Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-02
MADERO ASKED To
EXTEND ZONE Of
ARM|sT|CE
CITIZENS OF MONTEREY
TIRED OF WARFARE
Fierce Fighting in Progress in
Nuevo Leon and CoahuiIai
Rebel Leader Takes Appeal
Under Consideration,
tey Morning Journal Special Leased WIRE

fpy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
FL Paso, Tex. May 1.-Coincident
with the arrival at the Madero camp
today of advices from insurrecto lead
ers telling or rebel activity at various
points in the state of Coahuilo and
Nuevo Leon particularly near Mon
terey, appeals were received by Fran
cisco l. Madero, Jr., from citizens of
Monterey for an extension of the
armistloe zone to that region.
General Madero said he would
await specific information from his
chiefs as to the position of their
forces before making any decision.
His advices read:
Railway at Gomez Palacio, Colon
las. Lerdo and San Pedro. is in the
hands of the revolutionists. Hard
fighting is in progress at Barras,
starting last Thursday. One thousand
rebels are engaging 600 federals.
Much damage to property.
pablo de La Sanchez took 800
men from Sabinas Hidalgo in the
state Of Nuevo Leon and is marching
on Monterey
The peace commissioners appointed
by the revolutionists were in confer
ence for several hours today with the
political leaders OF the insurrection,
the program to be presented to the
federal peace envoy, Senor Francisco
Carabaial having the subject of dis
cussion. He was expected to arrive
tonight, but failed to do so.
1t is understood that several
changes were made today in the revo-
lutionist program drafted yesterday.
The question Of method in the selec-
ton Of provisional governors for
various states occupied most of the
attention. The exact number of states
In which the revolutionists will de-
mand the right to name governors
has not yet been agreed upon. They
will make it plain, however, to the
federal peace commission, that they
do not wish, to place in power, neces-
sarly men who have taken an active
part in the revolution. They are said
to favor capable men who are in
sympathy with the political principles
Of the insurgents and at the same
time popular enough to tranquilze
their states
The insurgents wish to submit three
names for each governorship in the
states in which the peace agreement
shall allow them to name these off
cials the legislature being permitted
to choose any, one of the three. The
rebels will insist, however, on one
radical change from the procedure
followed in the appointment
of governors. The candidates sub
mtted 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,
a free election shall be held. In some
states the election would occur at a
near date while in other cases it
would be several months At any
rate, the revolutionists believe such
men shall be chosen as provisional
governors. who have sufficient
strength to pacify the people at the
present time.
After the selection of provisional
governors shall have been made and
the electoral laws revised, according
to the insurgent program, a general
election shall be called to choose
president. The exact time of Presi-
dent Diaz resignation has been
avoided in the present plans chiefly
because the revolutionists believe he
VIII resign after peace Is restored. 1t
Is agreed, however, that the selection
of q provisional president for the in
terim will not affect the putting into
operation of reforms in the separate
states. Senior de La Barra, minister
oi foreign affairs Is the professed
lavorite OF the revolutionists for the
post of provisional president.
A complete change of political ad-
ministration Is desired by the revolu-
uonsts in the program now being
grated, and there Is good ground to
believe that the federal government
already has given assurance of the
acceptability Of some OF the rebel de-
mands. Senor Obregon and Braniff,
the federal go-betweens, were busy
Today comforting with some Of the
Madero family Many concessions are
sad to be contained in the fedora
sovernments plan for ending the
revolution, which gives the revolu
uohlsts encouragement in pressinis
strongly FOR their principal demands.