Evening journal., 1911-05-22
SIGN MEXICAN
PEACE TREATY
Compact Read by the Light
Of Automobile
Lamps
PRESIDENT DIAZ IS TO
DEPART FROM CAPITOL
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
JUAREZ, Mexico May 22.-If Pres
ident Diaz and Vice-President Corral
sign it by June 1. the conditional
treaty signed here last night will au-
tomatically become the final peace
pact. If they continue in Office after
June 1, the treaty will expire and Ma
dero will resume fighting.
The formal signing of the condi-
tional treaty by a representative Of
Diaz and Madero was attended by a
picturesque scene. At 10 o'clock Sun
Gay night. four automobiles, carrying
three representatives each of Diaz
and Madero, dashed through the
streets of Juarez to the customs
house For some reason this building
was locked.
The automobiles were then formed
into a semi-circle across the street
and their lights we're focused on the
entrance to the customs house.
Read Treaty Under Auto Lamps.
The Diaz and Madero representa-
tives got their heads together in sep
arate parties20 feet apart and pc
rused the articles of the conditional
treaty by the automobile lamps. When
It was found that both parties accept
ed the terms of the pact, Madero fur
nished a founain pen for the signers.
At this juncture a street car stopped
between the automobile lights and
he peace ENJOYS for several minutes.
Newspaper correspondents lighted
matches and by their flare the treaty
was signed. Then each of the peace
ENJOYS Rugged each of the other men
in the Joy which the occasion brought.
Grotesque shadows fell on the walls
of the customs house during this pro-
ceeding and the sound of back slap
ping which accompanied the hug
gings resounded through the deserted
streets.
Diaz to Leave Mexico.
Upon the receipt here Of official ad.
vices of the signing of a peace agree
ment In Juarez. it was stated today IN
capitol circles that President Diai
viii not prolong his term OF Office be
yond May 23. the opening day Of Z
period in which he has agreed to re
tire
The President will go Immediately
to Vera Cruz and sail ror Europe OF
the French line steamer Espagne. He
will stop enroute in Havana and con-
suit General Bernardo Reyes.
President Diaz has given his pro-
] 20 rot frsn hof fhfI aaf ~
May "a and June 1, in the event peace
was effected before that time. Gen
eral Reyes. homeward bound from
France, was intercepted at Havana
by Diaz last week and instructed tC
remain IN Cuba temporarily.
The insurrectos of South Mexico
scored an important victory yester
day when General Figueroa occupied
Cuernavaca, south OF the capitol Thl
Federal officers were allowed to leavi
the town. Figueroa met PRACTICAL,
no resistance in his last attack.
Race Fight on Chinese.
Advices received today from thu
Torreon district tend to confirm re
ports that disorder bordering on an
archy exists there. Insurgents cap
tured the town and the rebel soldiers
at Jimulco, forty miles away. are pre-
vented from interfering with rioter
because of the peace agreement. Tn
riots in Torreon constitute a rac'
/ war against Chinese. It is said tha
rebel mobs used dynamite with dead
ly effect and that 200 Chinese wer
J killed and wounded when thei
houses were wrecked. DR. ]. w. Lin
wealthy Chinese banker was drag
ged at the end of a rope until he wa
{ dead.
! The effect of the Madero peac
) agreement in the South is uncertain
as Figueroa, commanding 5000 me-
is reported to be determi' ed to resis
peace. under Madero.