The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-19
If He Makes the Trip to the
Mexican Capital.
HE SAYS HE WILL GO.
Takes No Stock in RumOrs OF
That Character.
He Receives a Personal Com
municati0n From DiaZ.

/ Juarez, May 19.-'1 am going to Mex
leo City. I have confidence in the fed
eraI government. Rumors that some
one may do me personal harm are to
me of no consequence"
In this manner Francisco l. Madero,
jr., dismissed the report from Mexico
City this morning that rumors were II
circulation there that an attempt would
be made on his life when he arrived at
the capital and urging that precautions
be taken.
When an Associated Press represent
ative informed him of the receipt of the
message by a member of the Ell Paso
junta, Mr.. Madero smiled and shrugged
his shoulders.
ct have received hundreds of rumors
all through the revolution and it has
been my task to sift the reliable from
the unreliable he added. This one is
utterly discredited. The federal gov
ernment wants to make peace with
me-
The face of the successful revolution
ary leader became serious and he paced
the floor of his office with quick nerv-
GUS strides.
IF by any unfortunate occurrence.
my life should be taken, anarchy would
follow in Mexico. I cannot for a mo-
ment take such a report seriously. My
plans will not be changed"
Unless the unforeseen happens, there
fore, Mr.. Madero, accompanied by his
personal staff, may leave for the capital
of the republic either tomorrow or the
day after. Mr.. Madero said this morn
| ing that present plans contemplated tn :
| departure of himself and party tomor-
row but added that this might be
| changed after he had conferred with
Vasquez Gomez this afternoon. Some
of Madero's advisers believe it would
| be more advisable and courteous to the
10T-T yflN ic n =tn 1ao
rebel leader and his party were to post
pone their entrance to the capital until
the resignation of Diaz had actually
gone into effect. This point will be
definitely decided at this afternoon
| conference, when plans for the trip will
| be gone over.
without Display.
| So far as possible no matter wher
| the trip takes place, it will be made
as unostentatiously as possible.
| Judge Carbajal and DIR. Cones con.
| ferred informally at Ell Paso thi.
morning and the latter Immediately
returned to Juarez. Judge Carbaja
the revolutionists to draw up in
blanket form the substance of what
will be their ultimate demands, these
, to be transmitted by telegraph to Mex.
| leo City Immediately. The object o1
! this, Carbajal said, was to secure the
passage if possible of certain measures
desired by the revolutionists before the
chamber of deputies adjourns at the
end of the present month. 1t is con-
sidered that by the time Madero ar
rives in Mexico City and has been in
conferences concerning the arrange
ments for peace there will be little
time left for the legislation which will
| be the foundation of real peace agree
ment and this probably will render un-
| necessary a formal peace agreement.
| It came out in the conversation be-
| tween Provisional President Maderc
and the Associated Press representa-
tive this morning that for the first
| time since the revolution started Diaz
had held direct communication with
the revolutionary leader. Broken in
spirit, sick and seeing before him his
native country convulsed with rebel
| lion, President Diaz last night wired
his personal assurances to Mr.. Maderc
| of his intention to retire.
| '"The other points can be settled by