Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-28
Is Now Expected to Begin
In Republic Of Mexico.
Following Naming Of Barra as
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Madero and Followers Not Much
Pleased with New Cabinet.

Washington, March 27.-With the
departure for Mexico City Sunday
night of Francisco Leon De La Barra,
the Mexican amba ssador to the United
States, who Saturday was appointed
minister of foreign affairs in the new
cabinet of President Diaz. official
Washington believes the initial stage
of an era of peace in Mexico has be-
gun.
President Taft and Secretary OF
State Knox as we'll as the members of
the diplomatic corps who have eyinccd
keen interest on behalf of their coun-
tries in the Developments of the Next
can situation, it is known, share this
belief Many messages of congratula-
ton Sunday from persons in various
parts of the world to Senior De La
Barra, express this sentiment Andrew
Carnegie, who has been in close COM
muncation with Senior De La Barra
because of the latter's efforts in behalf
of international peace and arbitration,
wired as follows:
Cordial congratulations-alth
we shall miss you sadly, we know it
is for your country's good"
Diplomats and high officials of the
Sunday to bid farewell to the new min
lister, but a pathetic sidelight of the
day was the fact that Senior De La
Barra was required to remain in al
most constant attendance at the bed
side of his 13-year- old son, Francisco,
who lay critically i'll.
Minister De La Barra'S mission to
Mexico, in the face of present condi-
i,, E,t 1c.l 1,
as the most significant occurrence in
in the Mexican situation since Senior
Limautour, minister of finance conferred
in New York with Francisco Madero,
and Gustavo Madcro, father and brother,
respectively of the revolutionist leader.
1t turned out Sunday that though Senior
DE- La Barra was in New York with
Senior Lirnantour, he refraned from
participation in the peaca conferences
there because lie felt that as ambassa-
dor to the United States his functions
were concerned with the international
rather than internal affairs. But he
was filiy acquaiptcd with what passed
at these conferences, and ADDED to this,
he since has had an opportunity while
in Washing ton to learn Of the con-
tentions of the rcvolutioniSt party so
that he is entering upon his duties
as premier in the DiaZ cabinet as fully
equipped, perhaps as his colleague Senior
Limantour is to deal with the insurgent
problem.
co-lncident with the departure of Min
lister De La Barra cana the news from
trustworthy source that Francisco Ma
dcro, Sr. and sGustavo A. Madero, who
passed through here Saturday night en-
route to San Antonio, Texas, were really
on the way to join the declared Presi-
dert Of the provisional government in
his stronghold in Chihuahua. AS these
two men discussed informally with
Senior Limantour in New York the pros
poets of peace and thus are believed to
be fully cognizant of the extent TIL,
government intends to go in it's policy
of reform. it is believed that they will
play an important part in the negota-
lions calculated to restore tranquility
in the republic.
Minister De La Barra declined to
discuss for publication the plans which
he had in mind for bringing about peace,
but he admitted that he had formulated
certain ideas to that end which he would
lay before President Diaz and his COL
leagues in the new cabinet Senior De La
| Barra said that he would dedicate all his
energies toward calm in Mexico
From a person in the confidence of the
Mexican government as we'll as from the
| leaders Of the revolutonist party it was
| learned Sunday night thrat the prospect
of peace is so bright that the paramount
question now is to decide upon the mode
OF the negotiations. 1t is admitted that
this is no small obstacmle. The revolu-
tionsts leaders have requested that the
negotiations be formal and that they be
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