The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-18
PRESIDENT DIAZ AND CORRAL
 WILL RESIGN BEFORE JUNE
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Madero will concede the fairness of Dc
 La Barra in his desire to secure an ami
 cable adjustment of the entire difficulty
 and that he will not object to the mutual
 selection as proposed It is not to be ex- pected that the armistice will result in l immediate cessati tion of hostilities. With | cut doubt the government will place at | the disposal of Madero the telegraph and railroads for the purpose of facilitating 1 the transmission of the news that an agreement has been reached and his or oers to cease fighting, but when 1t Is re- membered that many of the bands now conducting their part in the revolution | are many days march from the nearest telegraph station and railroads, it will be seen that Madero has no easy task in
 bringing to the country immediate peace. It is not impro obable that battles will be reported from time to time during the next two weeks and possibly even later In isolated districts into which his cour- ters have been unable to penetrate. It is not questioned that the reputable chiefs of Madero, such as Ambrosio Fi- gueros, in the south,I and Luis Moya in the north will obey the order of Madero to cease hostilities. On the other hand, 1t is to be expected that there will be cases of brigandage registered by bands who
 
 government itself will not be inclined to place the blame for their operations upon Madero, for such men as General Dias realize better than anyone else the diff culties of suppressing such outlawry fol- lowing a condition of war. It is expected that those men who have distinguished themselves as officers in the Madero army win be offered the task, jointly with the federal army, or re-establshing order in the rural districts.
 The scene wherein Porfirio Diaz re- nounced the sceptre he has yielded so many years would have been pathetic had it not been for the heroic character of the man who was its central figure.
 In an agony of pain, relieved only by
 narcotics, able to utter but few words and these with difficulty, recumbent on
 his bed, relinquishing his power-he was | still the dominant figure of the council. l Not once did he think of himself" said Senor I4imantour, the minister of treas
 ury.
 | Every thought that he expressed was
 for the future of his country. He has
 an honest pride, but not vanity. l ven | ture to predict that in a year or two when the new order of things has been established, Mexico will regard him as
 her greatest hero. His indignation must |
 other criticism than that he lusted for
 power. He has ruled with the single hearted aim of his country's welfare and
 he resigns for the same reason. Through
 out his long administration he has never
 failed to listen to the best advice he could obtain. In this crisis. where he
 was most vitally concerned next to the
 republic itself, he listened impartially to
 his advisers, and acted with Judicial fair
 ness although the decision went against himself"
 | The President was too i'll to sit among the councillors. These. constituting the
 entire cabinet membership, gathered
 around magnificent handcarved table | in the parlor of the Presidents city resi-
 dence. Silken tapestries covered the walls and over these in places hung paintings | of historic characters of Mexico-Iturbide l Hidalgo, Juarez and others honored by
 their country Statuary in brass and mar
 ble relieved the corners of the big. high ceilnged room, or supported clusters oi electric bulbs.
 1 In a chamber of this room the Pres.
 ident reclined while in an ante-room 6 physician waited ready on the instant
 for any summons from the sick room T. I a window an immense vase was filled witf roses. on which the sick man occasionally l rested his eyes, apparently finding q
 moments rest from pain and the prob Items of state burdening his mind. A soft footed nurse moved in and out. Minister
 Limantour, alone among the ministers entered the room. When he answered. 1T the fewest possible words, the Presiden
 clutched at his throat, infected and pani full like the muscles and tissues of hi face. s
 The bed in which the distinguishes
 patient lay was massive and it's cover tngs in frequent disarray from the toss