Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-12
Finance Minister Redicules the
Suggestion That Wall Street
Can Make or Unmake Gov
ernment in His Country,
DEATH OF DIAZ DOES NOT
MEAN CHAOS IN REPUBLIC
Passing Would Be National Be-
reavement but Civil Govern
ment Would Not Perish in
Mexico as Result.
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New York, March H." After Diaz,
what?"
Senior Jose Yves Limatour. MeSi-
can minister of finance, in his apart
ment overlooking Central park, ad-
dressed himself to the question with
an indignation foreign to his usual
poise and courtly manner. He had
been shown the report printed in
some evening newspapers, that Am.
erican financial interests with domi.
nant holdings in Mexico have on foot
a plan to procure the resignation OF
President Diaz and to set up Senoi
Limantour himself In the executive
chair. The suggestion that privat,
capital. and the foreign capital at that
could make and unmake Mexican ad
ministratlons and ministries provoked
both his rldicule and his anger.
How stupid was the first word. g,
should be. the last person. lie gut,
[peoted OF lending myself to such {
design" he added, .'even II by {
stretch OF imagination one could sup
pose 1t true, II is no secret tina
President Diaz has several times ask
ed me to accept the presidency at tn,
expiration OF his term.
II have always refused, because tn,
duties which / now fulfill are thos'
most congenial to me, and because
believe / can be of most service (,
my country by continuing with them
There is no truth in the report.
"If 1t is true that the insurrection
lists, or certain of their leaders, hol,
me in some esteem. that Is because
! have acted as adviser for the grand
father of these Maderos who are nov
leaders In the present uprising. The!
have grown to be a wealthy family
and their wealth would seem to in
dicate that they have prospered un
der the government which they nov
attack"
The Mexican minister was asked t.
explain a dispatch from Mexico City
received this afternoon. that the gov
constitutional guarantee throughou
the republic with the explanation tina
this means a mild form of MARTA
law.
mot at ALL" he said what |
means is not martial law, even In |
mild form, but an abbreviation of civ
lii procedure. Prisoners will still b.
tried before civil judge, but tn
court procedure will be curtailed.
i "To return to President Diaz 10
ia moment. wish to make mysel
plain. Much has been printed Of tn
effect that his death would have oi
Mexico President Dlaz Is truly
great man and his death would b
an inestimable loss to Mexico, bu
even a national bereavement does no
mean that civil government would dis
lappear from the face of the land.
"1t has been said think. that tn
government has under advisement
program of reform, independently o
the present unrest In any event
Is certain that such a program Is un
der consideration and that its de
velopment only awaits the laying dow
of arms by the rebels.
NOW, as to this matter Of interven
tion. the word has been much use
and loosely used, although ! recog
nixe that II has not been employed b
your government. | wonder do tn
newspapers that print II and the per
sons who speak It so freely, realiz
what II means?
IT have said today that ] am
, great believer IN the keen sense q
justice OF the American people
wish 10 renffirm that most emphati
cally. and wish most seriously to ca
, attention to what intervention, SC
called. In this case must mean.
when an armed force crosses IN
border of another neighboring powe
without either invitation or permls
sion, what does that mean2 II mean
invasion. occupation And what d
invasion and occupation mean excef
war?
81 ask the sober sense OF the gree
masses OF the American people
I dwell on that word. What has Mex
, co done to deserve a threat OF war
: None has been made by the America
government, but the inference OF sue
$ n threat has been taken by the news
l papers.
G II do not believe II Is warranted b
| the wishes of the American peopli
Ton the border there may be thos