El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-21

Speaking for himself and associates
Messrs. Oregon anu siivestro Ter
razas, Oscar Braniff today said to The
Herald:
81 positively state that both sr. Es-
/ quiveI Obregon and myself are acting
absolutely independently of government
influence. In fact, sr. Esquiyel Obregor
has been for years the sraunchest and
most outspOken partisan of the princi-
pies propOunded by the revolution, and
he spoke and wrote his views clearly
long before even Mr.. Madero himself
stepped into the arena. L can trace MI.
ObegOn's opposition eight years back.
A PERSONAL MISSION PURELY.
"Any representation placing us In
the light of government agents, schem-
ing to take unfair advantage from the
rebel group with which we are me-
gotfntinG, is a deliberate attempt 10
embarrass our work by those who do
not want peace In Mexico, either be-
cause they have an az to grind, or for
'There is a perfectly defined public
feeling throughout Mexico which has
become Intensified lately in view of
possible foreign complications. We have
come to the United States to repre-
sent this national feeling and anxiety
before MessrS. vasquez Gomez, Ma
dero, their councillors and Mexican fol-
lowers, in order TO stop Fighting and
thus avoid possible embarrassing incl
dents that many evidently seem to look
forward to, with fiendish relish.
WHAT THE PUBLIC DEMANDS.
s.The public demands are:
1sFirst, that concrete guarantees be
forthcoming from the Mexican govern.
ment that the promises and other al
ready partly executed reforms Will be
implanted and developed as rapsdly as
practically possible.
"SecOnd, that with this guaranty
perfected. the armed rebellion has car
ried its avOwed principles into triumph,
and as a consequence ceases thereafter
to be justified, and Its persistence
renders 1t dangerous to our future
peace and welfare, and therefore un-
patriotic and undeserying of further |
public support.
DIAZ'S RETIREMENT UNNECESSARY !
"Third, that the retirement of Gen. |
Diaz is not necessary to insure COM
promises, but the contrary, would
reinstate the demoraIizing precedent
of constituted authority yielding to
force of arms.
AFOurth, that compromise would
not only demonstrate to the world the
the Mexican public, and thus obtain a
complete retrieval of it's momentariIy
lost prestige and credit abroad, but
would result In the creation os two
political parties similar TO those that
have brought about in the United
States the effective government by the
people and for the people.
'We have presented the above sit
uatiOn to the directors of the reveIu-
ton and pointed out the terrible re-
1
cast aside these public demands for
and unfortunately plunge
our country into calamitous adven-
lures.
OUTSIDE INFLUENCE FEARED.
1--WE know that these gentlemen are
patriots and that if left TO think and
feel for themselves, will listen to the
call of their brethren and avoid dam
gerous rocks ahead, and my only feaI
is, therefore, in the possibility of their
yielding to influences other than their
own.
"In the meantime we Will endeavor
TO Organize this public spirit through
out Mexico, in such way as to DEM
Onstrate beyond doubt that the inn
mense majority of the peODle want .
what 1 have above generally outlined.
81 esteem very highly most Of the |