Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14
CABINET is FORCED TO QUIT
President Promises to Pay Attention
to Needs of Army Hereafter.
sOME PROSPECT FoR PEACE
Dispatch Withheld by Carbajal Puts
New Face on Matters.
MORE CONCESSIONS ARE MADE
Government is willing for Inaurrec-
tOs to Name Governors for Four
teen of the Twenty
Seven states,

JUAREZ May 12-Rebellion within the
ranks of the Maderista army this morning
resulted in the declaring under arrest of
Francisco T. Madero, ir.. provisional pres-
ident the demand and acceptance Of the
demand that Madero's cabinet resign, and
Tor two hours threatening destruction of
the Juarez army as concrete fighting
force
The incipient rebellion arose in the ranks
OF the forces under General Pascual Orozco
one of the fighting leaders OF the Madero
army, and was headed by Orozco himself.
demand was made upon Provisional
President Madero for food and money for
his ragged hungry soldiers. Madero was
unable to satisfy these demands at the
time. but his explanations were peremptor-
lily thrown aside by the bellgerent leader
tOrozco) and his soldiers and Madero was
declared under arrest. Finally the matter
was settled by Madero promising that the
immediate needs OF the soldiers would be
attended to, and the insurrectos who had
gathered in hundreds around headquarters
dispersed
Trouble has been brewing ever since II
became known yesterday that a number
of officers in the federal forces captured
at Juarez had violated their paroles and
crossed to the American side.
Without funds, practically without food
supplies, this was the last straw with
orozeo and his followers. who had been
much dissatisfied over the manner in
which Provisional President Madero had
followed up the hsrd-fought victory of
JuareS, in appointing cabinet officers with
whom they asserted he consulted over
state matters in preference to his army
officers and his apparent neglect Of the
actual needs of his fOllouers
OrOsco Arrests Madero.
About $50 this morning, Orozco gathered
about 100 of his followerB all heavily
armed and most Of them mounted and
marched to the headquarters of Provis-
ional President Madero. There orozco de-
manded of Madero money for his unpaid
men, and food for their unfed stomachs.
Madero could not comply. He explained
that It was impossible to grant the de-
mands at the moment, but that arrange
ments would be made Immediately to pro-
vide for their necessities. Orozco heRtsdlY
replied that this neglect had been borne
too long; that incompetence had been
shown by Madero and his newly appointed
advisers. He then placed Madero under
arrest.
Outside the door were lined the followers
of orozco. watching eagerly the animated
argument between their general and the
provisional president.
Madero came to the doorway ana made
an appeal to the soldiers to support him
In the crisis, explaining as he had done
unsuccessfully with Orozco, that tbera
needs would be attended TO within a brief
time. But this appeal fell on deaf cara
Cabinet Forced TO Resign.
viva Orozco" went up from the ranks
of the men, and Madero. disheartened,
turned back to his office. followed by
orozco. Further discussion ensued. orozco
finally demanding the Immediate rssiRua-
tion OF the Madero cabinet. saying scorn
fully that they were incompetent, and that
Madero hereafter pay more attention to
the needs OF his soldiers. To this demand
Madero acquiesced. and finally the provi-
aonai president and his general embraced
In true Latin fashion, and the incipsnt
rebellion came TO an end with the under
standing that the cabinet would cease 10
exist and that the troops would be looked
after.
How deeply the rebellion permeated the
ranks OF the insurTectos outside OF Orozoo's
command is not known. But from talk
with the soldiers themselves it would an
pear that the dissatisfacton over the CON
duct of affairs during the last few days
han become SO Widesprea as 70 affect
nearly the entire Juarez insurrecto fighting
forces.
Some Prospect for Peace.
Prospects for restoring peace in Meuieo
became noticeably bright here today when
the explanation given by Minister LAman-
tour in an Associated Press dispatch from
Mexico City last night concerning Presi-
dent Diaz' real intention about continuing
in power was read by the officials OF the