The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-12
DIAZ STAYS TO AVERT CHAOS
REV OH TiON SCATTERED tND
HEADIESS, HE SAYS.
y" One strong Enough TO Restore Order
" He Qnii Knows Nc Is old and Has
No Pride to save Dcdicatcs Ills Life
to Mexico. He Tells Texan Friend.

SAN ANTONIO. May II IAN tha, hav,
left TO give 10 my country is my blood
President DiaE of Mexico said 10 an oil,
friend who visited him in his palace a
Mexico city last Monday IF the coun,r,
demands my blood il is welcome 10 i,
but while live ! intend 10 do what
think is right by my native land
The old friend to whom aIexicos aget
President unburdened himself with un
wonted frankne~s was Ceci! A. I.von
the Republican national committeeman
OF Texas. Mr.. Lyon had hurried dowr
into Mexico TO bring back his wife. wh'
had been visiting in the capital and who
Mr.. Lyon feared. would be unabl. I,
return to this country because of inter
rupted railroad communication He
talked for an hour with President Dias
with whom he has been on cordial term,
FOR a great number OF yeara
Il am getting to be an old man the
President told Mr. Lyon What little
life there is in me is for Mexico. not for
myself. | do not continue 20 hold the
Presidency because have pride TO con.
serve. am ready 10 resign when peace
is restored But I realize that If resign
now when all the country ia disturbed
there will be nothing but anarchy for
Mexico. will not resign under these
conditions. They cannot make me re-
sign. feel that the country would he
hopelessly imperilled II I should resign
in the face Of scattered rebellion
Mr.. Lyon made some allusion TO the
threat OF the insurrectos 10 drive Presi-
dent Diaz from power and asked him il
he feared that they wou d accomplish
their threat
DO the people of Texas think am
afraid" Diaz asked Lyon When he
was told that they did NOT he smiled and
said That il the best answer TO your
question
From. the talk | had with President
piaz and with other officials and people
in private life" said Mr. Lyon to-day
after his return on the through train
from Mexico city. Il gathered that the
President is better advised on the real
in his country than he was a
month or six weeks ago. He is not blind
to the fact that desperate condition ex-
ists IN Mexico, hut he also is very positive
in his belief that there IL no cen, ra head
10 the revolution and that there is no
single individual with whom the Govern
ment could treat in way that would
bring universal peace. just the day that
! talked with him came the news that
Maderos men had broken from his com
mand and attacked Juarez Independently
The President led me to see very
clearly his conviction that the relinouish-
ment by him of the power Of government
would leave the country without a single
man powerful enough to cope with the
situation wrought by the revolutionists
am sure that he is not tho man to 60
down under fire. l believe that he will
stick until his capital falls. if that event
should occur"
Mr.. Lyon added that 10 every out ward
appearance Gen. Diaz was in perfect
possession Of his faculties of indomitable
will and incisiveness OF intellect, He
does not look or act older than man
IS or CO. said he.
Mr.. Lyon thought that the stories OF
danger threatening Americans even in
the event OF intervention had bcen mag
nified. He reported. however, that all
foreigners in Mexico city. including
Americans. sincerely deprecated any talk
of intervention and did not believe that
the United States should interfere in n
at riot lv lpcul n,io rval