Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-20
SERENE At WHITE HOUSE,
PRESIDENT TACKLES MAIL
"War" Correspondents Fail to Un.
cover Sensational News.
DOUBTS AS TO LIMANToUR
Insurrecto Leaders Declare His Sue
cession Would Not Be Accept
ed as q Guarantee
Of Peace.

Various war reports were quickly ex-
ploded after the arrival in the city this
morning Of President Taft. fresh from
his week Of rest at Augusta.
The first story. knocked in the head was
that American troops have orders to
move to the Mexican border from San
Antonio and other points. Both the
President and Secretary Dickinson. who
had brief interview with his chief, laid
this story low by asserting that there 10
not word Of truth in any such state
ment.
Not only have the troops not been
ordered to the border" said the Secre-
tary OF War. but they are not 10 be
sent there. so far as anybody now
knows"
1t was anything but q war" day
around the White house. The Prssi-
aent, having reached the city at y
O'Clock, went at once to his omces and
sent for Assistant Secretary Forster to
oegln debating answers TO accumu-
lated mail
Little for "War" Correspondents
War correspondents who went to
the White house halr expecting to ind
the cabinet In special session. Gen.
wood rushing backward and forward
with orders from the President to the
nd ha In Al
sen.,ng uitimatums tounu nothing the
least bit exciting or even up to the OF
dinary in the way OF White House
oofngs.
The President, having finished die.
tating, directed that Secretary Dickin-
son be sent for to enlighten him az 70
mobilization movements and affairs.
This Mr.. Dickinson did in q short time.
and went back to his ofices In the
War Department. The President also
made an appointment for $50 o'clock
this afternoon with Ambassador Do u
Barra OF Mexico. who sought the In
terview, and after noon was In confer
ence fifteen minutes with Gen. Wood.
Limautour No Guarantee.
Senior Jose Yves Limantour Is not ae-
ceptable az q guarantee Of peace to the
revolutionary party Of Mexico as repre-
sented by DR.. Vasquez Gomez. accredited
diplomatic agent in the United States Of
the Madero faction. Claiming the ex-
elusive right to speak with authority in
the United States for the revolutionary
party, he asserts that the only guarantees
acceptable to the Madero faction u .as
guarantee Of free election.
That Senor Lmantour is carrying to
Mexico City for the consideration OF the
administration q peace plan concurred In
by the "seditious' element, that Presi-
dent Diaz IL to resign as a feature Of
this plan and that Senior Limantour a
to take his place at the head Of the gov
ernment until another election conducted
according 10 constitutional provisions, can
be held, are statements not given an iota
OF credence by Mexicans in Washington
In the conhdence OF the Diax administra-
ton
Must Share the Blame.
Gustavo A. Madero, brother Of the
Mexican revolutionary leader, 10 only
speaking his private opinion when he, in
an interview given out In New York last
night, declares that Senior Limantour is
to bring peace to the dixcerdant elements
in Mexico. declares DR.. Gomez, the revo-
lutionary agent in Washington.
"Mr. Limantour has had great innu-
ence In the present government Of Mexi-
pacity has contributed much to create
the preesnt situation and to uphold the
existing bad government. Consequently.
Mr.. Limantour cannot be guarantee
for the revolutionary party. 49,,
other guarantee than q free election.
which will result in real representation
in the national congress and In the gov
ernment of the states--a representation
which would be the only real guarantee
Of the revolutionary party.
THE destiny Of political party should
never be tntrusted to the will OF one
man.
entirely personal. It IL impossible %
consider them those Of the revo,uticnary
party. This Mr. Madero has explained
many times"
Ambassador de Ia Barra would not dis
cuss the reported peace mission Of Senor
Limantour. He Is unwilling to comment
on the internal affairs of Mexico, he
stated.
Anti-Diax Riot Denied.
Denial that there has been any demon
stration in the City of Mexico against
President Dias. and that his house had
been stoned by revolutionary sympn-
thizers, is contained In a dispatch from
Minister Creel received by Ambassador
de Ia Barra this morning.
Belief in the coming OF peace In
Mexico has been strengthened by the
manner In which the revolutionists
have commented on the magaxine
article of Ambassador de Ia Barra and
the significant spirit OF expectancy
with which the results Of Senior IA.
mantour's conferences In Mexico city
this week are awaited by organs %
insurrecto sentiment Not q single ad.
verse comment was recorded In Mexi.
can newspapers to the proposal OF the
Mexican ambassador that all classes
in Mexico should unite for the promo.
tIon OF national unity. Ascending to
private advices here, anticipation is
manifest In the circles OF both the
insurgents and the supporters or the
federal government.
The insurgents have taken the stand
that their operations have proven that
they are Wiling to risk a great deal to
secure the adoption Of certain reforms
IN the EoveFnment, and failing in that
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