The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-22
WORKING FOR PEACE,
MAKING EFFORTS TO REUNITE
MEXICAN FACTIONS.

''''N 4"'iiS'tT vi Elnance Holds
Conference in New York with In
surgcnt Leaders, Communicates
frequently with His Government
then Hastcns to Mexico City
Gives Strong Hope to Mexico City
InsurrcctO Leaders Withhold
Statement on Situation.
New York, March 16.-The sudden
departure from New York of Senior
LimantOur, the Mexican minister Of
| finance, after a week Of conference and
negotiations, the precise nature of
| which has not hitherto been clear, is
| now explained in the understanding
that he has succeeded in effecting
an initiative plan by which substan-
tial reforms are expected to be i'm
mediately put in force by the Mexican
Government, and the leading insur-
| rectOs, being satisfied, are to aid in
| restoring peace.
The presence here, at the Hotel
Astor, of SenOr Madero, the father of
the Provisional President, together
with his three sons, brothers of the
Provisional President; the fact that
Ltmantour has been through three
generations the confidential adviser Of
the Madero family, and the fact that
Il irna Dtn h.
have been in conference. while i'm
portant messages have been going
back and forth from Limantour to
Mexico City, added significance to the
matter.
Believes Reforms Necessary.
Shortly before he left for New York
he announced his belief in the need
of number OF reforms to meet the
just wishes Of the insurrectos. When
leaving here yesterday he said:
Mistakes have been made, per-
haps some of them serious; but this
fact is not peculiar to Mexico. Many
reforms have been brought about in
recent years. Others Of greater i'm
portance are under way and may be
made public in the near future"
simultaneously a dispatch from
Mexico announces that President
Diaz in a conference with a number
Of citizens of Metztitlan, assured them
that he was adopting certain of Linz
antour's suggestions Of reform. Sc
nor Limantour bears with him a full
exposition OF the demands Of the in
surgents, which, it is hoped, will be
acceptable 10 the Mexican Govern
mcnt and made the basis ~ peace.
This hope is not without a reasona bic
degree OF foundation.
After his conference with Francisco
| Madero, senior, Mr.. Limantour COM
municated freely with the authorities
at Mexico City, and on Tuesday even
ing he received a long telegram, which
he regarded as sufficiently important
to call him back to his country.
You must realize that we are in
most delicate position. We can
not talk freely now, but hope soon to
make an explicit statement. Why
do you not ask Senior Limantour for
your answer? His return is await
ed in Mexico with the keenest inter-
est. They want him there to
straighten things out" stated Mr..
Madero.
He expressed his distrust, however.
of any promise made by some OF the
Mexican officials who have insisted,
before comforting, that the rebels shall
lay down their arms, since that would
mean that the leaders would be hang
ed as a preliminary measure aaginst
the reform.
The insurgents" it was said, de
mand radical reforms and a thorough
change in the personnel Of the ad-
ministration by having fair elections"
NO statement could be completed
until there was an opportunity to con-
fer with the insurrecto leaders at the
front, and there had been no time as
yet to consult them. Neither had
they any mind to accept overtures
with such promptness as would be
/ mlsconstrued by the Government into
| an evidence of weakness.