New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
REYES TO RETURN At
ONCE To AID D|AZ
Expects Insurgent Leaders to
Stop Fighting During
Conferences.
NOT SEEKING PRESIDENCY
May Retake Post Of Minister Of
War-His Views on Americas
Attitude = A Japanese
Movement Ridiculed.

Paris. April 23-General Bernardo
Reyes, the Mexican ex-Ninister Of War
| has received a call from President Dia2
| to return a once to Mexico. Diaz asks
| his aid in the attempt to settle the revo-
luton. General Reyes expects to sail for
New York within a fortnight-perhars
within week
For many months General Reves has
been living the life Of retired officer.
| quietly engaged in research work on the
| important problem Of reconstructins the
, MEXICAN army. Now all is changed
! The Reyes house at Neuilly sur Seine, on
! the borders of the Bois dc BoIoCne, is
the centre Of intense activity. Men arc
coming and going. and whispered con
ferences are continually under way. As
thousands of Sunday pleasure seekers
were slipping hetersges in the cafes
nearby. General Reyes. eager and young
! again. sat in his study. bent over his
desk. and. surrounded by a heap Of docu-
mcnts arranging and discussing plans
! for his new. and what he considers his
greatest mission.
Il am going home to help my coun-
| try" he said this afternoon. After all
my military mission in Europe is termi-
mated. I am only too happy To return to
| try to end the present crisis. am going
back to help President Diaz and the
| Mexican people"
| AS he referred 10 Diaz. General Reyes's
/ ewes shone He is slender and supple
and nervously energetic one hand con
tinualy stroked the pointed gray beard.
He does not look old enough To have
fought against the French invasion and
Maximlian's entry in the early GVs.
"Diaz is a grand man" he continued.
"a grand statesman. who loves his peo-
ME. He is ready 10 make any sacrifice
10 save Mexico. but | do not believe that
he will resign the Presidency.
MY plans are scarcely formulated. but
| think the leaders Of the revolution VIII
consent to an armistice pending discus
sion of the questions on which they seek
reform. This civil strife must he settled
on the broad question Of the honor ana
! salvation Of the country. Yet the army
| must he strengthened to stamp out the
euerilla warfare, which is liable To- con
tinue at various points
"WnI YOU be candidate for Office on
vour return" was asked.
The general responded: II do not OK
meet TO be a candidate. The combina-
tion I'm which | figure has not yet been
arranged. but | may he Secretary of
! War"
| General Reyes EXPIRE ssed the hope that
the United States would adhere to its de-
cision not to intervene. In my opin-
ion" he said. that will not be neces-
eorv. II ;he United States intervenes il
mus, be expected that the Mexicans, for
getting their internal quarres. would
mite with the common aim Of crushing
the invader. just as they did against the
| French"
Uurine the conversation General REYES
| aIIuded 10 what lie termed "thc ah-
eurditv Of the legend that the Mexican
| government had a private arrangement
/ ,,ith Japan n, stile to the United States.
! Even slight examination of the situa-
| zion between the United States and
! Iapan. he added. would suggest that II
! the United states was menaced by
| iapan the natural ally of the United
| states would be Mexico He would sup
pose that the United States government
| would consider Mexico as having the
/ came interest as the United States i'm re
| cnect Ia "A nom American antagonist
! FOR this reason he thought that the
| United States and Mexico should be
allies.
General Reyes returned here Yesterday