New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-26
'D|Az RESIGNS
WHILE CROWDS
CHEER MADERO
President Retires, He Tells Dep.
uties, for the Good OF
His Country.
DE Ia BARRA UCCEEDS HIM
He Will Take the Oath of Office
To-day 1s Provisional
President Of
Mexico.
DE Ia BARRA UCCEEOS HIM
REJOICING IN THE CAPITAL
For First Time in Thirty Years Citi-
zens Exercise Right Of Free Speech
-Maderists Help Pre-
serve Order.

letter read by the President OF the
Chamber OF Deputies. resigned the Presi-
dencv Of the Republic Of Mexico this
afternoon. and at 4:54 o'clock the ac-
centance of the resignation by the
Deputies was announced. The resigna-
ton Of President Ramon Corral
also was accepted, and the Minister o-
Foreign Relations. Francisco Leon de Ia
garra was chosen provisional President
10 serve until a general election can DC
held
Every one had expected an uproar
when the announcements were made out
within the chamber the words announc-
ing the event were followed by silence
The Deruties seemed awed by what had
taken place.
In the streets. black With people. the
news that Diaz was no longer Presldent
uas the signal for Wild shouting ana
manifestations. There was no violence
or destruction Of property
on the motion 70 accept the PRESIDENTS
RESIGNATION. 167 Deputies voted aye
While M expression was made by Benito
ruarez \ descendant OF President Juares'
ard Conception del Vale All the o'heF
legislators rose and bowed their aHrna-
tion as their names ware called.
In similar fashion the resignation o.
Vice President Corral. now IN France
was unanimously accepted. and senor
4. 10 Rarra. recently Ambassador TO the
United states. was chosen provlsloha.
President. He will take the oath o.
cf-c4 at noon tomorrow in the hello"
parIor Of the National Palace.
Tb. neople have accepted de la Barra
az their Provisional President. WIN
every indication that they VII s,aho
hack Of him until an election car ne
bald II the unanimous sentiment shout
ed bv paraders tonight holds good. thst
election will place Francisco !. Maoe''
in the Presidential chair
Marked improvement was SHOWN 10
dav in General Diazs health accorolhg
m an official statement made to-nlshr
ua had no fever and was able 10 walk
about IN his home
Msdero's Representative in Control
OF scarcely less popular interest," e''H'
the resignation was the Assumption OF
military control Of the federal distrlct oS
Alfredo Robles Dominguez, Maderos per-
soma, representative. insuring the hand
ling of popular demonstrations oy
| leader Of the new regime
Personally, Dominguez commands only
small body Of local rebels, but the fed-
eral garrison is under orders 10 make no
move whatsoever without his approval.
Senor Dominguez said that he coulu
bring five thousand organized repei
troops into the city within three hours.
Their baggage and horses are ABOARD
trains. furnished by the government at
Cuernavaca, Pachuca and Tlalnepantla.
Dominguez said tonight that the
troops would remain at their present
stations until they should be needed In
Nexico CITY 10 control the situation.
Diaz Tells Why He Resigns
President Diaz's letter Of resignation
follows:
Sir. The Mexican people. who gen.
erouslv have covered me with honors.
Who proclaimed mo rs their leader our
ing the international war. who patri-
oticallv assisted me IL all works under
taken to develop industry and the COM
merce of the republic, establish us
credit gain for IL the respect or the
orld and obtain for II an honorable
nosition i'm the concert or natons-tnat
same people. sir. have revolted In armed
military bands. sta ling that my presence
in the exercise Of tho supreme executive
power is the cause OF this insurrecton.
do not know of any fact imputable 10
me which could have caused this social
nhenomenon. but permitting. though
lot admitting that | may be inviting
Iv culpable. such a possibility makes
me tpc least able to reason out AID
decide my own culpablity Therefore.
respecting. as ! have always respected,
the will OF the people. and IN accord
ance with Article 81 OF the tederal Con-
stitution. | come before the supreme
representatives of the nation i'm order
Ia resign. unrcseryedly. the office of
constitutional President Of the republic
with which the national vote honored
me. which | do with all the more rea-
son since. i'm order 10 continue in Of
flee il would be necessary 10 shed Mex
lean blood. endanserirg the credit ot
the country. dissipating its wealth. eN-
bausting it's resources and exposing its
policv to international complications.
/ hope gentlemen. that when the pas
sions which are inherent 10 all revolu-
tions have been calmed. more conscien-
tious and just study viii bring out in
The national mind correct judgment.
which. when | die | may carry craven
on my soul as a just estimate OF the life
which | have devoted and will devote TO
my countrymen. With all respect.
PORFIRlO DIAZ