The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-25
Only Limantour May Be Kept
in Office by Mexico's
President.
DIssENsIoNs CAUSE CRISIS
Alarming Close to Day Of Con-
ferences washington Ex.
pected Downfall.
sp.efn, coor Despatch 10 THE sux.

special coore Despatch 10 THE Sun.
MEXICO CITY. March 24.-Early this
morning rumors were current in this city
that the entire Diaz Cabinet had resigned
in body Tonight this was officially
confirmed.
The designations came after a day
spent in conference Before 10 o'olooe
in the forenoon the members OF the
Cabinet called on President Diaz and for
more than four hours they were closeted
together.
It was evident that matters OF vital inn
portance were being discussed but oil
efforts to get information as to what was
going on were unavailing Not ono OF
those most directly interested would say
word
To all inquirers they returned ths
invariable reply that they had pledged
themselves to refuse to discuss the Sit
uation in any OF its aspects. All Govern
ment officials said that they had been
instructed to say nothing and especially
not to confirm or to deny any rumors
that might be in circulation as to the
political situation. This secrecy gave
rise to no end OF conjecture on the part
OF the public and many rumors were
in circulation.
Il Az the Cabinet Ministers emerged from
the conference with the President they
were questioned one at time. but not
- %ho,,, ~.,o,,lrl A;,,,,1Uo ho ali iuhtoat
clue to what had taken place in the Execu.
, tive offices. They joined in saying that
any Information must come from Presi-
: dent Diaz himself.
! Later in the evening the information
was given out that all the Cabinet Min.
listers had handed in their resignationa.
but 1t Was not stated whether they had
been accepted. 1t is known. however.
that those of Creel. Fernandez. Molino
snd probably that Of Cosio will be ac-
cepted
1t is also said that Limantour will be
retained and that he will be transferred
from the post of Minister OF Finance
to that of Minister Of Foreign Affairs. 1t
/. is known here that there has been much
friction among the members IT the
Cabinet since the return Of Minister
! Limantour from his trip abroad. The
! other members OF the Cabinet seemed
! to be dissatisfied with the plans which
lLimantour brought back with him from
the United States
On the very best authority it is stated
that Vice-President Corral will hand
Q his resignation to Congress as soon as that
body meets This will be on April 2
1 Corral, it is added will leave the country
e for an extended trip in Europe on April
I2 He has already engaged steamship
accommodations for his trip across the
Atlantic.
The report OF dissensions in the Cabinet
has had very depressing effect on public
opinion II had been thought until now
that the government was getting tho
3 upper hand of the situation, but to-day's
1 dey elopments lead to the conclusion that
the end of the political troubles is further
J.. of than at any time before
Q IL is pointed out that those in authority
;, are badly divided as to the proper course
: to pursue in putting down the insurrec-
0 ton and this has impressed the general
. public badly
1 When the news became public there
2 was a tremendous sensation There were
t many expressions of satisfaction heard
3 on all Sides as the feeling has been grow
Q ing for long time that the Ministers. all
3 of whom are at least IS years old. ana
with the exception OF Enrique Creel.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, have held
Q Office for many years. should give way
g to younger men
!, One of the causes OF the revolution has
Il been the evident intention OF some OF
the Ministers to hold Office for ife. The
n objection to Minister Creel is that he il
n immensely rich. and the greatest an
o Ia gonism to the Diaz Government Is now
:. manifest on his own State OF Chihuahua.
n where the revolutionary outbreak is the
q strongest
1t is thought probable that Limantour.
Minister OF Finance. and possibly several
others will be asked by President Dias
to withdraw their designations.
. The latest accounts say that Molina,
the Minister of Fomento, inaugurated thu
break by resigning yesterday. His resig-
= nation has been accepted by President
= Diaz
= The designations were handed to tho
President at O'Clock in the afternoon
o Besides Molina's it is expected that thu
retirement of Creel. Corral. Justo. Fer
u nandez and Corrio will become effective
j. SAN ANTONIO. March 24.-When Alfonso
d Madero, the head of the local insurrecto
junta and the brother OF Francisco
Madero tho provisional President OF
Mexico, was told tonight OF tho news
j. from Mexico that the Cabinet had re-
u signed. he could not repress his satisfao-
70 ton Twenty and more members OF tho
=, iunta and their wives, who wero in
IL Madero's house. opened wine immedi'
II ately and toasted the insurrecto cause.
"This resignation OF tho Cabinet, II II Il
:. true. means ono OF two things said
u Nndero .Either that it wanted Dia;
" to resign and he would not or that tina
Cabinet wished Disz to accede to certain