The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-09
MEXICO NEEDS NO AID ID KEEP PEACE Limantour Talks About Mobilizing of Troops NOT GOING TO FIGHT Mexican Minister of Finance Says There Is Nothing Alarming in
 Recent Developments in
 Either Country

New York, March S.-Mexfco needs no aid in keeping peace or protecting for 1 eign interests within her borders, in the opinion of Jose Ives Limantour, Mexican , minister of finance, who arrived here to- night from Europe after placing more than s5o,00o,00O of his country's bonds in Paris. AS to the outcome of the insur- gent struggle. he added the federal gov ernment was sure of ultimate success.
 "The sending of American troops to the American border has nothing to do with affairs in our country Senor Limantour said. "Of course, the presence of large body of soldiers might have good moral effect upon the insurgents, but the United States troops certainly are not going across the border to fight"
 | As one of the most influential men in Mexico, Senor Limantour's arrival here was interpreted as signal for series of conferences with prominent Mexicans, including Senor de la Barra, the Mexican ambassador, and Col. Porofrio Diaz, Jr., son of President Diaz.
 | Senor de la Barra reached the city early | in the day under the impression that the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, on which Senor Limantour arrived, would dock in the morning, and hurried back to Washington | this afternoon. If Colonel Diaz was in | New York tonight he could not be found. | and Senor Limantour denied that he was to have a conference with him.
 Ut is reported, senor, that if the United States does not act immediately to pro- tect the rights of foreigners, some other | l.,1 ral
 Ut is to laugh,' he replied. This talk of Mexico requiring the aid of a foreign power to do this. The Mexican govern ment does not recognize state of war; it recognizes that only individuals are causing trouble. It will deal with these individuals Just as the United States would deal with persons who are disor- derly. These individuals must lay down 'their arms and then the government will deal with them. There are certain ques- tions of reform which should be studied which the government is now studying but these reforms must be accomplished as a matter of government policy and not as the result of any agreement with the insurgents. There can be no agreement with them"
 Speaking of his mission to Paris, Senor Limantour said that Mexico was not in need of money now. because success had crowned his mission to dispose of an issue | of per cent conversion bonds, expiring | in 1945 and taking the place of similar | bonds bearing per cent interest. The issue was for $110,00O,000 or whereabouts, he said and he had disposed of about half of this amount.
 You See, your sensational Mexican | news here did not do our credit any harm," he declared.
 Tt is said, however, senor, that the Mexican censor used the blue pencil | freely" was suggested
 There is no such thing as censor in Mexico" he answered. You can tell the man who told you that he is a liar.'
 Of proposed reforms in Mexico which he outlined in an interview in Paris not long ago he said that for many years the government had been giving profound study to the more general distribution Of land, involving the parcelling of large estate among the inhabitants.
 The government would welcome sugges- tions and do anything it could to effect this reform, he said not because 1t was one of ,he insurgents demands, but be- cause it was the governments policy.
 Senor Iimantour said there was no doubt as to the outcome between the gov ernment and the insurgents. The insur- rection would be subdued, he said, but he could not place a limit on the time neces- sary to bring this about. The insurgents had in their knowledge of the country and the mountain passes an immeasur- able advantage over the federals. But he could not base any estimate upon per- sonaI observation, he said, as he knew of the situation only through friends, many of whom had written him in Paris.
 For himself, Senor Limantour denied a report that he intended to resign from President Diazs cabinet. and one that he night reconsider his determination not to seek presidential honors. He declined at the last election to run against Diaz and he had no ambition to become presl- dent. He did not want to enter politics. | The office of the minister of finance should be as far removed from politics as possible he thought