New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-09
MEXICAN OFFICIALS HERE
Ambassador and Minister OF
Finance in Long Conference.
NO REVOLUTION. THEY SAY
Also Declare Diaz Is in Good
Health - Are Misinformed,
Saws Madero's Brother

Jose Yves Limantour the Mexican MIN
lister OF Finance. and r. /. de 10 Barra, the
MEXICAN Ambassador IT Washington. hac
a conference Of some length yesterday
afternoon at the Plaza. and afterWard both
disclaimed the idea that there was any
real revolution in Mexico. The conference
was continued and extended late into the
evening.
Just a small uprising, they said. as
they dismissed the subject with wave OF
the hand.
senior de In Barra came over mere on
Tuesday under the impression that the
liner Kronprinz Wilhelm was TO dock dur
Ing the afternoon. When he found that
the ship would not reach her pier nnth
night he hurried back 10 Washington
Many were under the impression that the
ambassador had some things az the leSa-
ton he was anxious 10 get to, but he saii
YESTERDAY that IL was dinner engagement
al the Belgian Legation that carried him
back to Washington. and that he would
have gone even II Senior Limantour had
8 arrived However. he came rushing over
here again yesterday, reaching the city In
the afternoon and going straight 20 the
Plaza.
already seen a Jew reporters, though he
was not as accessible as he had been on
board ship the night before.
re said he had received a telegram say
Ing that President Diaz was in fine health
despite the rumors 10 the contrary. Later
in the day Senior Limantour said he had
received more news substantiating this
He denied that he had received telegram
Z IA n
Washington. and said he did not know
whether he would 60 70 the capital at all
Asked about the report that he would be
come Mexico's Minister OF Foreign Affairs
he said:
THAT is the first have heard OF such q
thing. hope IL is rot true. want 20 con-
tinuc man of affairs in Mexico
As far as the inSurrection is concerned
he kept to his statements made on ship
board Tuesday night by saying that the
state of things was not so red as painted.
The insurgents in Chihuahua are MAX
Ing themselves visible from time 20 time
be said tersely.
Complains CT Smuggling.
The Mexican Minister said that he did
not know Of any notice served upon Mexico
by foreien country that Intervention
would follow if The interests or foreigners
were not protected. The minister also com
planned Of violations Of neutrality along the
border. and said that arms were being con-
etantly taken over into chihuahua.
The insurrectos are constantly receiving
arms. ammunition and men-that Is 70 say
Americans-from this side. understand
/ that one hundred anarchists from Los An.
I coir Ia .s-r int he al,
| fornia," he said.
! Senior dc Ia Barra arrived al about :
o'clock. and after being closeted with
! Senior Limantour for two hours, came
downstairs % give the reporters what he
/ called a parenthetical interview. lie was
ready and willing TO TAX, and drew 8 lie
/ liglitfu picture Of the entire situation.
| Senior de la Barra says there isn't any revo-
I luton az all: it's nothing but an uprising
and confined entirely 10 one state: there
have been no troubles IN Southern CaliTor-
MA. He added tn not a single soldier had
deserted the federal army and that in all
cases those arrested had had fair and free
trials. with tne right TO engage lawyers 4
they wished. There was nothing Of the
drumhead cur, martial about trials OF
] those arrested said the scnor. nor had
there been any executors.
He also said he firmly believed that the
{ explanation given out at Washington that
the troops were sent 10 Texas merely for
manHuvres was a correct one and not 20
be distorted into any false meaning.
In the first place" he said, the reia-
( lions between Mexico and this country have
been cordial for years. In the second place,
the dealings between the two sdminiJtra-
rions have been uniformly candid. IN the
third place. the instruction In chihuahua
Is not large enough 80 justify any such
steps as some persons would wish rs 70
infer.
This is not a revolution" he continued
There is what ! may call great awak
ening among the middle and the intellectual
classes. demand for greater share H.
the activities Of the state, ana this avak-
eaine has been. l may say, az a most con
venient time for the interests Of dsmoc-
racy. During this evolution there Of So
perior popular intelligence there has been
no hostility Shown IN the classes menttoned
70 the government or 70 President Daz