The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-28
The Minister and De Ia Barra
Receivers for Mexico
.IIMAAT0lR TO De DICTATOR
Program Said to Be Dictated From
washington-The Idea Is to Make
Investments safe--Membcrs Of the
New Cabinet Announced-victory
OF Concession Credited to Taft.

washington, March Zl.--More
promptly than might have been ex-
pected. President Diaz, of Mexico,
has confirmed the forecasts that
Limantour, the great financier of the
country. is TO be made practical
dictator.
A new cabinet has been, in part,
announced, with Limantour al the
head OF finances and his personal and
political friend, De la Barra, chief of
The foreign Office.
Every move adds to the certainty
that the new regime will be kept
closely in touch with Washington,
and that its progress will be largely
dictated from here.
Make Investment Safe.
Limantour's supreme effort viii be
to satisfy the foreign investors by
restoring peace at any price and
making investments safe. In this he
will have the intelligent cooperation
OF De la Barra, whose service as am
bassador in Washington has given
him a close touch with the purposes
and demands OF this country.
Limantour cannot, under the pres
ent constitution OF Mexico. become
lis president. because he is of French
extraction. Neither can cirque
creel. the retiring minister Of for
eign affairs. because his father was
BY birth an American.
But Limantour aud De la Barra
are TO be the real controlling forces
| in the new government. Diaz will
remain merely nominal head.
Something very much like an
American protectorate will be estab-
Iished through these new men at the
head OF the reorganized government.
They win have a chance TO rescue
the country from conditions which
menace property. and II they fail. the
ness step possibly may be armed in
Prevention. fSt
The New Cabinet.
The members OF the new cabinet
as announced BY President Diaz, thus
far, are:
Francesca De la Barra, ambassa-
dor at Washington, to be minister OF
foreign affairs, succeeding Enrique
Creel.
Jose Yves Limantour TO continue
as minister OF finance.
Manuel Maroquin, to be head OF
the department OF commerce, labor
and development, succeeding OLE
garia Moline.
Jorge Vera Estanol. 10 be minister
Iof education, succeeding Justo
Sierra.
Norbetto Dominguez. to be min
lister OF transportation and public
works. succeeding Leandro Fernan-
dez.
Demetrio Sodi. TO be minister of
Justice. succeeding Justine Fernan-
dec.
That the new government will be
really a Limantour administration Is
frankly accepted by Limantour him
self. who In an interview declares
that reforms are to We effected. and
calls on all classes OF Mexicans to
give the new regime chance to
show what IL will and can do, and
how far it is willing to go.
Ambassador De Ia Barra left
Washington yesterday evening for
Mexico City. to assume charge OF the
foreign Office. His last official acts
included calls on President TAFT and
Secretary Of State Knox.
President Taft has carried his
point with the Mexican government.
When the maneuyers OF troops on
the Texas frontier we're ordered, II
was recognized that the real purpose
was TO force the Mexican administra-
ton 70 make concessions in the
interest OF peace. modernizatIon
Of the country. and the safety Of
American and other investors.
Those concessions have been OBJ
tanned. The new administration Will
be dominated by the men best quail
fed for the task OF moderate reforms
and the men most willing TO place
the country IN the position OF satisfy
ing the banking interests OF the
world.
Practically, Limantour and De Ia
Barra may be regarded as receivers
for Mexico, appointed by Washing
ton on petition OF the worldwide bus
mess interests that are concerned in