The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
DIAz PROMISES TO RESIGN.
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO COM
PLIES WITH DEMAND OF
REBEL LEADER.
IRON Man Announces That He Will
Retire When County is Once More
Quiet-Is Prompted by Desire to
Serve His Country.

Dlaz tonight issued a manifesto to
the people Of Mexico declaring his
intention to resign the presidency q
soon as peace is restored. In
manner the president has Writ =
acceded to the demands of FIR y =
l. Madero that he make a e.
! rnent Of such intention.
AS to when peases is actually re-
stored, Gen. Diaz reserves the right
to be- judge. In the words of the
manifesto, it will be when his con-
science tells him he will not leave
| his country in anarchy"
The president declared that his de-
termination not to relinquish the
presidency at this time was not due
to vanity Or love of power because.
| as he pointed out, power at this
time had no attraction, accompanied,
| as 1T is, by tremendous responsibility
and worry. He said he was prompted
interests Of his country.
President Diaz made it clear that
he does not propose to abandon the
presidency while his country is at
war and that he would not do SO at
any time under compulsion.
President Diaz's manifesto will be
| made public tomorrow morning but
| it will not be sent officially to Judge
Carabajal for formal transmission to
DR.. Vasquez Gomez. The promise of
| the president is made to the people
| of Mexico and itsreceipt by the revo-
lutionists will be incidental
That it will be sent to them imme-
diately, however, by private individ-
| uals and that it will be regarded as
| entirely satisfactory by them is taken
for granted, ...
1t was at a cabinet meeting this
afternoon that Gen. Diaz announced
to his ministers his decision. For
two hours and half they discussed
the terms of the manifesto and at
the conclusion Of the meeting there
remained nothing to do but to secure
its official PRONUNCIATION.
Only in general way does the
manifesto refer to the revolution. The
governments position is that Gen.
Diaz could not have made a public
statement at an earlier moment. It
| Is indicated that the revolutionists
failed to observe the amenities of the
| peace negotiations by making them
public. Officially it was stated to-
| night that Madero and his advisers
were guilty Of batraying an agreement
| by injecting into the conference either
secretly or openly the question Of
| the presidents resignation. 1t was de-
| clared that it had been agreed to in
confidence that this point should not
be permitted to become an issue.
Promising the declaration of his
Willingness to retire, the presi dent
discussed the political condition of
the country and the efforts that have
been made by the government to es-
tablish peace. He called attention to
the progress already made in the di-
| r2ctiOn Of adopting the anti-reelection
| law and declared that the reform of
the electoral laws and of the judiciary
was being studied.
He showed further that the gov
ernment in all its acts wished to con-
form to the demand Of the public
in so far as it is wise and for the best
| interests of the country.
Events leading to the beginning Of
negotiations for peace were taken up
and it was indicated that it was the
disposition to take into consideration
those propositions which the revolu-
tiOnists had to make.
Regarding the point upon which
the rupture of negotiations occurred
the manifesto declared that COM
| pliance with the demand for Diaz's
resignation could not be entertained
for the reason that his immediate
resignation would pracipitatc a con-
dition of anarchy throughout the
| country, while, on the other hand. il
| his retirement was fixed for a future
! date the government would not haze
sufficient stability 10 assure the r.
'urn "f normal conditions pending the
/ selection Of a now executive.
I'm concluding Cen. Diaz appcaIsd
/ to the patriotism Of tha people. call
Ing upon them to act together for
ih" p"ac" and progress of the nation.
and ouloglzod the army