The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
Both Sides Depend Upon the Mexican Minister to
 End Insurrection
PEACE MAY COME
 WITHIN THE WEEK
Limantour Will Lay Demands of Rev. olutionists Before Diaz and Many Reforms Will Prob 
 ably Result

Washington, March 19.-Peace is as-
 sured in the republic of Mexico within
 the present week if certain influences now
 at work toward that end prove effective.
 With the arrival in Mexico City of Senor
 Jose Yves Limantour, minister of finance,
 President Diaz will begin series of con
 ferences which 1t is expected will result
 in the announcement within three or four
 days of a reorganized cabinet. Minister
 Limantour will present an exposition ct
 the demands of the revolutionists and tho
 changes in the official family of President
 Diaz, as well as the institution of certain
 reforms are confidently expected to ap-
 pease the insurgents.
 In the meantime President Taft, who
 arrives here tomorrow morning from Au- gust, Ga, will confer with Ambassador De La Barra, and there is good ground
 for the assumption that the troops now concentrated in Texas immediately will begin a series of maneuvers and return shortly to their posts. In addition to this, when conditions again are normal in Mex ico, complete statement of the thir gs which actuated the mobilization of / ne troops will be issued by the White Hd sc Insurgents Willing
 According to private advices hd an- ticipation Is manifest in the clrd ss of both the insurgents and the suppor .ers of
 the federal government.
 The insurgents have taken the stand that their operations have proven that they are willing to risk a great deal to secure the adoption of certain reforms l.,
 the government and failing in this they will continue the strife. Besides the pro-
 posals which Senor Llmantour is known tO he heafincr to Dracidept nioz |, ro ported that the wishes of prominent in- surgent sympathizcrs in various parts cf the republic have become known to Pres ident Diaz and will play no small part in She reorganization of his cabinet The troubles in the states of Yucatan and Chihuahua, 1t is said, will direct ly influence probable changes in the cabinet. The proposition as reported from Chichuahua may mean the dis placement of Senor Greet from his post of minister of foreign affairs, while Senor Milina, minister of public works, probably will be asked to retire be- Eeaase of opposftioa to him that has
 arisen in Yucatan. Senor Corral $ | health, according to recent advices, in- dicates that he will abandon public life and seek recuperation in Europe This will leave vacancy in the vice presi- dency which it is considered may not be filled as the minister of foreign af- fairs during the vacancy in the office of the vice president also is invested ith the character of the later office. Position in Cabinet
 Strong influences are at work with re- gard to the exact position that Senor
 Limantour shall occupy in the cabinet. Personally it Is known Senor Liman- tour prefers to remain minister of fi- nance and many bankers and fnan- ciers who have interests in Mexico are anxious to have him continue in that office. There are some f1nanciers, it is said, who think Senor Limantour can exert more effective influence for tranquility in the republic in the post of minister of foreign affairs and vir- tual vice president
 These are the considerations which are making President Diaz' task a diff ficult one. It is hinted that among the new members of the cabinet may be some who were politically affiliated with the party that supported Fransico I. Madero for president in the last cleo ton. The revolutionists here admit that much will depend on what course Is pursued by President Diaz this week though they are by no means preparing to give up the struggle.