The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-31
The Minister and De la Barra
Receivers for Mexico
.L|MANT0NR To Be DICTATOR
Program Said to BE Dictated From
Washington--The Idea Is to Make
Investments safe---Members Of the
New Cabinet Amounced--victory
OF Concession Credited TO Taft.


Washington, March 3o.--More
promptly than might have been ex-
pected, President Diaz, of Mexico,
has confirmed the forecasts that
Limantour, the great flnancier Of the
country. is to be made practicai
dictator.
A new cabinet has been, in part.
announced. with Limantour, at the
head of finances and his personal and
political friend, De la Barra. chief OF
the foreign Office.
Every move adds to the certainty
that the new regime will be kept
closely in touch with Washington,
AND that It's progress will be largely
dictated from here.
Make Investment safe.
Limantour's supreme effort vii! be
to satisfy the foreign investors by
restoring peace at any price and
making investments safe. In this he
will have the intelligent cooperation
OF De la Barra, whose service as am
bassador in Washington has given
him a close touch with the purposes
and demands Of this country.
Limantour cannot. under the pres
ent constitution of Mexico, become
its president, because he is of French
extraction. Neither can cirque
Creel. the retiring minister of for
eign affairs, because his father wa'
b. birth en- American.
Bat Limantour and De Ia Barrs
are to be the real controlling force
in the new government. DIaz viii
remain merely nominal head.
Something very much like al
American psotectorate will be estab
iished through these new men at tn
head Of the reorganized government
They will have chance 70 rescu
the country from conditions whic
menace property. and IL they fail, tn
next step possibly may be armed in
Prevention.
The New Cabinet.
The members Of the new cabine
as announced b. President Diaz, thu
far. are:
Francesca De Ia Barra. ambassa
dor at Washington. TO be minister o
foreign affairs, succeeding Enriqu
Creel.
Jose Yves Limaniour TO continu
as minister OF finance
Manuel Maroqnin, to be head o
the department Of commerce. labo
and development. succeeding ole
garia Moline.
Jorge Vera Esianol, TO be ministe
Of education. succeeding Just
sierra.
Norhetto nOmiuguez, 10 be min
lister OF transportation and publ
works. succeeding Lrandro Fernan
dez.
Demetrio Sod, 10 BE- minister D
Justice. succeeding Justine Fernan
dez.
That the new government will b
really Limautour administration !
frankly accepted BY Limantour him
self. who III an interview declare
that reforms ase to~be effected. am
calls on all classes OF Mexicans {,
give the new regime n chance {,
show what il will aud can do. an
how far il is willing TO go.
I Ambassador De Ia Barra LEI
Washington yesterday evening 70
Mexico city. 10 assume charge ~ III
foreign Office His last official act
included calls on President Taft an,
Secretary u state Knox.
President Taft has carried III
lpotnt with the Mexican government
When the mancuvers Of troops ~
the Texas frontier we're ordered. !
was recognized that the real purpos
was % force the Mexican administra
ton 20 make concessions n III
interest Of peace. modernizatloi
Of the country. and the safety o
American and other investors
Those concessions have been Oh
tanned The new administration vii
be dominated By the men best quail
fed Cor the task of moderate reform
and the mea most Willing 10 plac,
the country IN the position Of satisfy
ing the banking interests OF Oh,
world
Practically. Limsntour and De i
Barra may be regarded as receiver
tot McSice. appointed by Washing
ton on petition II he worldwide bus
mess interests tiat are concerned Il