The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-09
MORGAN CONFERs
WITH L|MANTOUR
ZIG BUSINESS SERVES NOTICE ON
MEXICO THAT ORDER MUST
BE MAINTAINED.

NEW YORK. March a.--~The in
tense interest taken by big business
m the Mexican situation was shown
by a conference AT Hotel Plaza to-
day by Mexican Minister of Finance
Iimantour and j. L. Morgan, Jr. The
latter is acting as the head of Nor
gan & Go. during the absence abroad
oi his father. the founder OF the bank
ng firm. Participating in the confer
snce, which lasted tor more than an
hour and was held in the carefully
guarded suite OF Limantour, on the
9th floor OF the hotel, besides Nor
gan and iimautpur were Cecil Gran
fell. British member of Parliament
and prominent financier, and u. +.
bennett, OF the Mexican National
ALWAYS.
Following the meeting the visitors
hurried away by a secret entrance.
Morgan later refused to comment on
his visit in any Way. II was reported
n financial circles, however, that
Morgan Il Co., which has disposed OF
all Of the recent Mexican bond issues
served notice on Limantour that the
credit OF Morgan & Co. having been
placed behind the bonds, order must
be restored in Mexico Immediately.
1t WAS reported that Limantour
gacc Morgan the contents OF lHffg
cipher telegram which he received
from the Mexican government to-day.
and which contained the latest de-
Seiopment in the southern republic.
Commenting on President Taft s
telegram sent to President DiaZ,
i.imantour said;
This communication from Presi-
dent Taft 90 President Diaz. in which
he says that there is no excuse for the
newspaper comment on military ma
neuvres planned for Texas VIII, l am
sure. he reassuring both 10 my gov
eminent and to my people who natur-
ally have been greatly disturbed by
these sensational statements.
II greatly regret the tone of many
of the comments of the American
newspapers upon the whole matter
and also the excessive number of
false rumors which are daily printed
about Mexico. ii is impossible for
me to understand why sensational de-
veiopments should he expected with
respect to two peoples whose relations
are so well defined az those of Mexico
and the United States and who are
living and for a long time have lived
saa nsAl6sh good neighhorss" e-..-,....-r i.
Taft's Assurance to Diaz.
limantour made public the text OF
the telegram which was sent direct
by President Taft to President Diaz
TO supplement the message conveyed
by the American charge d'affaires to
the Mexican chief executive. through
the Mexican State Department, copy
Of which was sent over from Wash
Ington to-day. 1t read as follows:
'.1fse President OF tire Units.Si States
has the earnest desire to express To-
President Diaz his firm purpose to
avoid the wrong Interpretation and
sensational construction made by the
newspapers upon the military maneu-
sers which are going To take place
In Texas, az well as i'm other parts of
the United States, and he takes the
liberty OF giving TO President Diaz
and the Mexican government the as
surance that such naneuyers have not
the slightest significance which should
cause any apprehension or feeling to
our good friend OF the south"
The American ambassador to
Mexico, Henry Lane Wilson. was sche-
duied to confer with I.imantour at
- 80 this afternoon. He refused to
say what the nature Of the converse
ton would be.