The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-28
Minister'S Statement Proof Of
Dominance Over President
4 FRANK ADMISSION MADE
Bid 10 Financiers and Insurrectos--
United States Agrees 10 Let Next
can Factions Fight II Ont Alone
Meaning o. the Statement Given Ont
nj Mexico City.

Washington. March 27--The Mexi
can revolutionary crisis Is now In the
hands of the government and people
OF Mexico.
The Diaz government Is going te
have a free hand TO save itself. III
chance Of doing so appears DISTINCT,
less than heretofore.
There Is now frank admission oi
sharp division between Diaz and his
great and powerful minister Of H.
nance. Limantour.
Japan has promised the United
States 10 withdraw from Mexico. TO
cease complicating the situation there.
TO discontinue any intrigues II may
have undertaken with the Mexican
government. and strictly TO keep its
hands Oh.
Let Them Fight II Out.
This being assured. the United
States Is 10 relax the rigor Of ifs mill.
tary espionage along the border. and
to give the warning elements In
Mexico time and opportunity 10 settle
their own troubles.
A fortnight ago the Washington
Times pointed out that the INNS and
purposes OF Jose Yves Limantour.
minister OF finance. must necessarily
bring him into consideration as the
alternative 10 DIgz. II Diaz is TO fail
and the conservative interests are to
keep control IN Mexico.
This view Is completely borne out
BY remarkable statement. which
Llmantour has issued al Mexico City.
II Is a declaration which could be
made by cabinet minister only in
such a remarkable situation as exists
ID Mexico. II LlmaHtoHr did not have
a backing abroad and d strength at
home. which combine 10 place him
beyond the power 81 Fcprisals Of
DIax. be would mot dare issue such a
announcement as ne has given 10 the
public.
Meaning Of Statement.
In this statement. given out ut
Mexico City last night after long
meeting OF the Mexican cabinet.
Llmantour said IN effect:
That while he Was in Europe and
The United States. comforting With the
great financial interests that are In
soived in Mexico. the situation In that
unhappy country became very much
worse than before.
That today II il worse than he had
dreamed Of finding i o. his return.
That the Dlax government has NO
formulated plans for coping with con-
dltions. while considering reforms
which II hopes will appeal 10 the peo-
pie. II must 20 ahead with vigorous
military measures q suppress dis.
order.
But more significant than these con-
cessions Is shs statement attributed q
Mr.. Limaniour that b. Ii himself ID
make ! thorough investigation III ths
effort 10 learn just how widespread
and dcep-seased i the disaffeetlon
whai measures ARE needed 10 meet Il
and that reforms will pIarato ~
Mr.. Llmant0nTis entire statement
bears on is face the evidence that II
Is message to his friends abroad $
20 the fnanricrs os LONDON. Paris and
New York, 10 whom he has recently
given assurances isut II Is much
more than this. Ii Ii certain 10 10
highly encouraging 10 the tnsurrectos.
and 10 be construed BIZ them II the
evidence that the Dsax administration
u going 70 pieces
Limanfonf il thu most powerful
man III Mexican affairs today. because
81 bis strength abroad, u the COMB
denec which investors entertain III
him. Ne gave assurances On bis q.
turn 10 Mexico Of bis flrm devotion
10 The DIax regime Read side By side
with those Assurances the statement
he issued last night indicates that b.
has decided that The Dlax government
Is well-nigh hopeless
Ne frankly admits that the loyalty
Of the people 10 the government Il
gone. Ne does not understand Just
Why. and promises that be- will iine
out. Hut he eoncsd cs tho fact Iii
statement could hsye been put out !
veek ago as the boast o. an oyercon
fdent revolutionary leader. issues
from some American retreat safcil
out Of reach u the government col