Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-30
Departure of De La Barra to Be
Member of New Cabinet
of Diaz.
WASHINGTON 50 REGARDS IT
Carnegie Wires I'VE Shall Miss
You'-Ambassador Regard
ed in Touch with Move
for Settlement.

Washington, March 26.-With the de
parture for Mexico city tonight OF
Francisco de IN BaIra who Yesterday was
appointed minister of foreign affairs IN
the new cabinet OF President Dia1 Of
fetal Washington believes the initial
stage Of nm ora OF peace in Mexico has
been iuaugurated. President Taft and
Secretary Of state Knox. as well as the
foreign diplomats here. share this belief
Many messages Of congINatuation to-day
FROM persons In various parts OF tho world
to Seonr 10 IA 1,arra express this scuti-
Wctl hndrnw Carnegie wired
Cordial congratulations. Although we
shall rlis7 YOU sadly. we know II Is for
lour ,,uutry's good
Minister do In Rarra's mission to
MeNico. n the fane If present conditions
there is rasarled here AS denotins the
most sianiAront occurrence in the
Mexican situation since Senior timantour,
minister of nuonce. conferred in Now
York with Francisco Mndero. Sr., and
Gustavo a. Madero, father and brother,
respectively If tho rcvoluti0nist loader.
1t developed to-day that though Senior
de Ia Rarra rofrained from participation
IN the peace conferences. he was fully ao-
luainted with what passed and has since
Lad an opportunity to learn Of the con-
tcntions OF tho revuutiouist party. so
that he is entering upon his duties As pre-
mier IN the piaE cabinet fully equipped
10 deal with The iHsurseut problem
MADERQS GO SOUTH. TOO
Coinc!deut with the departure OF Minis
ter de la barre came the Information
from Trustworthy source that Fraucisco
Madero, Sir. and CiusteYu \. Madero, who
passed through here last night en- route 10
san Antonio. Texas. really were on their
way to Join the declared president Of the
provisional government in Chihuahua. AS
these two men are believed to be fully
aware to what extent the MAican gov
eminent intends to go In It's proposed pol
icy Of reform, II is believed that they
VIII play important part in any peace
negotiations.
Minister de la Barre to-day declined to
discuss for publication his plans for
bringing about peace, but he admitted
that he had formulatd certain ideas
which he would lay before President Diaz
and his colleagues of the new cabinet.
II was assorted here tonight that the
prospect of peace in Mexico Is 80 bright
that the paramount question now is to
decide upon the method Of negOtia atoms
It is admitted that this Is no small OBJ
stacle. The reVclutiOntst leaders have re-
quested that the negotiations be formal
and that they be carried On in Washing
ton The Mexican government feels I'M
able to accede to this request because Of
fear that its dignity and prestige abroad
would be weakened in the future by the
precedent. Such formal negotiations, it IS
argued. might be interpreted as a rec
ognitiOn Of the bclligerencY Of the i'll
surgents. The Mexican government is
known, however, to he strongly disposed
to treat for peace and will endeavor To
formulate e convenient means Of ueSotia-
ton next week.
Fears expressed by Insurgents that
political persecution n. hit GLOW the lay
.ng down Of arms N,.4 t- ct at rest,
II is believed, ny assurances from mem
hers Of he new cabinet in unnlst aka Die
guarantees. Such stop undoubtedly will
be one OF the irst taken by the new
cabinet. according to advices here
REGARD CABINET UNFRIENDLY.
I1l PHso, Texas. March 26.--On inti-
nations from Francisco l. Madero II
is given out here to-day that Pres,-
dent Dinz's new cabinet is regarded as
entirely unfriendly 10 the reforms for
which the insurrection is being waged
and as CONSEQUENCE, the war prob
ably will continue. 1t IS pointed out
that among the men selected. none /.
distinguished by activity In the re-
form movement.
A rather pessimstiC view is taker
! by the iunta, although hope for grea,
reforms. such as the removal of gov
ernors of many States and the division
Of land holdings. has not been entire.
| ~ abandoned
| Tbs promise of Jose Yves IImantoul
| for entire change of politics in Mexico,
! given to revolutionary agents In New
York. Is still loo5ed to by the insurgents
| Gonzales Cara, the iusursent secretary
OF state, said he did not believe the prom
! Use by Lmantour referred only to
change in the cabinet. L.man,our, whc
has met some nsurrccto agents and i,
quoted as saying their demand has som'
reasonable foundation, is regarded as th'
chief friend of the insurrection IN Mexlc,
| City.
| Whatever he does, the insurrectoS as
sert, will he an effort to bring about peac,
MS soon us possible. Yet 1t Is known tina
no does not sympathze with the denant
that Diaz shall retire and that peac,
negotiations he conducted under an armeC
truce
Senior Cara and other inSurrecto lead
crs believe immediate termination Of IN,
war is not probable