New-York tribune., 1911-03-25
'D|Az'S CABINET
RESIGNS IN BODY
Members Believe Their Action
Will Aid in Establishing Re.
forms and Restoring Peace.
LIMANTOUR MAY REMAIN
designations Not Yet Accepted
-Diaz May Surround Him.
self with Younger and
Progressive Men.

| Progressive Men.
Mexico City. March 24.-The Diaz
Cabinet resigned to-day. Following
meeting Of that body at O'Clock TINS
afternoon. every minister rendered his
resignation To- General DiaZ. The resig-
nations have not set been accepted. but
II is said on excellent authority that only
two Of the ministers and possibly not
more than one will be asked 10 remain.
! The reason givcr for the action n an
| official announcement is the belief that II
will contribute To- the re-establshment ot
peace and facilitate the reform7 which
are in contemplation.
The designations included th;t ~
Ramon Corral as Minister Of the De-
psrtment of Government, corresponding
to the Department of the Interior in the
! United States. but not n Vice-Presidont.
In diplomatic circles and among high
government officers il is assumed that
General Diaz will insist on Josf Yves
Lmantour's remaining in charge ~ the
Department Of Finance.
That Diaz and Limantour have ~ last
agreed on programme intended 10
bring about peace appears to hc indi-
Gated by this resignation Of tho cabinet.
members of the diplomatic corps think.
II has been generally conceded that L.
mantour returned to Mexico With IN"
intention Of urging the President 10 take
some action leading 20 poacoablo So
] Inf tiop of tb, roNolptiopar,s nrohl,r, aud
the popular belief tonight Was that the
resignation of the ministers to-day "a
the indirect result of his representations.
Members of tho cabinet IAfused to
comment on their action. but II is said
semi officially that the initiative vas
taken. not by them but by tho Prosi-
dent. Who. it is said. purposed 10 SUP
round himself with Younger m"n. in the
hope that such action will serve 20 unite
al elements IN the nation
II is probable that the acceptance ~
tho designations viii he coincident With
the announcement of the names of tho
now ministers This announcement MAJ
not be made for several days.
! Who viii compose tho. nov cabinet
is not publicly known. but thu prubs-
hlv viii loo men who have not taken
prominent par; in government affairs
heretofore. Neither win they include
any who have been connected Win the
revolutionary movement headed hv Ma
dero.
II is reported on good authoriiy that
Vice e-rresident Corral viii sail for IN
rope on April II.
The announcement of the designations
has revived tho ruunor that President
Diaz has recalled General Bernardo
Reyes from Europ" bui this could not
be confirmed Tonight.
The news ;hat the cabinet had re
signed spread rapidly throughout The
city. IN all quarters it elected fayCratl"
comment
The personnel oC the Cabinet is q toll
lows.
CREEL.
secretary n Go,ernmeut- RAMON 'oUE,L
Socrotary of justice JUSTINE FERNAtprZ
sec,e,sry D. Public Instruction ir>ro
! SIERRA
Secr4tars - hsricuiurc. Colonization md In
dustry- Of.EGARlO MOLINA
se,ietary OF commune ton and rubllc No't,
-GEANDRo FJENhNpFI.
sccretary Of 'ho rrea.grs aud Public 'r's'-
JOSE YVES IIHANToUR.
Secretary of War and Marine -Gcncs n
GONZALES tOSlp
Proer:ssives Want Younger Men
Not one of the men who until to-day
formed President Diaz's Cabinet f. less
B. 4 i,nP
o. them are much older with thc cX-
ception of Enrique &. Crecl. Minister of
Foreign Aft; irs. all have been members
of the Presidents official family .Jr
many years. This ,act alore has been
one of the grievances of the revolution
lists. who have insisted that the chief
Executive should surround himself with
representatives. of the younger genera
ton and men more closely in touch with
! the affairs of tn people.
Without exception all these men have
rendered valuable services 10 Their coun-
try and to the President. but the popular
feeling against them has been growing
steadily since lone before the beginni *
OF the revolution.
Ramon Corral is not So old that his
age can be used as an argument against
his usefulness: but i'll health in the last
few months has served the same pur-
pose especially when il is considered
that the man has not been popular
among a great proportion of the people
from whose ranks the revolutionists are
! drawn.
Enrique C. Creel is not by any means
in the decrepit class. but he. too. has
fallen under the displeasure OF the forces
opposing the administration. and his age
| serves as an excuse
What has contributed more than age.
however. to his unpopularity among the
masses is the fact that he is rich
man, and incurred the hostility of many
in his own state chihuahua. Tha: Sehor
Creel is diplomat was demonstrated
dor to the United States His record as
a Cabinet officer is regarded as good by
the conservative element
limantour Opposed by Some.
Jose Yves Limantour. who. 1t is re-
ported will be the only Cabinet member
10 remain. is an old man. but he is re-
earded as one of the shrewdcst and
most able men in the republic. There
is an element which would not be pleased