The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-08
Certain Movement Of Troops Has
Naught to Do With
Ills Country.
Will NOT CROSS BORDER
Minister Of Finance Confident
. Instruction Will Be
Put Down.

New York March 7--Mexico needs
no aid in Keeping peace or protecting
foreign interests within her borders, is
the opinion Of lose Ives Limantour,
Mexican Minister Of Finance, who ar
rived here tonight from Europe, after
placing more than s50.o0o.0O0 OF his
country's bonds in Paris. AS to the
outcome OF the insurgcnt struggle. lie
added. the Federal government was
sure of ultimate success.
THE sending Of American troops to
the border has nothing to DO with ar
iairs in our country said Senor
Limantour. "Of course, the presence
Of large body of soldiers might have
good moral effect upon the insur
gents. but the United States troops GER.
tainly arc not going across the border
to fight"
Signal for Conferences.
As one of the most influential men
In MeNico, Senior Limantour's arrival
mere was interpreted generally as r.
signal for q series of conferences With
prominent McXicans, Including Senior
Dc La Barra the Mexican amba ssador,
and Colonel Porfrio Diaz, Jr., son OF
President Diaz.
Senior De la Barra reached the city
early In tho day, under the impression
that the Kron Prinz Wilhelm. on which
Senior Limantoul, arrived. would dock
IN the morning, and hurried back to
Washington this afternoon. II Colonel
Diaz was in New York tonight he
could not be found. and Senior Imam
tour denied that he was to have a
conference with him
at Is to IauEh.,
II 1t is reported senior, that if the
United States does not actsimmcdilte-
~ to protect the rights Of foreigners
some other power Will. Is this truce"
he was asked.
III is TO laugh he said this talk
of Mexico requiring the aid or a for
eiGn power 10 tlo this. The Mexican
government doesn't recognize a state
OF war: It recognizes only that indi-
Siduals are causing trouble 1t will
deal with these individuals Just as the
United states would deal with pcrsons
who are disorderly. These individuals
must lay down their arms and then
the government VIII deal with them
There are certain questions Of reform
which should be studied. which the
government is now studying But these
reforms must be accomplished as a
matter OF government policy and not
as the result of any agreement with
the insurgents. There can be no agree
ment with them"
Senior Lmantour was accompanied by
his wife who has been undergoing
medical treatment at Paris since last
August Her illness had delayed their
RETIRE home more than month, he
said. She had not been benefited great
IS by the treatment, and they would
hnd II necessary To remain in New York
for several DAYS before continuing tile
journey to Mexico City.
Crowns I'll. Mission.
Speaking of his mission 10 Paris,
Senior Idmantour said that Mexico was
not IN need OF money now. because he
mad crowned his mission to dispose of
an issue OF per cent. conversion BONDS.
expiring in 1915, and taking the place
OF similar bonds bearing & per cent.
interest. The issue was for stl0. 900. 900
or thercahouts, he said. and he had dis.
posed of about half OF this amount.
senior Ldmantour was sure that there
was no doubt as to the outcome OF tbs
strnSglc between the government and
the insurgents. Tho insurrection would
be subdued, he said. but no couli not
place limit on the time necessarv ID
bring this about.
For himself. Senior Limantonr denied
report that lie intended to resign
from President Dia2s Cabinet and on.
that he might reconsider his detcrmi-
nation not TO seek presidential honcrs