Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-29
REPUDlATES ELDER MADER0
Has No Authority, He Says, to Speak
for Mexican Insurrectos.
LAYS DOWN REBEL TERMS
President Diaz's Resignation De-
manded by Junta Before Over
lures Will Be Considered.

IutiOnarN party III MeNlco are dihouiiNo'
today by the confidential agency II
Washington.
DR.. vasouez Gomez. confidential agen
of the provisional government. at th
same time declares that he is the oni'
authorized medium of negotiation. He re
pudiates Gen. Francesca Madero, ST
father of the provisional president ant
leader of the revolutionary army. as
spokesman of the revolution The con
Adential agent does not represent an
man or family. asserts DR.. Gomez. hu
the revolutionary party and its organiza
ton. He is its accredited representative
in matters of =cgotiation with foreign
governments and with the Diaz govern
ment of Mexico. he insists.
The terms of peace. correcting alleged
demands that have appeared i'm print as
representing the views of the revolution
lists. are set forth by DR.. Gomez as FOL
lows:
]. The resignation of Gen Diaz and
Senior Corral as president and vice prest-
dent of the Mexican republic, and the
assumption of the provisional presidency
by the minister OF foreign affairs.
.. Public OvertureS for peace. neSotla
tons to be conducted neutral terri
tory prefera bly in Washington
3 Guarantee of reforms assured by the
appointment of representatives of the rev
oh1tionary party to hair the membership
of the cabinet. the resignation of the
Disz administration of the government
of the states, the substitution of pro-
viSional government governors repre-
sentative of the revolutionary party. pre-
limipary and in order TO assure free
election of deputies; to the national con-
gress which will revise the electoral
laws predatory to the election of new
president y
I. The forces of the revolution to fe-
n rnI.
forces of the various states. according
to the distribution of the revolutionary
forces, and maintained as regular troops
First Step Diaz's Resignation.
In arranging for peace. according to the
program as elaborated by DR.. Gomez.
the frs. step would be the resignation of
President Disz and Vice President Cor
raj Then Foreign Minister del Barra,
rs premier. by the authority of the con-
stitution, would be provisional president.
In this capacity the temporary executive
Of the repas&ii~ name a new cabinet.
OF which at least half the membership
would be composed of men affiliated with
the revolution or acceptable to its pro-
visional government. This would be fol-
lowed by recall OF governors of the Va
riouS states creatures of DfaZ, whose
election was obtained, say the reolution-
lists. by the executive influence in state
legislatures.
Negotiations having been established for
peace, the provisional government would
then present it's candidates for provisional
governors of states, and the legislatures
of the states would proceed to elect them
to ONCE. Under the provisional govern
ment Of the states the people would pro-
ceed to elect deputies to the national and
state legislatures.
The new congress would be convened
Immediately after election and proceed to
revise the election laws. so as to provide
for the proper expression of the public
will in the selection of executive officers
Of the government The election of a new
president Of the republic would then be
proceeded with in compliance with the
provisions Of the new laws.
In the meanwhile the armed forces of
the revolution would remain under arms.
Their maintenance would be paid for by
the state governments In which they were
distributed.
On the inauguration of the new ad-
ministration the president of the re-
IAlblic would dispose of the troops Of
with full power to direct its army and
navy.
Has No Information.
Il have received no information de-
clares DIR. Gomez, from the provisional
government relative to peace negoti-
atoms, and for that reason cannot say
that preliminaries have really been
negotiated. But l do state most en-
phatically, however, that in case the
provisional government should enter
into such negotiations they will he con-
Quoted only through the confdertia
agency in Washington, and the Mexican
government must make public announce
ment OF its intention to treat, and that
the negotiations will be held in neutra |
territory, preferably in Washington
Il can give assurance that peace can
the REIMBURSEMENT of power by Gen.
Diaz and the putting into effect of the
just demands of the revolutionary party.
The revolutionary party Will never con-
revolutionists are represented In the
cabinet, IN congress and In the state
governments. AS has been stated many
times, promises cannot be accepted. as
ri Is we'll known to US that Gen Diaz
or his sycophants never fulfill their
promises
"AlI the members OF the new cabinet.
>erviIe followers of Gen. Diaz. members
nee during the Daz administration, have
heen appointed merely to delude the peo-
pie in the same way that they have been
deluded for thirty years
Playing Double Game.
The government of Gen. Diaz has ex-
plotted, to support it in power. the So
means of its spokesmen and subsidized
press-the only press that exists today in
MexIco-tbe Diaz administration says to
the Mexican people that If they do not
submit and suffer i'm silence under the
rule of their opprcssors Mexico will be
invaded Immediately by the United States
declaring also that the United States
awaits; only the slightest pretext TO in
tervene.
ION the other hand. the representatives
of the united Mexican government in the
Limited States pretend that IL the Mex
ican government In its conduct of war
fare has not complied with the interna-
tional code in Its treatment of the rev.
ohItjonists IL has dealt with them as
bandits because they are enemies of the
United States as we'll as of the Diaz adj
ministration.
1T Is well known that the government
Of Gen Diaz alleged that the vigilance
Of the United States the Mexican
frontier was not effective i'm preventing g
the passage OF provisions. arms and mu-
nitions of war to the revolutionsts. Yet
when the government of the United
states mobilized troops on the border
with the purpose. among other things
70 double its vigilance and to satisfy the
demands Of the government of Mexico
then, that government Immediately cried
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