New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-16
MADERO BELIEVES
PEACE IS PROBABLE
After q Night Conference with
Envoy of Diaz the Provisional
President Is Hopeful.
REVOLUTION MAY END SOON
Victory at Juarez Has Given
Prestige to Insurgents ana II
Negotiations Fail They VIII
March on Mexico City.

u.
,,oaoro ~ Provisional President -
NAxico. AZ the conclusion OF confer
erco with Judge Carbajal the federal
neace envoy. tonight announced tha'
there was strong prooab bihty tnat
roaca would be restored in Mexico with
in a short time.
"1udse Carbajal brought some pro7o-
stions" said Senior Madero. and L
made some notifications in our original
nronositions In fact. these concessions.
slight though they may he. were made
- show our willingness to meet the gov
ernnent half way. and. after our mill
tsrv triumphs. IT more than indicates
our good disposition to treat for peace.
Madero is Hopeful.
Sehor Aladero declared that he would
have another conference tomorrow
wight with Judge Carbajal BY that time
the Judge will have received reply
f-or, the Mexican government TO the
rronositions discussed with Sehor Ma
dero tonight
Senior NIadero said that the next move
on the peace checkerboard should he
made bv the Diaz government. but he
,arked as II tomorrow there would be a
favorable reply from the government.
This immediately. would end the revolu-
tion
The conference between Madero and
Csrbaial took place at the Madero house
of
Francisco Madero. sr. and Rafael
hernandez. sole survivors Of the numer-
oue go-betweens who have endeavored
r. bring about peace. were present
Senor Carbajal brought definite prop
ositions. which the government is dis
posed to consider and it is believed that
,,ron the outcome Of the conference de-
rends whether peace will be restored. a
ruhIic announcement is not expected
until to- morrow. when Senor Maoero
will confer with his cabinet
Sehor Carbajal early TODAY asked for
& conference with the Provisional Presi-
dent. Madero. and IT was known that he
had received a long telegram from Mex
,co CITY giving him new instructions
All dav il was evident that communi-
cations were passing back and forth
rAspectine new proposals. These cul-
minated IN the meeting OF Senor Car
hataI snd Sefior Madero tonight.
Indirect assurance that the federal
government is inclined to accept the
propositions submitted unoffic,ally within
the last TWO days by the insurgents for
the establishment Of peace We're received
here to-day by Rafael fernando.
MAY Give Rebels Offices
The government is believed to he ready
10 reorganize the Cabinet and give the
rebels four members out ~ eight and 10
allow the revolutionists to name outright
fourteen governors Of twenty seven
states. and by mutual agreement select
the remaining thirteen governors.
Optimism Of the probable success ~
the peace parleys now taking place by
telegraph with Mexico City prevailed to-
dsy.
The governorships and Cabinet mem
bers are the principal consideration on
which peace will be made Already
there is an understanding about such
conditions. as the indemnities Of the
revolution and the pension Of soldiers.
Il was not believed that Rabago would
provoke any engagement at this time,
though the rebels took no chances and
prepared 70 meet him.
Some reports had il that Rabago, VII
las and Terrazas We're not far from
Chihuahua and weeks march from
here awaiting orders
Preparations for pushing the revolu-
tion vigorously are at standstill for
the time being because of the victory
of Juarez. and the first serious efforts
O. make the provisional government Of
Mexico something moro than name
were grimly evident
The war situation may ne epitomized
as follows:
ON 10 Chihuahua and then Mexico
City" This plan Of campaign is not
admitted or even discussed I'm public by
the revolutionists. but ~ is in the air.
Msdero Gains Volunteers.
The Madero army az Juarez has been
Increased by heavy enlistment Of volun-
teers 10 about $500 we'll armed men.
Telegrams were received from General
Figueroa. commanding the rebel forces
in Southern Mexico. stating that the
southern leader had nearly twelve thou
sand men in the field. and that he would
Cooperate I'm every way with the Pro-
visioral President, Madero
A party Of American mine operators.
including u. =. GILES. arrived at the
border to-day from Chihuahua and as
serted that General Rabago's force OF
federals had turned back when they re
ceived news Of the fall Of Juarez. and
was now in Chihuahua City.
Rebel leaders. however. continued thelr
preparations for sending a large force OF
insurgents under General Pascual Orozco
southward 10 reinforce the rebels VINO
nave been watching the northern trails
ever since General Rabag0 started north
10 retake Juarez.
The mine operators also reported bod
les Of rebels along the road between Al
muda and Juarez. that the whole coun-
try was ablaze with revolutionary spirit
since the news Of the fall Of Juarez be-
came known. The insurgents in the field
were rapidly augmenting they said.
De LA BARRA Is HOPEFUL
Mexican Minister Saws Peace