Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-05-11
OF DIAz
WOULD END THE WAR
issue of Peace in Mexico Seems to
Hinge in His Acceding to the
Demand of the Rebels.

Mexico City, May e. Sunday
calm marked the anniversary Of
the battle of Puehla, which had
been heraided as the date set for
an attack on the capital by rev.
olutionists and the forced resigna-
tion Of President Diaz. Up TO noon
there had been no indication of
disorder in any quarter.
Contradietina the information of
the war office last night, Anbrosio
FigueroR, representing the rebels
In Guerrero and Morelos, said to-
day that no agreement for peace
had been made between him and
Minister of War CoSie. Tho con-
ferences thus far, he states, were
merely those OF courtesy.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 5.-Peaee
negotiations between Mexican in.
yurrectos and the Mexican govern,
ment today await an answer from
Mexico City to the proposition
submitted yesterday by Francisco
I. Madero, jr., that President
Diaz make public his intention to
resign. Federal representatives
admit that they do not expect a
favorable answer, though the is.
sue Of peace or war seems to
hinge on the answer.
Senior Oscar Braniff, one of the
go-betweens in the negotiations,
told an Associated Press represen,
tative that it was he who had con-
veyed to Madero assurances OF
President Diaz s intention to re
sign He declared that President
Diaz in a conversation with HIM
had said he felt obligated to the
majority Of Mexican voters who
had elected him, but the moment
he felt convinced that the major
ity OF the Mexican people no
longer wanted him as president he
would reign.
Senior Braniff asserted that he
nad personally ventured the opin-
ion to Madero that President
Diaz would resign Immediately
after peace was restored.
What Braniff Says.
Senior Braniff later issued the fol-
lowing statement:
mfr. Madero declares officially that
he has been conhded by some of us
with the secret that General Diaz In
tends to retire as soon as Mexico Is
pacified, and, on the strength OF this
assertion, appeals TO his patriotism and
invites him TO come out with a confirm
alton Of this secret. thus relieving the
actual deadlock
Tn my endeavor to fight the anti
Diaz DOGGY which has been exploited
by some for purposes which IA due
course Of time we shall make public
with appropriate and sufficient proofs,
privately and confldentially / told Mr..
Madero that for long time past Gem
eral Diaz was DESTROYS OF retiring from
public life.
Why Diaz Would Cult.
u told him that now more than ever
Dtaz was anxious to retire to private
life, not only because he thought that
he deserved a few years rest and re-
lief from the terrific responsibilities of
the last 80 years but because he want
ed to have the happiness OF Witness
ing the consolidation of his country's
stability through it's political emanci-
patton to be brought about by pa
triotically exercised suffrage but that
bis obligations toward the majority of
voters, who had reelected him to-
bNAAiNA VIII NAAC ~ ALCAiAE VI l1iS pdLTlGlg
the dignity OF the executive, and the
prestige and credit OF the government
and country, both at home and abroad
precluded his retirement under pres
sure Of an armed revolution
Alongside OF this determination the
government was cheerfully willing to
recognize and implant promptly all such
reforms, however radical as responded
TO the we'll defined general public de-
mands In demonstration Of good faith
II stood ready 10 grant all practical
guarantees 10 the effect OF irreyocably
binding the administration to these re-
forms, but this In a dIgnified and de-
corous manner"
Senior Branin lauded the sincerity of
the government, and declared that eft
now was UP TO MIR. Madero and his
followers" to meet the government IN
the same spirit