The Washington times., 1911-05-25

MEXICO CITY, May 25-With Presi-
dent Diaz seriously i'll. with mobs rag
ing III, and down in front of the nation
al palace, and with demonstrations in
progress in such leading centers as Te-
huantepec, Zacatecas GuadalaJara, ana
Other Tonts, there is grave danger that
ifhc abdication of President Diaz VIII
Send in the bloodiest tragedy that has
Visited this unhappy republic since the
beginning of the revolution.
. Mexico City is in a state of terror
THE mob spirit is loosened and the riot
sers are demanding the death Of -Diaz.
sThe aged President may find II lrnpos-
1sible 10, make his escape TO Europe ana
Ahere are grave fears that he will lose
his life in the disorders that began sud
&denly in the capital yesterday afternoon.
= Situation Is Grave.
& Even the firing of the soldiers and po-
lice on the mob last night did not dis
tperse it. Seven of the rioters were killed
-and Sc wounded. but they continued to
Sparade the streets shouting Viva Ma
Adcrop' viva Orozco"' and Viva Go
sInez!" Mingled with these cries were
Shouts of Death 10 DiazH'
The situation is grave in the extreme.
ANo one can foresee the lengths to which
sthe rioting may go. President Diaz's
Condition is worse than it has been for
esome days. Storekeepers have closed
land barricaded their stores and shops.
2 Supporters of Madero are pointing out
today that his influence throughout the
trying situation has been for peace.
They hold DiaZ and Diaz alone respon-
ssible for last nights killings, the exact
snumber of which the police and soldiers
$50 far refuse to make known.
= Revolt Prevented.
5 Alfred Robes Dominguez, Diaz's rep
Preventative, at the very outset of the
disorders induced the publication of
especial extra edition of Ell Heraldo in
which he urged the people to resort TO
Eno violence but to wait patiently for the
Sretirement of Diaz. which he said was
ssure to come. He assured the people
THAT the resignation of both Diaz and
Corral would be submitted to congress
today and Immediately accepted, and that
Senior de la Barra would at once qualify
as provisional president.
The Maderists insisted today that 1t
was only this personal assurance or
ISenor Dominguez which prevented a
general assault on the palace and other
governmental buildings last night. There
: are plenty of armed men in the city,
athey say, to undertake a successful re-
ltvolt. should it become necessary.
< The danger of the situation lies in
3 the fact that in Tehuantepec, Guadala-
sara, Zacatecas, Jalisco, as well as
here, where the Diaz forces have been
supreme, demonstrations are in prog
gress. The people have thrown Off all
pretense of loyalty and are openly pro-
: claiming their adherence to Madero.
Many are demanding that Diaz be re-
8 fused permission to leave the country
= until he is compelled to replace in the
4 national treasury the funds his follow
< ers have taken from 1t.
. Reprisals Feared.
r It was only after they had chance to
realize the temper of the mobs that the
: officers in command of the troops or
> dered that unless buildings were ac-
tually broken into or violence was Of
Z fered foreigners, there was to be no
& more shooting. Fear of reprisals when
s the Maderists should assume control IN
= fuenced the authorities in these orders.
~ AS the rioting in the city progressed
q. the presidential palace was damned
= with visitors. Some were personal
Z friends. Others were foreign represent
p tatives who wanted to find out how
much longer the country was to be
. held in suspense awaiting the resigna-
ton of the President. None saw Diaz.
= He was in his bed, attended by nurse
, and Nine. Diaz in person. She greeted
Henry Lane Wilson, the American am
Sbassador She confided to him that she
%greatly feared the outcome of the Presi-
2 dents illness. So far as can be learned,
she failed to indicate whether the resig-
nation Of the President would be sent
q. congress today.