The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-15
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De la l'arra To resume the ta.e e,..
he laid down when 'rosideu, Made,
was iuauEurdted IS h"ttcr uy,,,,.
than would have been the tr'u,upg ~.
either Madcro ur Diaz. Dur.nu ST..
term as prONIsiona. President II.
Barra had the hearty supper, M
factions and elements In the ,n,.a-.
and civil population Of Mexico. T.,
fact Francisco Mader> and his rela,,r,.
were the only pc"pl" IN all Mexico v,,,
whom De O., Bnrra had the aliyb,o,.
friction. Vie left office with a roco,.
Of splendid achievement and wac =.
that time accredited with having don.
q great wori, in bringing Mexico sata
through y dangerous period Of roorrar
izatiof
Since the accession of Madero n. 4,
l}arra has remained somewhat IN tb.
background and thus has kept rre.
from any alliances which might have
included him In the widespread opuos
ton to the Madero administration n.
is Tonight regarded as the ona man (,
Mexico who can draw L, himself IN.
support of Sll factions pending ano-h..
General election.
"a, ,,, u, .
1t S recalled that during Dela Ba-a.
former term as provisional Presiden'
OF Mexico he succeeded IN restoring
order practically throughout all Mcx,cy
with the exception OF the region soutt
of the capital in which the rebel leade,
Zapata had been and still Is operating
lIe was IN fair way to bring Zapatas
dcpredations to an end when Presiden,
elect Madero interposed and made
visit to Zapata which resulted IN n.
doubled activity by the rebel leader
Ever since Madero conferred with hin
Zapata has defied him.
Americans who were in Mexico cu,
az the time of De la Barra's term a,
Office sneak of HIS provisional sd,n,n,,
ra-ion in the highest pra,se Thev "a,
he showed himself to he an abba an,
sane executive with the force ~ cha,
act.r and one-pv nocessarv "a hold =.
check the turbulent elements of ,h.
country. Though the prevalence Of
great many lawless bands throughou
Mexico now makes De Ia Barra'h tssl
more dlf1cult than was the case afte
! the Mad"ro revolution. confidence Ia
his ability to restore peace is felt.
Though the resignation OF Madero am
the substitution Of De la Barra As the
head of the Mexican Government are re-
garded here as fortunate in relieving che
present situation 1t Is by no means con
sidered as hnal settlement of Mexican
problems.
After TWO Years OF exasperatfns eS
perlence the Administration IA con
| Ninced tnat there Will ne Mexican
pTohIem until some man appears In ths'
country with the same strength as wa
possessed Dy fornrio Diaz
| ihere sun remains, according TO optn
ION mere the very strong probability shs'
the present reao1ustment VIII prove
n"' temporary solution. The greatesl
tear arises from the uncertainty a. 70
why "lIt come aIeer 10 Ia hatM A
"ean man iA controi wouio soon heve oe
, 'o ,, =, 'ieNioo q" 1"e
a, nav I' III" 'e" "'o"Nh.'
>"' A"osee 70 Hsse
II IL regarded as most likely that 0er
Felix Diaz will be the choice Of IT,
country as President to succeed Ds Ia
Barra. D!az has In the last few days
repeatedly declared that ne has eougt'
nothing for himself. but has aided only
to bring peace to Mexico by ousting
Madero, whom he has branded as incom
petent to perform the duties Of his
otnce' lie mas told Ambassador Wilson
that once ne mas succeeded In forcinf
Maoeros resignation ne 's willing to re
'ire TO private lie.
j OFFICIALS in Washington who know
zen I'a@ personally are inclined to he
i'N' mat 'nese oeciarations were mad
IN periect GOOD raith ana they cons'de'
i'a2 man OF MS word. Still the
90 NOT go so rar as 70 say that l'ia.
would reruse TO become candidate fo'
the presidency II II seemed to him tina
ne was assured or the support OF d
majority.
"hiIe AMBASSADOR Wilson had no IN
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