The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-11
REYES AND
 DE LA BARRA
WILL BE MEMBERS OF MADERo's CABINET IF ELECTED TO
 PRESIDENCY.
Both Have Agreed to Accept if Offer Is Made of Foreign Relations and War Portfolios of .he
 Cabinet. Asa


 Mexico City. June 0-'If should be elected president. Senor De La Barra win be minister of foreign re- ations and General Reyes will be minister of war in my cabinet.
 Thus spoke Francisco I. Madero to an; Associated Press representat(re today at his home here following a visit to the presidential residence. Chapultepec Castle. where he talked with President De La Barra and Gen- aral Reyes. Both men are said prac- tically to have consented to accept these portfolios.
 The meeting between the three men was quite accidental. Madero had been conferring with President De La Barra about the political situa- ton and was about to step into the elevator to descend to his automobile below when General Reyes appeared. < ~ ehe hi"tuai ihstautc VI botH NeH eral Reyes and President De La Barra, Madero was asked to remain. frank discussion of the situation ensued.
 Maderos eyes sparkled as he later old of the successful outcome of the conference. He was c'early optimistic about the future and seemed to take t for granted that he would me elect ed.
 "Onr meeting he said. was very ordal. We have definite nndar- standing and are going to work hard to harmonize all clements ?
 uenerai heyes was seen at his home this afternoon. Tt is true he said, as he stroked his long white beard, rthat I am going to be min- ister of war if Senor Madero is efect- d. l am not going to be candidate Tor the presidency or participate in he election"
 General Reyes spoke forcibly and emphasized his words with quick gestures.
 Just before you came.' he said to the interviewer. Committee caIl- on me to ask me to be candidate for the presidency but have told hem that I intended to be member of Senor Madero's cabInent if he Is elected.
 T know that Senor Madero has the support of the popular element in Mexico and I am in com plete sympa- .hy with his principles. To offer myr self as candidate might mean coss- fusion which would produce anarchy md 1 can assure you that both PresI- lent De La Barra, Senor Madero and myself will work earnestly and in- cessantly to prevent such a contigen- .yy We must work f0r the union of ,ur fatherIand for it is grave and delicate moment in Mexico. am ready to accepta ny position that sz sz offered me if it Is for the best in- terest of my country .'
 But you would prefer the ministry If war. would you notg" he was ask ed.
 Yes. because am most familiar with 1t and think would have the confidence of the army.
 As to President De La Barra3 plans, Maderos remark that Presi- dent De La Barra would return to his recent position of minister of for sign relations is looked upon as an indication that the new government will have certain representatives Of all clements and will have stable sffect on the future sdministration. Several days ago. President De La Barra confided to friends that he probably would go to Italy as spec- ial ambassador to thank Italy for ite participation in the Mexican Centen- nial. It was a nilsson which he wao appointed while ambassador at Wash- |ington and whose fuIfillment waa made impossible because of his caq Q Mexico City to become ministeF q foreign relations.
 Today's conference is believed to have persuaded De La Barva to ataa1 by the new government and Iead his influence in establishing trnnQuilit3 |ln the country.