New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
'uMANTOUR STEALS AWAY
The Mexican Finance Minister
Leaves City Secretly.
.BLAMES OUR NEWSPAPERS
Saws Revolution Is Due in a
Large Part to Misrepresenta'
tions in Their Columns.

senior lose Yves LimantpSr. the MEXICAN
Minister of Finance, who has been mere
little over a week started for the Clty
of Mexico suddenly YESTERDAY For some
limo his private car the liidalgo has been
held in the Pennsylvania station. and yes
to-day afternoon the baggage OF the party
was hurriedly taken out Of the 5sth street
entrance Of the Hotel Plaza. Soon after
the minister. his wife and his secretary
followed in a motor car. The private car
was hooked on benind the fast western
train No. oe2I, bound for ST. LOUIS, ano J.
is said that at that point it will bc switS"''
to the train for Laredo. Tex. II Is a's"
said that from Laredo the party "o"'"
have 10 get To Mexico city in the peS'
WAY offered as the railroads are cut III
many places and there is danger OF attacn
by insurgents.
The departure was shrouded In sohe
little mystery. and II was said IN the ho'ei
Plaza that the exact time OF leaving was
not made public because Mrs. Idmantonr
was in III health and nervous. and so II
was thought best TO keep the intinerary
seCre, for fear Of annoyance from the
inSurrectos.
The minister issued 4 statement late IN
the day through one Of his representatives
thanking tho reporters who nave handled
his assignment" since he has been here
and going on to say that despite rumors
than sprang up to the contrary while he
was in Europe. he expected 10 return TO
Mexico and resume his official position
there.
In asking the cooperation Of the Ameri-
can press in improving the general condi-
tion IN Mexico. the minister took a shot
at sensationa ism by saying;
1T may seem 10 YOU untrue. but I am
nevertheless convinced that. except for the
sensational articles relative to Mexico
which we're printed i'm your newspapers
and magazines for year or more before
the insurrectionary movement developed,
there never would have been the trouble
that has existed In my country for several
months. For years President Diaz has
told writer's visiting Mexico that all he
desired 70 be said about his country was
the truth and has discouraged fulsome
praise az much as the muck raking.
believe YOU call II. which has been so
much in evidence for some time
And this is all that I ask of the press
Of the United States or of any country in
dealing With Mexico-the truth You ar"
familiar in general way with tho ex
tent Of foreign investments in my country.
chief of which are American. II your
papers have any regard for the interests
of Americans with large sums Of money
in enterprises in Mexico. and for the possi-
hlities for the further investment Of for
eisn capital there, II is difficult for me
10 understand how YOU can longer print
sensational matter regarding Mexioo. You
may not Kill the goose that LAYS the
golden egg tyou 500 7 am learning your
American phrases). hut YOU certainly will
not help the interests Of your own people
in Mexico
little further on in his statement the
minister remarked that Americans who
allied themselves with the revolutionary
movement evidently failed 10 realize that
tho injury done so far has been as much
10 their own a & to the Mexican interests. a
there are several thousand Americans and
several millions of dollars invested In
Chihua hua and Sonora. especially i'm the
mining interests The minister SAYS these
industries are crippled more because ~
The activities Of irresponsible Americans in
my own country and tho support which
border than because Of the initiative 81
Mexicans resident in Mexico He ended
by saving
Please do not think that I am unfriendly
10 the American people as whole. Quite
the contrary but I do feel the necessity
of saving these plain words. but not in any
sense Of bitterness II is not necessary FOR
your troops 70 cross the border N blot out
the insurrectiop. but II Is necessary that
they cut of every source Of supply in the
United states ~ the leaders, whether they
ne Mexican or American | believe that the
American people will do all in their power
10 this end But YOU may say that am
attributing the trouble in Mexico wholly TO
your own people and assuming no blame
for mine. ] know my government is not
perfect What government IS" Mistakes
have been made. perhaps some of them Sc
rious but this fact Is not peculiar In
Mexico MANY reforms have been brought
about IN recent years. Others NJ even
greater mportsnc. are under way and may
he made public in the near future"
Another statement was made by Senior
Lin1antour earlier in the day in which he
said that he was not in position n dis
cuss the cases ~ Bls,t and Converse as h.
was not familiar with the details: that he
knew of no proposals on the part of the
Mexican government 10 treat with the
reyolutionists or vice versa that he be
leved the movement of troops 10 Texas
10 he nothing more than manoPuyre. and
tha, Mexico had made no demands on this
country other than 10 ask the WITHDRAW Wal