Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-02
CORRAL DENIES STATEMENT
Vice President of Mexico Repudiates
Alleged Interview at Sanander.
NO CHARGES AGAINST AMERICANS
says He Has Been on sick Leave for
seven Months and Has Taken NO
Part in Affairs of Cow
eminent.

PARIS, May l-Vice President Corral Of
Mexico arrived here today and. in a state
ment made to the Associated Press, denied
that he had ever given an interview at
santander or elsewhere in which he crit
icised Americans as having fomented the
revolution in Mexico.
On April q FL impartial Of Mexico City
printed a dispatch from sanander, Spain
in which Corral was quoted as saying that
the revolution in Mexico was fomented by
Americans DESTROYS of intervention by the
United states. According to the dispatch
the vice president said that in case OF
Intervention all Mexicans, regardless OF
party. would unite to fight the common
enemy.
The publication was called to the attsn.
ton of the state department at washing.
ton by Ambassador Wilson and the Amer.
lean government at once took the matter
up with Mexico, requesting that the
authenticity of the interview be estab-
lished and intimating that II this could
not be done the government OF Mexico
should repudiste the alleged expressions
of the vice president.
Saturday the State department was ad.
vised that the Mexican government had
cabled to Senior Corral TO ascertain whether
lie had been correctly reported. The vice
president who Is in Europe on sick leave
arrived at santandsr. Spain. last wednes-
day. He came here today and after re-
naming several days at the capital will
go to Berlin, where he viii consult spe-
cialists regarding his health.
Senior Corral. as soon as he reached here.
took occasion TO repudiate the remarks
accredited to him, saying;
False in All Particulars,
Il have never siven an interview at San
lander or elsewhere criticising Americans
as having formented the rebellion in Mex
leo. The alleged interview was an inven-
ton unworthy OF note
The vice president said that he under
stood General Bernardo Reyes was going
to Mexico. but as their paths had not
crossed he had not met the general
Asked whether he intended to resign the
vice presidency. Corral replied that he had
no intention of 80 doing, but could not,
Of course, speak for the future. He had
come TO Europe to receive medical treat
ments ON q leave OF absence granted him
by congress
AS to the rumor that he might be sue
ceeded in the vice presidency by Reyes,
he said that he could not understand how
this could be when he had been elected for
term OF six years and still had some
years to serve. The vice president he said,
was elected by the people, the office not
being an appolntive one.
Seven months ago" said Corral, IT re-
tired from active political service on &C.
count of my health. have carefully re-
Trained therefore, from ell comment or
action which might embarrass my govern
ment. Ny only knowledge of the general
situation is from what l read in thenews-
papers"
The vice president appeared fatigued, but
does not seem like a man suffering from
serious ailment.
Negotiations az BE Blocked.
Ell PASO, Tex, May /. - Upon
whether Judge Carabajal. the govern
eminent peace envoy. who is expected here
tonight, comes with full authority to act
for President Diaz depends in a large meas
urs the probability Of peace terms being
agreed upon by the end OF this week That
the insurrcctos are more than willing to
end hosulities is not denied but they
will not treat with CarabajaI unless he
comes with full power
The meeting place selected for the con-
ference lies on the Mexican side of the Rio
Grands, amid a grove Of willows. Swollen
by the spring freshets, the mud-laden
river roars over a dam and the trees bend
and sway in the rushing waters.