New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
WONT SUCCEED D|Az,
| L|MANT0UR DECLARES
Says "InterventiOn," Loosely
Used in Press, but Not by Off,
Gals. Would Be Act of War.
GOVERNMENT IS FRIENDLY
But, He Repeats, Americans
Have Financed Revolt,
and Display of Force
Is Not Necessary,
After Diaz. what?

Senior jose Yves Llmantour the MeA4- !
can Minister OF Finance. sat in his
apartment overlooking Central Park last
night and addressed himself 70 the quss-
ton with an indignation foreign TO his
usual courtly temperance Of diction He
had Just been shown the report printed
in some evening newspapers that Ameri-
can financial interests with dominant I
hold. ngs IN Mexico have on foot a plan
10 procure the resignation Of President
Diaz and TO set up Senor Limantour
himself in the executive chair. The sug-
gestion that private capital, and foreign
carital az that, could make and unmake
Mexican administrations and ministries
provoked both his ridicule and his an
ser.
How stupid was his first words I
should be the last person 70 be suspected
Of lending myself 10 such a design he
added. even if by a stretch Of magma
ton one could suppose It true. 1t is no
secret that President Diaz has several
times asked me TO accept the Presidency
at the expiration OF his term. ! nave
always refused, because the duties
which ' now fulfil are those most con
/ genial 10 ne. and because 1 believe
can be OF most service 70 my country
by continuing with them There Is no
truth IN the report.
II it is true that the insurrection'sts'
or certain az their leaders. hold me ID
some esteem. that IS because nave
acted as adviser for the grandfather OF
these Maderos. who are now prominent
in the present uprising. They have
crown 10 be a wealthy family, and their
wealth would seem 20 indicate that they
have prospered under tho government
which they now attack.
/ Net FERN Of Martial law
( The Mexican Minister was asked 70
explain q dispatch from Mexico City re-
ceived during the afternoon. stating that
/ The government had decided 20 suspend
/ the constitutional guarantees throughout
/ the republic. with the explanation that
this means o mild form OF martial
law"
Not at all" he said. What II means
/ is not martial law, even in a mild for::,.
! But al abbrev!auon Of civil procedure.
Prisoners will still be tried before a
civil Judge. but the court procedure will
/ be curtailed. What might I, a matter
+ c. weeks ordinarily will be made mat
/ Ter Of days. There IS precedent for such
action in the cas- Of continued attacks
or railroads, telegraph lines and other
/ public utilities.
To return TO President Diaz for
/ moment. / wish 70 make myself plain.
/ Much has been printe3 Of the effect that
/ his death would have on Mexico Presi-
dent Dia7 is truly a great man. and his
death would be an inestinlable loss TO
Mexico. but even a national bereave-
ment does not mean that civil ,vern-
ment would disappear from the fac Of
( the land. It has been said. think. that
/ the government has under Amusement
/ programme Of reform. quite ndepend-
entity Of the present unres.. In any
event. IL is certain that such a pro-
! gramme is under consideration and that
/ its development awaits only the laying
down Of arms by the rebels.
What Intervention Means,
Now, as 10 this matter OF intervep-
ton. the word has been much used, and
I loosely used, although l recognize that
It has not been employed BY your gov
ernment. wonder DO the newspapers
that print It ana the persons who speak
1t so freely realize what il means? l
have said to-day that am a great be-
lever N the keen sense Of justice OF the
American people. I wish to reaffirm
that most ernphaticallY. and wish mos.
seriously 70 ca, 10 attention what in
tervention, SO called. in this case must
mean
When en- armed force crosses the
border CT & naighboring power without
either invitation or permission. what
does that mean? 1t means invasion. oc-
curation. And what Go invasion and &C.
cupation mean but war?
L ask the sober sense Of the great
masses OF the American people TO dwell
on that word What has Mexico done
10 deserve a threat Of war? None has
/ been made by the American govern
ment. but the inference Of such & threat
has been drawn by the newspapers
do not believe it Is warranted BY the
wishes OF the American people. On the
border there may be those who sympa-
thize with the instruction. We know
in fact that there are trouble makers
in plenty and that leads me 70 another
point about which you ask
u said this morning that possibly
most Of the money for the movement has
been raised in the United States In
derstand, ! 90 not wish 70 imply that re-
sponsible persons have Interested them
selves. | do not say that much money
has been raised because much has not
been needed; but do say that we have
positive evidence from many sources to
show that the aggregate Of small con-
tributions from Americans has enabled
! the instruction TO endure even as long
as il has"
/ Limantour Can't Understand.
Then YOU do not approve" Il was
suggested "of the assignment reported
to-day Of two American war vessels TO
ratrol duty along the Mexican COAST"
/ II cannot say that | disapproye OF
what may be the wise judgment OF
/ friendly power" replied Senior Liman-
/ tour. but l may say that ] do Lot
understand. 1t docs not appee' to me
how these two ships can lie cooperating