Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-21
CAUSE OF TROUBLE IN MEXICO
Minister LmantOur Reviews COndi-
tiOns Causing Uprising.
SAYS FEUDAL SYSTEM MUST GO
Large Estates IN Northern Mexico
shOald Ne Distributed AHaonE
PeopIs-Troops No Match
for Cowboy Insurgents.

PARIS Feb sO.-In a review Of the
crisis in Mexico made today for The AS
ISOLATED Press. Jose Yves Limantour, minis
ter Of finance ia the cabinet Of President
Disz. declared that the only basis for peace
was that the insurgents lay down their
arms pending negotiations with the govern
ment which on it's part should grant
reform Of the evils that made the revolu-
ton possible.
The only alternative that he foresaw was
the probability Of long wasting struggle
for said the minister the federal troops
are no match for the cowboy insurgents
In the opinion Of Senior Limantour the
feudal system in Mexico must so and the
great estates in the north which have been
passed from family to family should be
distributed among the people,
Refused TO Contest with Dias.
For himself the minister said he had no
political ambitions, though he had been
frequently urged to contest the presidency
with President Diaz. He expects to start
home within two weeks.
Il have no political aspirations" said
Senior Limantour in concluding the inter-
view. Il seek merely the uplifting Of my
country. l have often been asked to run
for the presidency, but have refused 1
expect to leave Paris in a fortnight for
New York and to proceed thence by
steamer to Yucatan for a private visit"
Three SuEgeHtions Made.
The minister makes three suggestions.
First-The abuses communicating local
administrations as in cities and towns
which have the greatest grievances, should
be Immediately abolished.
Seoond-Some means should be found to
allow the people to share more extensively
in the holdings of lands.
In the third place, there is opposition
to President Diaz on the ground that he
has been too long in office and that new
blood Is needed to direct the affairs Of
the republic. but" added the minister,
''Diaz was legally returned to the presi-
dency by the people.
United states Criticized.
Il dislike to touch on the delicate ques-
tion Of neutrality" eontinued the Mexi.
can, but l am convinced the United
States Interpretation is too restricted. I'M
less 1t Is enlarged It will seriously imperIl
the governments chances Of QuellinR the
revolution
Mexico prevents Guatamalean revolu-
tionists from remaining near the frontier
just as France at the time of the Portu-
guese revolution forced the Carlsts living
near the Spanish frontier to remove at
least 200 kilometres from the border on
the ground that their nearness consti-
tuted menace to a friendly power
why cannot the United states adopt
the same attitude and not only arrest
armed revolutionists II found crossing into
Mexico, but also prevent revolutionary
meetings and the dispatch of arms and
ships?'
Minister Limantour who already has
placed in Europe S55,OO0.OOO of bonds in
conversion of the Mexican national debt
OF Si10,0O00OO has decided not to place the
other half OF the bonds for the present.
His success In placing the new 4 per cent
bonds at s7Sbc, he considers a splendid trib-
ute to Mexico's credit abroad. though the
revolution caused Mexican securities gem
orally to fail fromf to points.
Passenger Train Turned Back.
TORREoN, Mex, Feb. 17-(Via Ell Paso,
Feb. 2o.)-A passenger train on the Next
can National was held up here by a band
OF insurrectos who burned the Iona bridge
to stop the train. A third-class passenger
fired at the band and they returned the
fire One shot entered the Pullman car,
but otherwise Americans and Pullman
passengers were not molested. All men
in the common coaches were relieved of
arms. The train was allowed 70 return
20 TOrreon.
A special car containing fifteen recently
wounded federal officers passed through
here today from Chihuahua bound for
Mexico City, which shows that there has
been hot fighting in Chihuahua lately.
Defeat of Navarro Doubted.
Ell PAso. Tex, Feb. 2O.-There is no
confirmation that General Navarro and his
federals have lost heavily in an encounter
with insurTectos east Of Juarez on the
Rio Grande. Such a report was prevalent
all night, but American soldiers report
Navarro further south than where the
battle is said to have occurred. Juarez
officers say no wounded have been brought
in
The insurrecto junta today says that
Madero and his strategic board have
some further south and expect to meet
their main army between Juarez and Chi
hnaph tau M Nala