The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
Demonstration Of Far
Reaching Pow er Not
Needed Now.
INTERVENTION
WILL MEAN WAR
Minister of Finance for Diaz De-
clares His Government Is in
No Trouble and Can Take
Care Of Itself Relies on
Justice of American
People.

| People.
/ New York, March ll.-After Diaz.
What?
Scnor lose Yves l.imantour. the
Mexican Minister OF Finance. sat in his
spacious apartment overlooking Central
Park tonight and addressed himself to
the question with indignation foreign
! to his usual poised and courtiy temper
ancc OF diction. " had Just been shown
the report printed in several newspa pers
! that American financial interests With
dominant holdings in Mexico have OH
| foot plan TO procure the resignation
| OF President Diaz and to set up Senior
Limantour himself in tho executive
clair The suggestion that private
capital. and foreign capital at that.
could ma Ike ami unrilake Mexican adj
mipistrations and ministries provoked
both his riicuic and his anger
How stupid" was tile first word.
| II should be tile last person to be sus-
! pcctc1 Of lending myself TO such a de-
/ sign" he added. Even BY a stretch Of
! ina gination, no one could suppose IL
! true.
1T is no secret that President Diaz
| has several times asked me to accept
the presidency al Tie expiration or his
! term. have always refused, because
| tie duties which now fulfil arc those
| most c5nEenal to nc. and because I
believe can BE- Of most service to
my country BY continuing with them
There is no trouble i'll tho republic
| tcts Adviser.
! III If is true tia, the insure elton
! lists o. certain OF ther leaders hold me
| IN some esteem. th3t is because have
acted az adviser for the randfat lier uf
these Maderos who are now prominent
In the present uprising. They have
| grown tn he q wealthy family. and
! their wealth would scem 10 Indicate
thar they have prospercd under the
] government which they now attack"
/ nc Mexican minister was asked TO
! explain dispatch from Mexico CIV
received this afternoon. that The gov
eminent proposed to suspend tic con-
stitntonal guarantees throughout the
republic with the eNplana ton that
this means mild form or martial
/ Jaw"
Not al ALL lie said what Il,
means is not martial law, even In II mild
/ form. but All abbreviation OF civil pro
cedure Prisoners will still be fried
before a civil judge hut the court pro.
celure will be curtallcd.
return to President Diaz for Il
moment. wish TO make myself plain.
Much has been printed Of the effect mat
MS death would have on Mexico. pres
ident piaz is truly a great man, and his
deati would be All incstimablc loss 10
! AeNico: but even n national bereavc-
ment does not mean that civil govern
hent would disappear from the face OF
,,'c lahd. IT has been said. / think. that
INC government las under adyiscmont :,
program of reform quite independent
or Tue present unrest. In any event.
III Is certain that such a program Is
uhner consideration and that lis devcI-
onment only awaits the laying down OF
arms by the rebels
| Word Loosely Used
Now as TO this matter Of intervcn
tton. the word has been much used AMI
1 loosely used. although recognize ~,
/ it mas not been employed by YOUR gov
eminent. wonder do the newspapers
.lat PRINT It and the persons who speak
II so freely realize what it means
H. nave said to- day that I am n rroa,
oelieVer In the keen sense OF Justice
- .tle american people wish to re-
hirin .that most emphaticalIy. and wish
most seriously 10 call to attention what
intervention, so called, in this cn So
must mean
hen an armed force crosses Tho
border Of neighbour having mover
Without either invitation or permission
M"ht aces that mean? II means inyu
sio,. upa'ion. And what do inya-
e'o.I ana occupation mean but war,
i ask the sober sense Of thc 800.
masses OF the American people 10 d,,.1I
on that word. What has Mcxiro donn
10 deserve threat Of war: Non.hn, !,
peen made by the American govern.
ment, but tho inference OF such :,
threat has been drawn by the newspa
pers do not believe it is warranted
ny the wishes Of tho American people
! On the border there may be those who
/ sympathlze with the insurrection We
know, In fact. that there are trouble
makers III plenty. and that leads me
TO another point. All that Mexico de
s,res and needs from the United states,
Is prevention OF smuggling ana recruit
ing within its borders My government
IS strong one and perfectly able ia
fake care OF itself. Much has been
said within the past few days to the
effect that general conditions In Mexico
are good Apparently these statcmcnts
have not been taken at full facc value
Nevertheless they arc true
II said this morning that .possib,v
most of the means for the n,ovnmen,
had been raised In the United states
Understand, do not wish TO imply that
responsible persons have Interested
themselves. do not say that much
money has been raised. because much
has not been needed, but do saw tia
we have positive evidence from many
sources 10 show that the aggregate OF
small contributions from Americans ha 8
| enabled the insurrection to endure
even as long as 1t las -
Then YOU don't approve" 1t was
suggested "of the assignment report
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