The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-13
DIAz STILL
 OBDURATE
SAYS HE WILL NOT RESIGN AS LONG AS THERE IS DANGER
 OF ANARCHY.
Is Still Waiting for an Explanation From Madero as to What the Lat ter Wants--Revolution Contin-
 GUS to Spread.

Mexico City. May 12.-General Diaa will not leave the presidency while the country is in it's present state oi unrest. He stands ready to state in more explicit terms than those con tained in his recent manifesto, if nee. essary. his attitude with reference to his retirement. He has demanded to know from his opponents the terms in which they expect him to announce his willingness to resign and is await ing a reply from them.
 The presidents letter last week was made in good faith and with q desire to serve the interests of his country. There was no subterfuge in his action. He meant what he said that he would lay down the reins of government when he did so with out danger of anarchy following his action:
 Minister of Finance Jose Yves L- mantour made the above explanation today to representative of the As sociated Press of the intentions of the administration under the circum- stances as they appear at the mo- ment
 He declared that following the is suanoe of the presidents manifesto, and it's rejection by the revoltiuonists the message was sent to Judge Car baja' asking that Madero and his fol levers state in exactly what terms the desired the announcement that the president was willing to resign be made. General Diaz would explain. said Mir. Limantour, precisely what he meant by his expression when his conscience tells him that he can do without giving over the country to show that no hidden meaning was in tended
 The message should have been in Madero's hands for at least three days and up to tonight no reply had been returned. Judge Carbajal will wait in El Paso day or two longer under instructions to accept and transmit any further proposal the re- bels may desire to make.
 What was to be the next step to be taken by the government appeared to hinge upon the receipt or non-re- ceipt of further proposal from the revolutionists. Nothing further was to be inaugurated by the officials in the direction of peace conferences.
 The importance of the decision of the American government to permit arms and ammunition to cross the border into Mexico through the regu- lar channels of trade is fully appre- ciated. Throughout the insurrection the greatest handicap to the rebels has been the difficulty of securing rifles and ammunition. The decision greatly simplifies Maderos task of arming the recruits whom he expects to flock direct in thousands to his standard on his projected march to the capital
 What the coming of Reyes would mean to the country, the minister could not state. His coming was op- posed by the revolutionists in the preliminary exchanges preceding the actual peace negotiations as inject ing into the situation new political element which tended to complicate it."
 The subject had not been reached in the negotiations when they were broken off by the introduction of the subject of the presidents resignation.
 When Reyes left Mexico he was perhaps the most popular man in the republic. How he will be received by his countrymen after his long sojourn abroad has been the subject of 'specu- lation in all classes That all those who urged him to run for the vice presidency or even the presidency in the last presidential campaign have not proven disloyal to their idol, was shown tonight when there was held a meeting of representatives of the various Reyes Clubs" in the capi- tol
 The public had almost forgotten the Eexistence of these organizations, but Eit appears that the coming of Reyes Ehas served to give them new life, and It may be that he will not be long 'n regaining his enormous following. ''ans were made tonight at the chief