The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-05
DIAz MUST GO.
The Future Peace of Mexico Is
Made Contingent
Upon the Resignation of the Ma
tiOn's Head.
NEGOTIATIONS STOP
Until the Presidents Answer
Reaches the Rebels.
NEGOTIATIONS STOP
An Attack Upon the Capital City
Is Threatened.


that history might repeat itself and
that the same General Diaz who crush
ed French invasion at the battle Of
Puebla 4S years ago today would choose
the anniversary again to save the hon
or of his country. this time by a public
announcement of his intention to relin-
quish the presidency he has held sc
many years. insurrccto leaders at the
Madero camp across the Rio Grande
waited expectantly today for news
from Mexico City. Judge Carbajal, the
government peace envoy, to whom the
three inSurgent commissioners yester-
day afternoon presented Gen. Nader
dos suggestion that President Diaz
make public the private assurances al
ready given of his intention to resign,
remained in his room at a hotel here
to receive the telegraphic instructions
as to how to deal with the rebal de-
mand.
DR.. Vasquez Gomez. head of the rebel
peace commission, also decided to stay
in EI Paso until Judge Carbaial should
advise him of a reply from Mexico
City, the ENJOYS of both sides deenling
1T useless to go to the neutral meet
ing ground acr 'as the river. unu
definite answer 10 yesterdays propo-
sition had been received TIE commi,-
sioners are conft lcnt n; arranging the
other conditions OF peace WITHIN <3
hours if the Di7z question is Cnce set
tied.
All Rests on Diaz's Reply.
On the Mexican presidents reply de-
pends the fate of Mexico reLei leaders
declared TODAY. Should an unfavOrable
reply be received they are prepared to
break off peace negotiations and con-
tinue the argument with arms. They
have no alternative, they say. for tel
egrams have been pouring into the
headquarters of General Mader0 from
revolutionary chieftains in all parts Of
Mexico, warning him that If he con-
sents to any arrangement which viii
continue Gen. Diaz in power they VIII
renounce his leadership and continue
the rebellion independently. Reports
also have been received at the Mad ero
camp of the mobilization Of large bod
les of rebel troops prepared to march
on the City of Mexico if necessary.
The present armistice for the Chi
huahua district will expire at noon to-
morrow and should peace negotiations
fail, an attack on Juarez would be i'm
minent. Some of the insurrectos, how
ever, in discussing such a contingency
today, thought the attack on Juarez
might be abandoned in view of possi-
BILE complications with the United
States and expressed the opinion that it
would be a good move to turn the in
surrecto army southwark, where the
revolution is declared to be acquiring
momentum rapidly.
The Capital Is Threatened.
Mexico City, May 5.-Although today,
the 5th of May, one of Mexico's great
national holidays, as the anniversary
of the victory of General Diaz's troops
over the French, has been fixed upon
by scores of rumor mongers during the
past week as the date for a concerted
insurrecto attack upon many of the
country's cities, and even upon the
capital itself, residents of the capital
mentioned the probability of immediate
attack.
Reports of approaching troubles ara
still most plentiful. The rebels are ad-
mittedly stronger today than they have
ever been before. But there is no good
reason, says the department of war, for
believing that they contemplate an
immediate attack upon the capital
Should the attack be made. the rebels
will be met by a garrison composed AS
follows, according to information of the
war department: Two thousand artil-
lerymen, 1000 infantry men, 500 cavalry
and 1000 policemen.
Neither government officials nor ordi-
nary residents of the capital are in
clined to underestimate the seriousness
of the situation. Reports from Ell Paso
regarding the peace negotiation con-
ference have caused official Mexico TO
believe that the end of the war is al
hand.
Peace Pact Signed in Coahuila.
Ell Paso, May 5.-Advices to the
Herald from Monterey are that the
federals and inSurrectoS at San Pedro,
Coahuila, have signed a pact by which
the federals retire with their arms
and ammunition to Monterey and the
insurrectos agree to preserve peace
and order and assume the governm ent
of the district. The peace pact is
signed by Captain Louis M. Rivera, for
the federals, and by Emilio Madero,
brother of the president and Sixto
Ugalde, commanding the rebels in the
district for the insurrectos. Advices
from the same source say that rebels
entered the town of Aguitaja jas and COM
PEELED the manager of the Aguita jas
Coal company to pay 2 ransom for
protection. On his making payment
the rebels withdrew and promised not
to molest the coal mines.