Show I DIAZ DIAl UZ PLACED IN FALSE POSITION President of Mexico Denies Having Made Statements Ac Accredited Accredited Accredited credited to Him PRESS ASKED TO CORRECT JOINT PROTECTORATE PROPOSITION PROPOSITION PROPOSITION TION FOOLISH City of or Mexico May lay 14 HAt At a n late hour tonight United States Ambassador Thompson was sell seen ei at athis athis his home in Iii regard to the inter interview 4 S view accredited to President Diaz 4 b v printed in New Nev York 4 3 dor Thompson said 4 J JAt At this interview between s President Diaz Dla and Mr Miner a ay 4 y representative of or the New Tont Tonti i ry Herald President Diaz did not 4 J 4 S say that he favored a federation feder tion s b ls 4 V of the Central American states state 4 with the United States and Mex Mexico 4 I 4 ico as joint guardians and no IU U 9 4 S such thing was translated translate from flom 4 tho the president to Mr Ur Miner by the 4 s I a interpreter of the 4 s so iy who vIrn acted as interpreter Interpret r on n the 4 S I 4 S occasion 4 I 00 City of Mexico May The opre i 1 of the Associated Prow Pr was cas wasI received in special audience by President I Ident I dent Diaz and his hia attention being I called c to a telegram from Now Nor York I saying that he favored a federation f of or orthe the South American states with a joint protectorate over them by the govern governments governments ments of Mexico and the Unit States denied that he had made such sueh a state statement statement ment nent to any newspaper man adding that he hoped that the Associated Press would correct the same or unless it would seem to the world that the president of Mexico was a fool tool Due to a Mistake He said that last Saturday Ile the American ambassador David E K Thompson called upon him with two gentlemen both Americans one a eo min minI i ing man in northern Mexico o and the theother 1 I other a e of a Naw Nw W York newspaper They were accompanied a by b some one one who acted as Interpreter l I k and President Diaz declared that the I statement concerning the federation i antI and the protectorate nf f th the Central American states was doubtless duo to some sone mistake in translation mad made by byi i this interpreter I The president today stated stat d that in m I tho thu Interview pf last Saturday turning on the Central American situation he told his interviewers that hat Mexico I would never go to war Avar with Guatemala I unless there was some strong reason i I for it making war necessary and anti even cn I these reasons would have to bo be b such I as would appeal to the nations of the world but on the other hand Mexico would not tolerate any an plight si ht from Guatemala or any other nation He Hp added in his conversation to the gen gentlemen r demen last Sunday that the extradition e extradition tion of the parties partie demand 1 from Guatemala was because of their Implication cation in an act of assassination in inthis n this city Guatemala he lie said excused herself under the treaty existing be between between between tween Mexico and that but the se was scarcely arcely valid Guatemalan Controversy Con He then reviewed the incidents re rep p lating to the controversy and ind nd tin ti re n removal removal moval of Mexican minister fr m I Guatemala to the capital of Salvador We Ye wish to avoid any further slight I 01 or act of discourtesy to our diplomatic representatives said President DUs v Had any such occurred the th fem te en per pcr of the Mexican people eople w hae been roused to such a i I point Dont that trouble would have arisen the two countries The president says that this move was temporary and amI he trusted that the better sense of the people of la would prevail and that the relations I between the two countries would re ie resume resume sume their former condition of f Ity fly and ana mutual regard re ard |