Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-24
5-DAYS ARM!STICE.

Fl PasO. Texas. April 23.-An armis-
! ticc of five days beginning at noon to-
| day and affecting the district between
Juarez and chihuahua and west of the
| latter city, was made effective today
! in an exchange of identical letters
signed by Gen. Francisco ]. Madero for
! the rebels and Gen. Juan NaVerro for
| the government. Tile truce provides
! there shall be no movement of troops
of either side during the next five days,
and that provisions and medicines may
be brought to either camp from the
American side without payment of
duty.
IT is noted that Ojinaga. where
small Federal force is bescigcd. is not
/ covered by the armistice, the lnsur-
recto activities in that district being
largely independent. 1t is expected that
in the event of the settlement of the
rebellion in Chihuahua, the situation
at Ojinaga and other scattered places
throughout the republic will receive
attention. The moral effect of the ces-
sation OF hostilities in Chihuahua is re-
garde1 as certain to make settlement
in other parts of the country simrie.
! Actual peace negotiations preceded
the armiStice. 1t was. of course, known
thHt q truce was agreeable to Madero,
and 4 telegram from the city of MeX-
leo Informed Gen. Madero that Gen.
Naverra had been instructed by Pres
dant Dia2 to enter into the pact
The concessions which the govern
1rcnr is willing to make have been
known two weeks by Gen. Mad ro. ever
since FREDERICK Move, a business man
of chihuahua. visited Gen. Madero at
Rancho Bustillos. They We're discussed
at the meetias today hE the various
leaders and members of the peace
commission Those present We're:
Francisco Madero, Sr., father Of the
rebel leader: tie latter's brothers AL
fonso. Gustavo and Raoul Madero;
PascuaI OrUzco. the original field lead
er OF the revolution; Rancho Villa. for
mcr bandit and present staunch sup
porter of Madero; Giuseppe Garibaldi.
ard sonora Madero. The last named is
accounted warm supporter of taking
Juarez ana then talking peace She
feels her husband would be in ii better
position to talk peace from Juarez
than from the hills around it. A repre-
sentative of The Associated Press was
present by invitation. having been
with the Insurrecto forces much of the
time since the revolt broke out.
Much of the discussion was of a ma
ture the publication of which is not
desired at this time. 1t may be stated,
however, that Gen. Madcro has the
most authentic assurances of a liberal
attitude on the part Of the government.
In fact ii may he stated that Presi
dent DiaZ is anxious to adopt every
measure which will insure the return
of the revolutionary soldiers to their
farms and shops with the feeling that
the government at Mexico CITY iS their
government and that every aid that
government can give them to repair
the raVages of neglect is theirs for the
asking. He wants no rancor t. remain
on either side. The liberality Of every
point effecting the daily life of the
people as shown in the assurances Civ
| en- Gen. Madero, exceeds the dreams
| of the reVolutionists themselves.
All kilograms which have been ex-
| changed in the pour parlers and all
documents in the ease were handed
| frum one to another and carefully read
+, by ALL including Sonora Madero. The
leaders under Madero assured the lat
ter as they have done before, that any
terms arranged by him would be faith
| fully kept by them. When the confer
ence adjourned for luncheon, long
! telegram was dispatched to the City
J OF Mexico. Presumably il suggests de-
tail changes or additions in the out
! line plan which serves as a basis of
discussion.
The terms of the armisticc are as
| follows:
both forces which operate in the
rectangle formed by principal points
/ of Chihuahua. Juarez. CaSas Grandes
and Minia shall remain at the points
they actually occupy on this day
| tApril 23) with neither side adVanc-
/ ing, nor forwarding of reinlorcements.
! 2-All work on fortifieations.
trenches. battlemcnts "f any and all
descriptions, or the REPAYMENT OF rail
roads or other military works shall be
suspended.
| sit shall be permitted to bring in
by way of Juarez all provisions, forage,
clothing. medicine and other necessi-
ties of life, without payment of duty.
4 Intoxicating liquors are excluded from
| this provisions.
4 4-This armistice shall remain in ef-
feet five days beginning today at II
O'Clock noon.
/ 5-Passes to and from camp shall be
| granted to members of the Madero
family, peace commissioners, those
hauling supplies and others whose
legitimate duties require their passage