New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
'PEACE IN MEXICO
MATTER OF DETAILS
ArmistiCe Between Contending
Forces Likely To Be Ar.
ranged To-day.
PRESIDENT DIAZ TO RESIGN
Mexican Executive, II Is An
nounced, Will Give Up Office
When Peace Shall Have
Been Restored.

Been Restored.
.Tuarez. Mexico. Nav 16-Peace to-
night seems almost an accomplished fact
to those who are negotiating a settle
ment OF the revolt
Judge Carbs tal. the federal peace on
voy. has announced that. barring the un-
foreseen. a general armistice will be de
clared within twenty-four hours. Pro
visional President Madero has declared
that mutually acceptable propositions
have at last been reached and peace is
assured.
The formal signing ~ peace agree
n1ent will probably take place here within
the next two days. President Diaz prob
ably will resign within two or three
be restored
Two principal questions have all but
been agreed upon-namely. the number
OF Cabinet members and governors 10 he
allowed the insurgents-and the other
conditions have for some time been
tacitly determined by both sides. Now
II will be merely a matter of technical
detail to draft the peace terms formally
and TO arrange modus operandi for the
discharge Of their provisions.
The price Of peace paid by the federal
government is the resignation in the
near future of President Diaz and the
granting 10 the present insurgents Of
three Ca abinet positions and fourteen gov
ernorships.
Price Paid by Mexican People,
The price paid by the Mexican people
Is at least thousand lives. untold suf-
fering to many thousands OF wounded.
sick and poor. the destruction Of mill
ions in property and the probability that
want for many months may haunt the
inhabitants Of possibly a fourth Of the
republic.
Up 10 tonight the government had
acceded TO the insurgent demand for
three Cabinet portfolios; namely. those OF
War Justice and Government and word
was awaited from Mexico City as 10 the
exact number Of governorships 70 he
allowed the rebels Last night the gov
eminent offered ten. On other occasions
the government is believed to have been
inclined to give fourteen. There Is little
doubt that fourteen will be the hnal
number
The Cabinet portfolios, Il Is said
nhoh he 1.I Pcl
lister Of War. General Gonzales Salez;
Minister Of Justice. Senior Vasouez Tagle
and Minister OF Government. Or. Fran
cisco Vasouez Gomez
AS far as the eovernorships are con-
cerned the insurgents have decided on
their men for the largest and most i'm
rortant of the states as follows:
C'hihua hua Abram Gonzales; Sonora
Seiior Cayon; Sinaloa, Manuel Bonila
Yucatan, Jose Pine Suarez. Sacatecas
Guadalupe Gonzales; Coahuila. Venus
tiano Gsrranza
In the selection Of General Salaz for
Minister Of War and of Sefor Tagle for
Minister OF Justice the rebels have
chosen two men who have not taken &C
tive part in the revolution. In fact
General Sslaz Is one Of the foremost fig
ures in the Mexican army.
In DR. Vasquez Gomez. who has beer
active in the revolution and who is likely
t. be Minister OF Government. the rev
olutlonists will have a man who is a
personal friend of DR.. de la Barra. Min
ister of Foreign Relations, and one who
is said to be generally acceptable 10 the
government.
Gomez May Have Large Powers
The federal government. II IS said had
him picked for the portfolio of Public
destruction. II the rovoutionists had not
suggested him for that Of Government
In the latter post, DR. Gomez will have
important relations with the governors
Of the various states
The post has no parallel In the Amer
orship jurisdiction over Mexico's three
territories Of Lower California. Tepic and
Ouintana Roo. and the federal district
hch contains Mexico City. The Min
ieter ~ Government likewise has great
political power, in that his office is the
connecting link between the governors
Of the states and the federal government
Proposals from the governors are laid
before the Cabinet by the Minister OF
Government
Or Gomez probably will occupy the
office for only short time. In about
four or FIVE months, II is planned. the
present revolutionist party. which prob-
ably will he known hereafter as the
progressive ~" will nominate him
for Vice President, as running mate 70
Francisco I. Madero jr the Presidential
candidate.
These two men opposed President Dia7
and Vice President Corral on the anti
reelection ticket a year ago. and II was
the controversy which arose as 10 the
legality Of that election which brought
about the reyoution.
The revolution Of six months there
fore will have the effect OF giving these
candidates another chance. though per
haps with more pronounced following
than before and with a platform whlcf