The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
REYES ORDERED HOME.
Exile Called Upon TO Help Daz Out Of
His Difficulty.

PARIS. April 23.-General Bernardo
Reyes. the Mexican former minister oi
war has received call from President
Diaz TO return at once 10 Mexico. Diaz
asks his aid in the attemp, to settle the
sail for New York within fortnight
perhaps In a week.
This, in brief. is the distinguished
soldiers declaration TO the Associated
Press, For many months General Reyes
has been living the life OF a retired off,
Ger engaged in research work on the
problem of reconstrncting the Mexican
army. Now all Is changed.
The Reyes house in Neuilly Sur Seine.
on the border of the Bois de Boulogne,
Is the center OF Intense activity. Men
are coming and going, and conferences
are constantly under way.
AS thousands OF Sunday strollers were
slipping beverages in the cafes nearby.
General Reyes sat In his study. surround =
ed by documents bent over his desk.
arranging and discussing plans for his
new. and what he considers, his greatest
mission,
Expects to Help His Country.
II am going, home to help my country v
rope Is terminated. am only too happy
to return to try TO end the present crisis.
am going back TO help President Diaz
and the Mexican people"
AS he referred 70 Diaz. General Reyes S
eyes shown. He is slender and supple,
ttnually stroked the pointed gray beard.
Reyes did not look old enough to have
fought against Maximiians invasion in
1864.
"Disz is a grand man." he continued /:
"a grand statesman who loves his peo-
pie. He is ready to make any sacrifice
to have peace. but l do not believe that
he VIII resign the presidency,
My plans arc scarcely formulated, but
think the leaders of the revolution will
consent to an armistice pending discus
cir ~ 1,n IL Nl.I IA
reform. This civil strife must be settled
on the broad question of the honor and
the salvation of the country, Yet the
army must be strengthened to stamp out
continue in various places"
Not a Candidate for Office
"Will YOU be candidate for office on
your return" was asked. and the general
responded:
Il do not expect to be candidate.
not yet been arranged. but / may be
secretary Of war
General Reyes expressed the hope that
the United states would adhere to its
decision not to intervene.
I'm my opinion he said, that will
not be necessary II the United States
intervenes. Il must be expected that the
forgetting their internal quar-
rels would unite with the common aim
Of crushing the invader, Just as they did
against the French"
During the conversation, General Reyes
alluded TO what he termed the absurd
ity OF the legend" that the Mexican gov
ernment had private arrangement with
Japan hostile to the United States Even
a slight examination OF the situation be-
tween the United States and Japan. he
added. would suggest that II the United
States were menaced by Japan. the nat
ural ally of the United States would be
Mexico. He would suppose that the
American government would consider
Mexico as having the same interest as
the United States in respect to q nom
American antagonist. For this reason
he thought that the United States and
Mexico should be allies.
General Reyes returned here yesterday
from brief visit to Madrid He prob
ably Will embark from Liverpool for New
York