The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-02
Fighting in Various Portions
of Mexico Not Covered by
the Agreement.
MONTEREY CITIZENS
APPEAL TO MADER0
InSurrectO Peace Commission
ers Hold Conference and
Change Programme.

Ell PASO. May 1.-Coincident will
the arrival at the Madero camp today
of advices from insurrecto leaders tell
ing of rebel activity at various points
in the state Of Coahnila, particularly
near Monterey, appeals were received
by Francisco l. Madero. Jr., from cit,
liens of Monterey for an extension OF
the armistice zone to that region.
General Madero snid he would await
specific information from his chiefs as
10 the position of their forces before
making any decision. His advices read:
Railway at Gomez Palacio, Colonias,
Lerdo and San Paco, in hands of revo-
lutionists. Hard fighting is in progress
at Barras, starting last Thursday. One
thousand rebels arc engaging 500 fcder-
ais Much damage TO property,
"Pablo dc Ia Sanchez took 300 men
from Sabinas Hidalgo in the state of
Nuevo Leon and is marching on Monte.
roy"
The peace commissioners appointed
by the revolutionists were IN confer
ence for several hours TODAY with the
political leaders of the insurrection,
the programme to be presented to the
federal peace envoy. Senior Francisco
Carahajal being the subject of discus
sion. Senor Carabajal was expected to
arrive tonight. but failed to do so.
Changes in Programme.
II is understood that several changes
were made today in the revolutionists
programme drafted yesterday. The
question of method in the selection Of
provisional governors for various states
occupied much Of the day. The exact
number of states in which the revolu-
tionists will demand the ri"ht to name
governors has not been agreed upon.
They will make it plain, however, to
the federal peace commissioner that
they do not wish to place in power men
who have taken an active part in the
revolution. They are said to favor ca.
pable men who are i'm sympathy with
the political principles of the insur
gents and at ~he same time popular
enough to tranQuilize their states.
The lnsurrectos wish 10 submit three
names for each governorship in the
states in which the peace agreement
shall allow them 10 name these officials
the legislature being permitted to choose
any one. The rebels Will insist, how
ever, on one radical change from the
procedure hitherto followed in the APP
polntment of governors. The candidates
submitted or the men chosen must be
natives or long time residents OF the !
state in which they are candidates. and !
on the expiration of their terms, q free
election shall be held
Strong Men Necessary.
In some states the election would oc- |
cur At an early date while in other cases |
an election would not be held for several |
months. The revolutionists believe such |
men shall be chosen as provisional gov
ernors who have sufficient strength to /
pacIficate the people at the present time
After the selection of provisional gov !
ernors shall have been made and the |
electoral laws revised, according to the
lnsurgent programme, a general election |
shall be called 10 choose A president.
The exact time of President Diaz's res !
ignation has beel avoided in the pres |
ent plans chiefly because the revolution
lists believe he will resign after peace is
restored. II is agreed, however, that |
the selection of a provisional president
for the interim will not affect the put
ting into operation of reforms in the
separate states. Scnor de la Barra,
minister Of foreign affairs, is the pro.
fessed favorite of the rcvolutionists for
provisional president.
a complete change of political ad-
minlstration is desired by the revolu-
tionlsts in the programme now being
drafted and there is good ground to
believe the federal government has al.
ready given assurance of the accept
ability Of some of the rebel demands,
Seniors Obregon and Branlff, the federal
go-betweens, were busy today confer
ring with some of the Madero family. /
Many concessions are said to be con
tanned in the federal government IS plan
for ending the revolution which gives
the revolutionists encouragement in
pressing strongly for their principal
demands.