Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-04
1MaderO and CarabaiaI
Meet to Arrange Peace.
Ell PasO Scene Of Conferences
Between Warning Factions.
carabajaI Declares Prospects Are
Bright Stories from Interior.

I1l Paso, Texas, May shaded from
.he suns heat by cotton wood grove
ut the foot OF the barren hill, ove which
the Insufrecto army not long ago had
threatened to make its way into the
city OF JuaTez. Francisco |. Madero. Jr..
the revolutionists leader, claspe,l
hands today with Judge Francisco Ca
rabajal. official peace envoy of the
Mexican government. thus inaugural
ing formal peace negotiations between
the warning factions Of the republic
Ae Judge Cara aiars credentials had
instructed him to deal with Francisco
/. Madero. Jr., as leader Of the revolu-
tion, the tive men met on neutral
ground and talked alone for nearly an
hour They arranged the preliminary
details of the first conference which
Will begin at O'Clock tomorrow. Judge
Cara haial and Gen. Navarro the Fed
efsil commander Of Juare2. Mex. ac-
fmpanied by Scnors Erani ffand OBJ
RECON, go-hetWeen in the negotiations
PROCEEDED by automobile to the meet
ing place. where Judge Carabaial and
Senior 0bregon alone alighted. Senior
Bfariff continued over the sands lie
side the Rio Grande to the camp. A
few minutes later Madero entered the
automobile. wearing a felt hat around
which was a gaudy colored band. the
reVoiHtionist insignia.
He was followed by troop Of cav
larry who escorted him To the meeting.
ground. Gen. Pascual Orozco and Col
Francisco Miller rode besode him.
ON tho meeting ground the entire es-
cort dsmoanted. They fondled their
'.itlns at a respectful distance while
Judge Carabaljal and Gen Madero sat
in the automobile arranging details for
tie conferences that are to follow.
y squad of United States troopers
hasked in the sun near the waters
eGge. across the International lire and
Huucued peanuts. idly observing the
@cere ecross the river.
1t was arranged that the zone of the
peace negotiations immediately should
become sacred TO the ENJOYS, no one
else bein~- allowed hereafter to come
within radius OF 100 yards of the
spot Even Seniors Braniff and Obre-
gora who are unofficial advisors to
Judge Carabajai each day will await
Judge Carabajal outside the reserved
pate in the conferences, being repre-
sented by DIR. Vasquez Gomez. Fran
cisco Madero. Sr. and Senior Pine
Suarez. At the conclusion of totlay's
meeting which lasted one hour. Gen.
Madero declared he had examined
Judge Carabajars credentials and
found them satisfactory in every re-
spect He also said he had exchanged
general Impressions with Judge
Carabajal as to the procedure tG be
followed by the peace commissioners.
The three days prolongation Of the
armistice went into effect at noon to-
day 1t includes Ojinaga.
Judge Carabajei was asked this
morning by an Associated Press repre-
sentative what he believed We're the
prospects for peace.
They are very bright" said Judge
Carabajal.
tDo-you carry proposals to be made
to the revolutionists or have YOU been
instructed merely to transmit their
ideas to the Federal government for
consideration?
Il have full power to act. I will re-
ceive the reyolutionists' proposals and
submit some that l have. 1t will be a
continuous exchange of views until we
arrive at definite agreement. OF
course that will have to be ratified by
the government"