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Show 'DIAZ "HAS Aged Executive Bows to' (he Will of the People MEXICO CITY, May 25, -f President Porflrio Diaz Is doad. Long Live Citizen Porflrio -f- Diaz! President Diaz, In a let- ter read by the president of the chamber of deputies this after- -f neon, resigned tho presidency 4- of the republic of Mexico, and at 4:54 o'clock the acceptance -f 4- of the resignation by the depu- 4- ties was nnnounced. - Every one had oxpectcd an uproar and demonstration when the announcement an-nouncement should he made, but with-In with-In the chamber the words announcing the event was followed by sllouco. The deputies seemed awed by what had taken place. In the streets, however, black with people, everv road leading to the hall being blocke'd, the news that Diaz was at last no more the presldont was tho signal for wild shouting and manifestations manifesta-tions There was no violence or destruction de-struction of property. On the motion to accopt tho president's presi-dent's resignation 1G7 deputies voted aye, while two of them did not express themselves. They wore Benlta Juarez, a descendant of President Juarez, and Concepsion De Valle. As tholr names wero called, the other legislators arose and bowed their affirmation. In similar fashion the resignation of Vice-President Ra mon Corral, now In France, wa3 unanimously unan-imously accepted, and similarly Francisco Fran-cisco Leon do la Darra, late arabassa dor to Washington, was chosen provisional pro-visional president. The latter will take the oath of office- at noon tomorrow tomor-row In tho yellow parlor of tho national na-tional palaco. Of scarcely less Interest to the popular pop-ular mind was the practical assumption assump-tion of military control of the federal district by Alfredo Robles Domlnguez, Madero's personal representative. Personally, Domlnguezz ' commands only a small body of local rebels, but the" federal garrison Is under orders to make no move whatsoever without securing se-curing h'ls approval Senor Dini-guez Dini-guez stated that ho can bring 5,000 organized rebel troops Into the city within three hours. Their luggage and horses are aboard trains furnished bv the government at Cuernevaca, Pa chuca and Tlalnepantla. Ho stated that thev will remain at tholr present stations until thoy should bo needed In this city to control the situation. President Diaz's letter of resignation resigna-tion follows "Sirs: The Mexican people who generously have covered me with honors, hon-ors, who proclaimed me as their lead er during a war, who patriotically assisted as-sisted me In work undertaken to develop de-velop industry and the commerce of the republic, establish Its credit, gain for It tho respect of the world and obtain for It an honorable position on tho concert of nations; that same people, peo-ple, airs, has revolted in armed military mili-tary bands, stating that my presence In the exorcise of the supreme executive exec-utive power Is the cause of their insurrection. in-surrection. "I do not know of any fact Immediately Imme-diately imputable to me which could havevcaused this social phenomenon. But, permitting, though not admitting, that 1 may be unwittingly culpable, such a possibility makes mc tho least able to reason out and decide my own culpability Therefore, respecting, as I have always respected, the will of the people, and In accordance with article 82 of the federal constitution. I come beforche supreme representatives represent-atives of the nation In order to resign re-sign unreservedly the office of constitutional consti-tutional president of the republic with which the national vote has honored me, w.hlch I do with all the more reason rea-son since to continue In office it would be necessary to shed Mexican blood, endangering the credit of the country, dissipating Its wealth, exhausting ex-hausting Its resources and exposing Its policy to International complications. complica-tions. . "I, hope, gentlemen, that when tne passlona, which are Inherent to all revolutions, have been calmed, a more conscientious and just study will bring out In the national mind a correct cor-rect judgment, which, when 1 die, I may carry en.gravcn on my soul as a just estimate of the life which I have devoted, and will devote, to my coun- trSRSed) -PORFIRIO DIAZ." Vice President Corral's letter of resignation follows: "On the two occasions that the national na-tional conventions advanced my candidacy can-didacy as vice president of the republic, repub-lic, to figure in the elections with General Diaz as president, I staled that I was prepared to occupy any office in which compatriots of mine considered that I -could bo of use, and that If the public ote conferred upon mo a position so far above my merits, then my intention would be to second lu all respects General Dlnz' policy, ''hi ordor to co-opcrato with him as far ua It lay In my power, toward tho aggrandizement of the nation, which had developed so notably under his nrtmInistrailont $"rho8Q who concern themsolvos with public affairs and havo obaorvod their progress during tho last few yorfrs wjll bq able to say whether I nae?coinplfejI wltyj niy intention. 'For 'my ji"art,'j can say that I have never endeavored lo Jjrlng about tho lea'st obstapjoeftberln tho president's policy or his manner of carrying It out evon at 'the, cost of, sacrificing my convictions, both because this was tho basis of my program and because this corresponded to my position and my loj;alty, as well as that I did not seek any prestige In tho office of vice pros-Idcnt, pros-Idcnt, so usoful In the United States and so discredited In Latin countries "In tho events which havo shaken the country during these latter months tho presldont has been brought to consider that It Is patriotic to resign from the high office, that tho almost unanimous voto of tho Mexicans had conferred upon him In tho last election, elec-tion, and that It Is advisable at the same time, in the Interests of tho country, that tho vice presldont do likewise, so that new men and new energies should continue forwarding the prosperity of thornation; and, following fol-lowing my program of seconding Gen-oral Gen-oral Diaz' policy, 1 Join my resignation resigna-tion with his and In tho present note I retire from tho office of vice president presi-dent of tho. republic, bogging tho chamber to accept the samo at the same tlrao as that of tho president. "I beg of you, gentlemen, to Inform yourselves of tho abovo, which I submit sub-mit with the protests of my highest consideration. "Llborty and constitution, Paris, May 4, 1911. (Signed) "RAMON CORRAL." The one dramatic speech of the day was mado by Deputy Joso Aspo. Dramatic Speech of Aspo. In Introducing tho president's letter of resignation, Deputy Aspe delivered one of tho most brilliant oratorical ef forts with which tho chamber has ever rang. His voice wag repeatedly drowned by applauso and the floor fairly fair-ly shook with tho demonstration which followed his peroration. "President Porflrio Diaz Is dead Long live "Citizen Porflrio Diaz!" me Bpeaker admitted that (.iencrai Diaz had been called to account for his errors by a people who had pro-rosBed pro-rosBed faster than the author of their progress had realized, but he declared tho good that General Dlnz had done would live forever In history and outweigh out-weigh hlB mistakes. A long addresB on the constitutional points Involved In the change of government gov-ernment was delivered by Deputy Mel garego. Every entrance to tho chamber and all the street approaches were :guard-od :guard-od by heavily armed mountod police. Only those who came hourH ahead of time got within this cordon. They were quiet and well behaved Outside tho wall of police the throng cheered themselves hoarse, but gave no trou ble. Street cars running near the chamber wore compelled to Btop by j tho density of the crowd and their I roofs soon swarmed with the eager ' spectators. Every car scheduled to go over these routes was commandeered by the men and boys many blocks before be-fore the center of Interest was reached. Whllo the motormen wore working their way at a slow pace through the crowd the boys cheered and shouted and throw their hats in the air. Triumph of the Revolution. In this city the acceptance of the resignation of the president was an nounced by the bells of the cathedral and by two discharges of a cannon Groat crowds were scattered over the Zocalo when the ringing of bells and the firing of cannon announced the trl umph of the revolution. As tho j crowds melted after the session by ) hundreds and by thousands they fell ' Into Irrogulnr marching columns. They carried flags and banners of the national green, white and red, lithographs of Madero, laurel wreaths, brooms apparently symbolic of tho clean sweep for the rebels and hundreds hun-dreds of them sported staves and poles after the manner of soldiers with rifles. Practically all business was suspended. sus-pended. It threatened rain during the session of the deputies, but the sun, as If In harmony with tho Jubilation of the populace, came out brightly almost al-most at the moment of the historic action ac-tion of the president and the congress. A heavy snard of mounted pollco was maintained In front of the national na-tional palace, near where seven persons per-sons wore killed "and thlrty-slx wounded wound-ed when the mob was fired on last night Mado Way for the Marchers. An Incident Illustrating the temper of the people and the effect of their success against the government occurred oc-curred when one ' of tho marching clubs came swinging down' the Zocalo. The last two guards on horses were swinging about on their oval route when the marchers reached them. It was a case of one get out of the way of the other. The foot column moved straight toward the two riders. The latter wheeled as If to ride Into the crowd In tho good old-fashioned woj, but hesitated In the face of the assurance assur-ance shown by those approaching them, and then gavo way, spurring I back into line as best-thoy could. i It was at a conference between Alfredo Al-fredo Robles Domlnguez, the personal representative of Francisco I. Madero, and Frnnclsco do la Barra, the acting president, that the agreement to plage the Maderistas troops at the disposal of the government in the name of tranquility was reached. Only In case that the federal troops prove unable to control the situation will the former rebelrsoldlers be brought Into the city. Domlnguez, who Is now the ranking. Maderlst In the capital, went Into the streets this afternoon, accompanied by his staff, all wearing on their hats tho trl-color used by tho rebels In the field. Domlnguez was on a mission of peace, following the Issuance by him of a manifesto, in which he had appealed to the people to refrain from disorder, and to disperse. Riding from one group of manlfestnnts to anothor, ho exhorted them to remember tho dignity digni-ty of tholr cause and not to disgrace themselves and their leader by rioting. riot-ing. t T. Cheers-far Domlnguez, T&P P?bdld not disperse, but there was a J marked 'Improvement in their) .behayior In .this-'work he had the assfafnce o,f lieutenants he had sent on similar rounds and members of tho Whjtq Cross, who, from their seats In' an automobile, addressed the ovo? enthusiastic men and boys. ' Xaudly they cheered Domlnguez and ofher speakers and solemnly assured them they would not indulge in acts ,pf violence, but to promise to go home without giving themsolvos the pleasure pleas-ure of Indulging In the novelty of absolutely ab-solutely free Bpeech was too much. Jn their wildest moments the men'of tho various mobs never failed to exhibit ex-hibit their love for the national fla. Repeatedly during the hours the crowd-1 waited in .front of the chamber for the news that Diaz had resigned, the colors col-ors were borne by them, and every time their appearance was tho signal for applause and lifted hats. First Time Could Shout Their Choice. It Is the first time In thirty years that the people of Mexico have been given the opportunity to shout with impunity the name of their choice for the presidency. |