New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-06
De LA BARRA MAY SUCCEED
Maderos --latest Demand Be.
lieved to Have Caused
President Decision
to Retire.
MINISTER'S WON'T CONFIRM IT
Hurried Conference at National Palace
and Change Of Plans Give
Strength TO Persistent
Rumors.

hunOrS,
From 2 Special Correspondent - ~. Trisu-.i
Mexico city. MAY 5-Persistent ri
mors that President Daz has decided to
resign have been in circulation oil DAY
but al a late hour tonight they had not
been verified Members ~ the cabinet
and other government officials declined
either 70 affirm or deny them.
It was reported that the ultimatum
said 10 have been issued by Madero that
General Diaz must either resign or def
nitely fx date for his resignation had
forced the Presidents hand. and brought
him to a frame ~ mind where he Is in
clined 10 retire and let the affairs ot
Mexico take what course they Will
The retcence OF the government off,
cials on the subject seems to indicate. In
the judgment Of MANY persons, that the
resignation rumors have some founds-
tion in fact.
! In the lack OF definite informa tion from
authentic sources which might be pre-
/ sumed 10 know the intentions of General
| Daz the best statement that can be
made now is that il would surprise no
one in the capital II the announcement
Of the Presidents retirement came at
any time.
/ While 4 member NJ the Cabinet told
the Tribune correspondent tonight that
it was still undetermined what President
! Diazs course would be- he refused -
occo,, - 4l.o ,,,voostio,, tt,,t e,.rrt-flfrc-
1 on the surface indicated that his resig-
nation was close a hand.
Ministers Non. CommittsL
| SO far IS the ministers arc con-
I cerned" he said. the only thing We can
do is To give our advice 10 the President
1 i'm response to his request We cannot
request him 10 resign The initiative
must come from him 50 FAR as actual
resignation is concerned"
The minister was asked II iu his
opinion President Daz would resign u
convinced that his continuance in Office
would act as an insurmountable ob-
stacc TO peace he replied
Yes. / firmly believe that II the Presi-
dent is convinced that his quitting Office
is necessary To restore peace he Is too
patriotic and loves the welfare ~ the
country too much to remain in office
under such conditions but il does not
appear SO far that anything emanating
from the insurgent leader in the form ~
al ultimatum has forced the President
1, consider such an alternative
MANY Conferences Held.
Beginning early this morning when
dispatches from Juarez announced the
declaration Of Maderos sub-chlefs that
some definite public announcement y
President Diazs intentions must ne
made. prolonged conferences were held
by the President and the ministers.
They gathered first al the National Pal
ace and at intervals i'm the Presidents
house in the Calle Cadena. Sehot de IA
Rarra who by the operation of the
constitution will become President p'o
tennore if the office is vacated, made
several trips from his office 20 the palace
a,d the Presidential residence. carrying
many documents with him. He man
aged 10 spend an hour this afternoon IN
his own home. The Tribune correspond
ert found him there IN the garden chat
,iro with his wife he was placid and
outvardly undisturbed by the stir Of the
days events. and was firm in his retussl
- discuss President Diaz's resignation
in any way.
"you will appreciate that !. more tnan
the other ministers. stand IN very dell
cate nosition at present. SO IT would h-
,,arifes,l, improper for me 10 say any
thing
Another minister said tonight that
tho consensus OF opinion Of the Caolnet
members was that the immediate res
irnation Of President Diaz was unde-
sirable. perhaps i'm few months he
said hut not now. We should have our
new election machinery in order before
We proceed 10 the important task ~
selecting a now President
No One but Daz Knows
senior De la Barra WAS I'm his office
few minutes at : o'clock tonight and
went from there TO President Diszs
house. As the matter stands. appsr-
entity no one save Disz knows whether
or not he viii resign. either 10 morrow,
next week. a month from now or not AT
all and Daz will not tell.
IR, The Asscciatoi Press
Mexico CITY. May 5.-The resignation
, Of Porfirio Diaz as President OF Mexico
within very short time is regarded
here to-day as certain. Should the an
nouncement of his intention to resign be
made tomorrow, or even tonight. 1t
would cause no surprise 10 the members
81 his Cabinet