The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07
DIAz URGES REFORMS
IN HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE BEFORE
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
NO REELECTION TO OFFICE
He Also Advocates Electoral, judicial
and Landed Estate Reforms Tor
MEXICO.

CITY of Notwithstanding him trt
self to the advocacy of many of the all
reforms demanded by the revolution tb
lists, although professedly bowling only
to the influence of public opinion, Gen
eral Diaz answered his critics through ~
his semi-annual message at the open
ing Saturday of the national congress-
After reviewing the progress or the IL
nation during the last six months, ana W
more briefly the events leading up TO !
the rebellion and its progress, the 0
message says: q
Recent expressions of public opiA-
ion on various questions Oh govern g
mental policy have attracted general -,
attention. and for this reason the eX-
ccutiye deems fit to make known tne
measures which he believes ought 10
be adopted and the views by Whch
he will be guided in his endeaVors 10
warrant the confidence when Ine
country has reposed in him.
1.-THE change OF ministry just erect
ed aims, for example, at satisfying IA
l. practice one very general aspiration,
h which is that the political personnel
, he renovated from time to time. II
IS have not hesitated 10 part with the
e services of capable, loyal and honest
" advisers who for greater or less
u length of time had given me their
valued cooperation, my single ann mas
oy been TO set the precedent OF not car
i! rying ton the government mdehh'eAy
with the same cabinet, however h'sh
lis NAV he the merits of the persons COM
w posing it, and to show tha' looni
10" should be made from time to time LOT
ol now energies in the direction OF pup
10 lie affairs. -, !,
Y, "Furthermore, measures VIII Ut
'e as taken that will demonstrate p'il
nurpose to give heed to reasohao''
Inv comnlaints that are made asalils
WV some of the authorities, especlail
" those who are in closest touch VIII
the people. ro
ut is to be hoped that in this pohc
~, tho federal government will be secon
win, cd by the governors OF the s'a'e
,r " which bv reason of the admlnis'rau>
said instrumeh'ail'leS uep ,ho evil
are better able to remedy Tue eN'i
question.
,h,o No Second Term.
one THE prlncip'e Vi Nv u,a.4oa
.:a FrnctiDOariGS. aecteQ
bject executive luhc''oh".' ,.o no
rial" popular sunrase' ha' Nv,
hroached in any OF the legislative
oomhIies of the republic, and 1or u
-. COCOON the federal executive had
thought proper to express an oF'h
az to a question which by us nav
fo,,c within the province OF those
, '0' .ombIies but seeing that the issue
recently been brought up IN some
II DIV. tho state legislatures and discus
: for in the press, the executive ''Ne'
!" Nv occasion to manifest his nearly as'
'0niNs 70 the principle in question ana ~
cuieu o,oro that if a bill is brought De
.e'1no' CONGRESS- providing for the perio'
" renovation OF the tuncuohsli '7,
ferred to, the administration VIII
Va euh. c,,cb measure its earnest support
he up ELECTORAL Id" .,,o
ultimately bound up with the (
q Asia tion of the principle OF no fee'e
where is the question Oh tue
v pres. electoral laws, for inasmuch as
continuance in power OF certain
tionaries is believed to be III ID
tributable to the defects Oh 'nose
ottle OF !, ioU ;ndisnonsable without della
ledy for II Is mus lhan, in order to insur
'Ai''' - electoral activity of those ci'zeh
- - sidered capable of voting
sZLM f,,,1 consciousness OF what 'he
doing. worry ca
Bought "In view of the not very 1 %;
rosrlts of the measures III
but de- taken to bring about the u,'i'
lot suffi- ,orao rival estates on terms tn"'
he world ho fair to all concerned, SO DIS
dor these estates available LOT
tho executive is determined
sly aggra- Moons for carrying out th's
qhly cured .n+ nroiect in the most eheo'''
go ner possible. -. ondeavor
o,. AT different times enaeao sn
s,an ino been made to introduce . iolo
Irienu'' Tho administration OF 1us.ioe
fadora, courts and in the loeal
- 80 tho federal district ana 'ei
ond these endeavors alone 81
demonstrate the importance W
executive attaches to the
q ment of this vital function
U came time the executive 10
of castor ware that much remains 10
Ibout the 70 complete the work anu y.
light III the defects which oSservau 10
7ou don't 70 light and public opinion ~
cARETS Reform of the 'uas'' @h
E up the THE various meas " efter
feelings. proposed to introu Lotion Of
q. and minute consldera.,on "
,,+c of the proDleh'