The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
Mexico Now Involved in Three International Dip
 l0matic Controversies
PEACE ARMISTICE
 EXTENDED FIVE DAYS
Peace Negotiations Are Proceeding Every Day By Telegraph Mes
 sages Between Mexico City
 and Madero's Camp

Mexico City, April 26.-Spain, through
 her minister to Mexico, Bernardo de Co- l oany Cologan, today made formal pro | test to the foreign office of the assassin | ations of the six subjects of King All | fonso in the state of Pubela last Mon day. With this registering of Spain | protest Mexico finds herself in diplomatic | controversies with three nations as the result of incidents growing out Of the revolution. It is not believed, however, | that the difficulties, the last two-Spain and Great Britain-will involve anything
 more than formal exchange of notes. It | is expected that promises and explana- | tions will serve to restore normal condi- | tions.
 | The incident that has resulted in the | Spanish representations occurred on the Atencingo hacienda in the state of Pueb- | la, the property of Angel Diaz Rubin, a Spaniard A small band of rebels swooped
 down on the office of the hacIenda, where
 nine of the employees, all Spaniards, were gathered and without warning they fired | into the room. Immediately they demand | ed 5000 pesos They were told they could have no money. In reply the rebels de- clared that thely wanted more than
 money-that they wanted the lives of the | rancheros, and then began an onslaught upon the Spaniards. The latter fled for | the open. The rebels called after them, Run for we are going to shoot" They | did shoot and six of the nine men fell | fatally wounded.
 | It was on this same hacienda that rebel appeared some days ago and secured a | quantity of rifles, ammunition and 25,00t pesos. Fo,iowing their attack of this weet
 the rebels sent word to other employe'
 on the property that they had taken this means of averaging what they were
 pleased to style treachery. They declared
 that following their first raid the Span | iards had given to the authorities infor- nation as to their wherea bouts, and that since then the troops had been pursuing | them closely.
 Punishment Requested | Minister Cologan visited the foreign retary to secure the capture and pun lShment or the Ddnu.
 This afternoon Minister De La Barra gave assurances that his country would do all in its power to punish | the guilty and expressed his deep re- gret that such an incident should have occurred, especially since the victims happened to be foreigners and in no way implicated in the fight against the revolutionists.
 The minister reiterated these senti- | 4l,ot I,t1 an1A 1o | was obviously impossible for the gov ernment to prevent such an incident at this time, as 1t was natural se- quence to the disturbed conditions in | the republic and that every means
 would be used by his country to pre- vent them and in cases where they did occur to punish the guilty. Regarding the Clearwater incident, the foreign office expressed the opinion | that the landing of marines at San Quentin. in lower California by Cap- | tain Vivian, would be satisfactorily ex- plained by Great Britain.
 | Minister De La Barra stated that the note sent to England was couched
 in cordial and friendly terms calculated
 to show the consideration which Mex | leo feels for Great Britain, although insisting on the maintenance of Mex | icos rights.
 Mexico is not yet ready to announce | tl names of the men who will rep | resent the government in the peace conference and no statement has been | made as to where the meeting will be | lieving 1t will be on Mexican terri tory.
 Extend Armistice
 | At the foreign office the statement was made this afternoon that the armistice | would be extended for five days and Min | ister de la Barra expressed the opinion | that no further extension would be neces- sary, since in his belief an agreement could be reached within that time. Personalities will not be allowed to enter into the discussion of the peace pact" said Minister de la Barra, matters of secondary importance will be set aside The attitude of the government Is based upon the highest patriotic motives. The government Is prepared to act within the field of reason and to do all in its power to arrive at a satisfactory agreement
 which will work for the progress and good of the country The government is prepared to go further and is prepared to make sacrifices In reaching an agree ment
 "I believe that MT. Madero and his as- sociates are actuated by similar motives l in the consideration of the peace pro- posals There are, therefore, in my opin ion, grounds for the belief that we sh . Il reach an early settlement of the presen,
 deplorable conditions in the republic" Fl Paso, Tex, April 26.--It developed l today that Mexican peace negotiations are proceeding by telegraph between Madero camp and the City of Mexico in order to | leave for the commissioners little sbul technical work. The revolutionists are uneasy oyer the announcement that Gen
 Barnardo Reyes is returned from Paris. Fear Reyes
 The revolutionists fear Reyes will con- vince President Diaz that Minister Lin- antour has persuaded the president into granting too many concessions. It is 1 Limantour and Reyes that have never | been on good terms and the latter IS predsposed to pick flaws In Limantour's work.
 When announcement was made that General Reyes was to return to Mex leo, President Diaz was informed by tele-
 gram that his presence might jeopardize i negotiations. Just what action Diaz took
 is not known. but Reyes postponed his CONTINUED ON PAGE 0)