unfortunate thing" said
Senior LImantour, that there are great
many bad men belonging &c beth nations
On the frontier, and both your government
and mine have q difficult task to cope with
them
The Minister of Finance was asked what
would be the policy Of Mexico in the Nicar-
asuan affair and he answered very en-
phatically:
Mexico has nothing TO do with it She
will not intervene. In the first place, the
nations involved would accept it in a poor
spirit, and would Immediately say that
Mexico was trying TO grab them and eat
them up This seems TO be the black
beast of the Central American republics
and. as a matter of fact, Mexico Is big
enough now President Cabrera Of Guate-
ulala does not believe that Mexico wishes
10 take his country, for he is : man OF
intelligence; but he uses the statement to
foster his political ends. Mexico does not
want Guatemala As II is, she has few cit
izens il the lower part of the republic, any
way. and there is no danger Of over
crowdipg.
President Diaz is as popular as ever
The elections this year were very quiet
and there were no outbreaks, showing that
the people are well satisfied with him,
continued the minister.
1T is said in some quarters that FoH
would be the logical successor 10 President
Diaz in case of his death" some one sus-
gested TO Sehor Limantour.
NONSENSE he replied. 1T is so foolish
TO say such thing. Every one IN Mexico
knows 7 would not accept a political Office
I am essentially z man of business Be
SIDES, Ramon Corral, the Eice-PFesident, IS
a man Of ability and power and fully IN
sympathy with President Diaz's ideas
During the day Senor LmaRtoUr called
on Theodore Roosevelt. It is said that the
ex-President vas particularly anxious 70
hear from Senior Enrique Creel, who is now
Mexican Minister Of Foreign Affairs, and
who. Senor Limantour says, is in the best
Of health and as interested a ever in the
United States