New-York tribune., 1910-06-10
SAYS D|Az IS A TYRANT
MexlCo's President Denounced
in Exile's Letter to Taft.
HAD PROMISED TO RETIRE
Senor Barron, Former Candidate
for the Presidency, Cites
Personal Grievances.

II is now freely predicted that General
Porf1rio Diaz will be reelected to the Pres
ioency OF Mexico ar the election to be held
on June 2S. few days ago Francisco J.
Maoero. one Of the opposing candida tes
was arrested az Monterey. and will be kept
IN jail until after the election. Some Of
MS followers have shared the same fate
Ihere is now in this city former candi-
cate against President dag. Heriberto
Barron, who was nominated by the Repub-
ltcah-hemocratic party. He is a lawyer
ana was member of the Mexican Con-
sress, and formerly owned two newspapers
now ne Is an exile. his business has been
ruined and, according 10 his story, he IS the
victim Of the persecution of Diaz.
Senor Barron yesterday sent 70 President
Taft an open letter. in which he complains
o. this treatment and Of the political con-
ditlon in Mexico. His statements tend TO
corroborete the charge made on Wednes-
day by Representative Wilson. Of Pennsvl-
vanta, who said in the House that Mexican n
political refugees in this country are being
prosecuted
sehor Bsrrons letter to President Taft
reads, in part:
l am here in exile in the United States.
not tor having headed a revolt, or for
o.
visions of the Mexican constitution. INT
lof having become the spokesman and
CandIdate Tor the Presidency of Mexico in
succession 70 President Diaz When Presi-
dent Diaz who until RECENTLY Tae nv
friend, came into power at the head nf q
VICTORIOUS revolutionary army, he won the
eUPpoTt or the leading men or Mexico Cwho
wished for the peace. Justice and nroeress
insured under a constitutional renras9Yts- :
I'VE government framed on The lines of the
Inlted States by promising I'm return for
their support the eventual establishment of
such constitutional representative gdv-
5ade TEII1llent IN fact as well as in name. In
lsrc, When, in 'PearSon's Magazine" there
appeared Mr.. Creelrnan's article on Disz
the impression created in Mexico vas thai
me tlIne had come when President Diaz
vas ABOUT to make good his promise In
mat article Mr. Creelman quoted President
plaz as saying that he would not permit
hlmseir to be reelected TO the Presidency
alo that he welcomed the creation Of an
1ester the same.
such party was formed. and /. q lawyer,
an folfor OF two papers, q member of the
Mexican Congress. and 6 friend and at
on@ time confidential representative of
freSldent Daz. became. not by nv seeking
us candidate for the Presidency. As the
resuLt am to-day an exile in the United
states. my papers suppressed and de-
stroyed, my business ruined. Furthermore.
the Republican Democratic party is disor-
gained through the tact that all 0F its
leaders nave been put in jail. | am not
an agitator or revolutionist. but \ peace
=
MS country established in peace and pros
perity on the same basis as that of the
United States.
When I found that the ut+eranres of
PRESIDENT Diaz through Mr. Creelnan
counted for nothing and that the President
81 q NeHlco was determined 10 suppress all
individual independence and freedom Of
speech In Mexico, and that he intended TO
retallate on my friends and relatives BY
persecution and Imprisonment (1ly own
DTotEer oeing IN jail as the result(-rather
man cause revolt that might result In the
sacrifice Of human life ard the disturb
arce OF Law and order. I sought 20 estab-
lish a business for my support, and 10 re-
turn 70 my family IN Mexico where my
wife and daughters sadly need my support
/ wrote 70 the President OF Mexico to this
effect. through his excelIency the Mexican
ambassador at Washington, and the Amer
lean merchants who had given me the
Mexican representation Of their concerns
wrote to the President. saying that thew
tive. and asked whether would be permit
ted 70 return 70 Mexico In the interest Of
business. Neither these letters nor nv own
received direct reply. but ] have tust been
definitely advised that Il has been. made
known 70 my family that Hill not be per-
mitted to return 10 Mexico while Diaz
lives.
Is greater proof needed that the Presi-
dent Of Mexico is a tyTant7 He fears nv
return 70 MeXico. not because he thinks 7
will break my word and try and ssir a
revolt at the first opportunity, but because
he knows there are many in Mexico who
like myself. believe in a constitutional rep
resentative government and who would
seek me their leader. And he knows
also that here or there I believe in what
he himself professed. democracy to be the
one true lust principle OF government