Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-19
In Formal Statement Ayers
Mexico UngratefuI.
|Esl|ed President Sick al Heart
Tells Reason Of Resignation.
Surrendered to Demand Lest Ne Be
Made Pretexi for Intervention.


| steamer Ypiranga, with Gen. Porhrlo
| Diaz. ex-President of Mexico, ABOARD
sailed from here this evening for
Plymouth. Several tugs flying the Mex
| lean eolors and crowded with cheer
| ing people escorted the steamer for
| several miles.
General Diaz said that the friendly
| demonstrations at Spanish ports had
comforted him greatly in his bitter
| exile He denied statements publish
ed in the Spanish papersc that the
| United States had been responsible
| for the revolutionary movement in
| Mexico. On the voyage from Gijon to
| Santander Gen. DiaZ consented to
| break his reserve. Asked II ne intend
ed to take up his residence in Spain
| the ex-President said:
| 1T is quite possible that after a
few months rest l shall turn my steps
to the peninsula. | speak only Spanish
and | am too old TO begin the study of
foreign languages. However nothing
has yet been decided upon. / shall
make up my mind in Paris. where I
go direct from Havre."
incidentally one of the members of
Gen. Diaz's suite said the principal
| reason for the visit to Paris was to
consult a specialist with reference to
the abscess from which Gen. Diaz is
still suffering greatly.
Gen. DiaZ was somewhat reluctant
to touch upon Mexico. saying that he
wished to keep recent events from his
thoughts as much as possible. Finally
he decided to make a statement.
Il abandoned power, he said.
when | became convinced that moth
ing but war lasting at least a year
would put down the revolution. /
wished to prevent the splitting of tho
blood of the children of my country in
the fratricidel struggle and above all
to avoid the possibility of an interna-
tional conflict. or even representations
from foreign powers. | wished to avoid
the weakening of the national credit
and the dissatisfaction of foreigners
residing in Mexico, who have con-
tributed greatly to the prosperity of
the nation and who have merited the
consideration of my country by their
work
My desire was to safeguard both my
own dignity and the dignity of my
charge, without even having been guild
ed by vulgar sentiment or petty pride
and certainly / did not bring about this
strife, as Some seem to believe to keep
myself in power. | have sacrificed my
self and have given up the struggle con-
vineed that | am giving better proof of
devotion to my country by abandoning
the reins of government and transmit
ting them to others with the political
situation by no means desperate with
the army, which while not numerous I'M
conquered and with the treasury. which
despite heavy campaign expenses in the
last six months, still holds s., 100000 pc
SOS
THAT alone suffces to show the loyal
crisis l submitted myself to the will
expressed by a portion of my country
although 1 believed was misled and all
l ask for my declining years is to spend
them in tranquility in the bosom of my
family and ardently hoping for the
prosperity of my country. to which
have consecrated IS years of effective
services placing it in a good position
among civilized nations.
Il have broken all the bonds which
hold me to Mexico, and even were I
asked, | would not return to take part
in the politics of the country. Only
some international difficulty necessitat-
| ing supreme effort on the part of all
Mexioans in close union could make
me alter my decision, but if such an
eventuality arose nothing could stop me
from going. to the end of my life. as
in the first years of my manhood-rifle
in hand"
Corunna. Spain. June 18.-Physical-
IL, apfaobIad apd eiclx AT heart Gen