The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-22
SITUATION
 UP ID DIAz
LlMANToUR SAYS REFORMS AND OFFERS OF PEACE MUST
 COME FROM DlAz.
Now Established Fact That Minister of Finance Bore No Offer of Peace From Insurrectos
 to the Capital.

Mexico City, March 21.-Thirty six hours after the arrival at the capital tof Minister Limantour, the man who was heralded as the one that would bring peace to Mexico, there was evi- dently no sign of any cessation oI bhostilities.
 Madero's forces in the north were actively carrying out their campaign bnd the war department had not re ,scinded any of it's orders for their op- position. Civil war exists today as it did the day before the minister ar. rived and those. who had hoped that his coming would mean speedy so- lntion of the problem admit now that the minister meant just what he sa d Ewhen he stated that he bore from the rebels no terms of peace and that he himself had no definite plans for bringing the revolution to an end.
 That Minister Limantour may have excellent ideas of reform was consid- cred not at all improbable: ne has Iinstituted reforms in Mexico before and only General Diaz himself has been credited with doing more to place the nation in high rank. But ,l.imantour on the day of his arrival stated that 1t was mot for him to announce plans of reform, that is for General Diaz'
 He has had long conversations with the president since his return and no announcement has been made It is possible that statement will sub- seQuently be mSde, but unless two things are agreed to, there is little hope of peace, according to local opinion, both government and reyo. lution. Uness the government agrees to permit the rebels to retain their arms while carrying out truce, there can be nothing but a continuation o1 the fi"hting. according to the rebels
 Many men entirely loyal to the fed eral government also believe this is strue.
 Already the government has shown disposition to alter conditions ma lterially. General Diaz has announced that he contemplates number of re- forms, but for the most part they will net be placed in operation until aftei the close of the revolution. In this classification comes his proposed measure for the subdivision of the great estates. It is no secret that tbe Erievances of the revolutionists ex- tend to the governors of many states and far below them to the jefe pcli- ticos, the real rulers Of small com munities in rural districts The gov. kernment has exhibited disposition to make numerous changes in the ranks of the governors, although no all have been made because of dis satisfaction with these executives. 4 few changes have occurred on accoun kof the illness of old governors, it i: said. and in one case especially. tha Lof Governor Ahumada, the change wa. made largely in the hope that ns would make better executive of tn, state of Chihuahua on account of hay ing he'd that position so satisfaotoril, many years ago.
 This shifting of government officials is gratifying, say the rebels, but no adequate. It is the principle of tn, franchise that underlies the motive of the revolutionists, at least the mo tives of the leaders. acording l. those in touch with their campaign | Anything, say these men, that tn goyernmen. does which falls short o providing for general elections, and first of all, national election, vii not be sufficient to stop the war. | All in all. Minister Limantour's ad monition to rally around Genera Diaz' and his warning that every da the revolt continued would bring near CT foreign intervention, have no served to create a more optimisti point of view.
 So far as the latter suggestion Inoncerned. it remained for Presideu Taft to relieve the situation. Les than a week ago both foreigners an Mexicans believed that interventio was imminent and this feeling , anxiety was revived in measure o the minister's warning uttered yes terday. Tais's explanation yesterda