The Detroit times., 1911-10-18
.PRESIOENT-ElECT MADtRO
IS HAND-IN-HAhD WITH
OLD OIAl FOLLOWERS
Francisco Gomez. Leader Of
Revolution, Says He Is AL
lied With Limantour.
is TOOL OF BIG INTERESTS
Correspondent Shepard Gives
Inside Facts of Overthrow
of President Diaz.
is TOOL OF BIG INTERESTS
Nv w. a. SHEPARD.

BY w. q. SHEPARD.
| SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. IT,,
Madero Is hand-in- glove with Liman-
tour and Limontour was the ugliest
part Of the old DiaE tyranny. In fact,
he was Dlaz's master.
| So Francisco Vasquez Gomez tells
me. Gomez was Madero's standy IN
the revolution and today he is one OF
the biggest men In Mexican affatrs.
He was candidate for vice-presi.
dent. He held the office In President
de la Barra's expiring cabinet OF min
lister OF education.
Gomez is anxious that the people
Of the United States shall know the
truth. He saw at TO tell me the In
side facts a few days ago in Mexico
City-facts SO sensational they could
not be tslegraphed from Mexico, nor
even committed to paper until had
crossed the border. This Is what
Gomez tells me:
Jose Lmantour. the Mexican min
lister of finance, was DiaZ's master
Limantour headed the Cientifeos and
directed the money powers In Mexico.
The members OF the rich Madero
family were all followers of Liman-
/ tour. When the revolution was I'M
der way Madero's father and mother.
Gustayo, met Limantour In New
York and extracted promise from
him to force Diaz into exile. In re-
turn for this the Maderos were to
take care OF Limantour. This meant
that Dfaz was to go. but that the same
old ring of Cientifcos should remain
In Mexico.
Francisco Madero and myself We're
close friends He believed In me.
have a letter from him, written two
years ago In which he said that he
would agree to Diaz's reelection IL
we're permitted by Diaz to run for the
vice-presidency. DiaZ was an old
msn. He might die during his presi-
dency and Madero did not want the
presidency to go by Diaz's death to
Ramon Corral, who was Diaz's candi-
date for the vice-presidency. Ma
dero's wish In this regard shows that
We were working closely together.
Now what follows all happened
secretly In the city Of Juarez after
Madero's troops had taken the place.
AS soon as I knew that the Maderos
had met Limantour In New York AND
that they had promised to protect
him II he would order Diaz out OF the
! country, I understood that Limantour
and his ring would be In control, even
after the apparent victory OF the peo-
pie
4 Il determined that Limantour must
90 into exile with Diaz. From El
1 Paso + sent a telegram to President
I Diaz saying that Limantour was play
ling traitor to him and had promised
the Maderos to exile DlaZ. After ~
hours Diaz replied, saying In ef-
feet, Give me your help. You are
right. Linantour has betrayed me.
I'VE exchanged number OF tele-
grams secretly. Finally DiaE teie-
graphed that Madero must also de-
mand the departure from Mexico OF
I.imantour Diaz was determined
that Limantour, too. should go down
with the smash.
Zone afternoon, early In June,
walked into Madero's room In the
customs Office at Juares. ] laid be-
fore him q telegram which had writ
ten. told him he must sign 1t. He
read n. II demanded that all the
Diax cabinet retire with Diaz. Re
tirement carried with IL exile. The
cabinet officers included Limantour.
.niax demands that you make this
demand upon him." I explained.
"What have you doner said Ma
daro. 49,
Diaz the terms upon which he VIII
retire answered.
"MaAero hesitated. II I had put
j Iimautour's name In the telegram
Madero would not have signed It. He
finally signed Il, because, perhaps. ne
ala not fully realize its import.
Immediately thereafter came the
lsisninR of the peace treaty and Ma
dero went to Mexico City. victor.
Then the storm broke for me. The
Mndero family cursed me for telling
Dfaz the truth and for forcing Limah-
ltour out. Francisco himself, was
lswayed by them. They would not
perznit him to take me on the ticket
al izis running mate They are plan
hing to have Limantour return TO
Mexico.
eaThe Limantourists are all with
IMaAero today. In other words, Ma
dero 10 working with the very Glen
4 tifcos against whom the revolution
WAS directed He thrust Pine Juarez
for ward for the vice-presidency and
dictated Suarezo's nomination In ex-
laotly the same way that Diaz dictated
the nomination Of Corral two years
ago. In fact, II was Diaz's dictation OF
lCorraps nomination that caused Ma
dero to start the revolution. And yet,
because | am against Limantour and
THE Cientificos, whom Madero made
the people believe he was fighting, he
has done the very same thing that
Disz did.
i II fear for the consequences In
Mexico when the people find that they
are still In the clutches Of the Glen
tifcos."
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