Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-04
Peace Move Expected to
Follow Conference Held
by Father and Brother of
Insurrecto Leader.
| OIAZ IN MESSAGE
OUTLINES REFORMS
Mexican President Opposes
Reelection Of Officials
and Makes Other Conces-
sions Demanded by Rebels

Ell Paso, Tex, April 3. Interest here
in the Mexican war situation today
centers in Francisco l. Madero, Sr.,
Ell Paso last night, presumably on q
mission of peace. While maintaining
q complete silence regarding the rea-
\ and brother OF the insurrecto leader
lintimated that developments might be
Il Expected within the next few days and
\ it is believed they are here to wait the
arrival of messengers from insurrecto
chiefs bringing the terms upon which
they will consent to a cessation OF
hostilities. That these terms must be
\ formulated by the men who are In the
field was declared by Alfonso Madero
! last night.
That the elder Madero's influence
will be strongly for peace is the state
ment OF those who claim to know his
attitude. The father of the insurrecto
leader, it is said, has never given the
movement his whole hearted support
and would welcome the end of the
war upon any reasonable terms.
COuriers who left for the insurrecto
\ chiefs camp near Chihuahua, few
days ago are now believed to have
carried messages from the elder Mad
ero, and these, 1t is surmised, urged
the son to make for peace.
Mail adyices from Madadelana, Son
ora, declare the insdrrectos captured
, three wagon loads of ammunition
which were being sent from HermOs-
silo to the federal garrison at Ures.
The wagon train was guarded by
rurales and included dynamite and It
was stated there was heavy loss on
both sides. 5
Mexico City, Mex, April 3.-Commit-
ting himself to the advocacy of many
of the reforms demanded by the revo-
lutionists, although professedly bowling
only to the influence of public opir-
ion, General Diaz read his annual mes
sage at the opening Saturday night of
the national congress.
The principle Of no reelection OF the
chief executive and other elective off,
GERS and the reform of election laws
was a leading feature.
The message was specific on the ap-
plication of the no reelection principle
to governors, one Of the chief demands
of the discontented element, the presi-
dent promising his earnest support"
to the principle.
Regulation Of the jefes politico, i'm
provement of the efficiency Of the ju.
dietary and punishment of judges for
malfeasance are other promises.
Private Estates to be Divided.
The great private estates are to be
divided, according to President Diaz.
In no previous message of the presi-
dent has there ever been anything in.
the nature Of recommendation.
President Diaz appeared no older
Saturday night than he did when he
read his message in September, and
in spite OF the fact that the reading
required more than an hour, his voice
was as strong at the conclusion as ut
the beginning.
After reviewing briefly the events
leading up to the rebellion and its
progress, the message said:
Recent expressions of opinion on
questions of governmental policy have
attracted attention and for this reason
the executive deems At to make known
the measures which he believes ought
IN he aGopted and the views by which