Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-08
ANOTHER EFFORT To
INDUCE MAOER0
TO COMP PR0M|SE
FATHER AND BROTHER TO
VISIT lNSURGENT CHIEF
Hope Held Out That He viii
Listen to Reason and Permit
Diaz to Retain Power Pend
ing Peace,
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FL Paso, Texas. Aphil lit was
learned today that peace pour par
lers, temporarily in eclipse by rea-
son Of misdirected kilograms and code
message confusion. have not been
abandoned, but with the clearing ur
Of communications loomed larger
than ever.
The two Maderos. respectively faith.
er and brother of Francisco /. Madero
Jr.. the insurrecto commander-in-
chief; Rafael Hernandez. the social
ed go-between, and Rogue Estrada
attorney for Don Francisco, the
younger, maintained their silence oil
the last week, but from an authorita'
tive source II was learned that they
will leave here by automobile for
San Andreas, Chihuahua, within the
next seventy-two hours. At this place
the rebel leader has established head.
quarters.
The government has furnished per
fectly satisfactory assurances of theii
safety. The authority for the fore
going points out that the visit Is alb
solutely unofficial. The quartet II
their personal capacity only, viii
seek to impress the insurrecto leader
with the broader view, which, in th'
field, among his own enthusiastic fol
lowers only. he scarcely can be ey'
pected TO retain.
Primarily it will be necessary tC
impress him with the view shat t.
prevent anarchy Porfirio Diaz mus
remain at the helm of governmeu
for some months at least. 1t is 0
tlcklish point, and the one of all 9th
ers over which there is probability
Of a disagreement. as Minister Liman.
tour insisted upon II on the New Yorl
conference with the older Madero
while the rebel leader recently de-
clared in an interview with staff cor
respondent of the Associated Press a
Rancho Bustillos that preliminary tt
any peace negotiations the aged pres
ident of the republic must resign.
In any event the senior Maddro I,
going on the trip with a stout heart
In event of his failure it is regarded
as certain that conditions in Mexi
co will rapidly grow worse. Genera
Snyman, who gained his title as 9
Boer leader in the Transvaal war
and who operates ranch south OF
Chihuahua, arrived here today ant
described that city as dead" Ht
brought his family out OF the country
because of conditions.
Not only must the rebel comman.
der-in-chief be convinced of the jus
tice of negotiating for peace, but his
lieutenants must be brought to that
view before an armistice can be ar.
ranged. Today there was received
a typewriter manifesto, from the
City of Mexico, signed THE Commit.
tee" in which Madero was urged moi
compromise which would allow Dia:
or Corral to remain in office. The
statement was made that sixty-twC
prisoners of war have been taken from
jails in the capital and executed. The
fact that the manifesto is anonymous
robs 1t Of credibility as to facts, but
1t indicates plainly, no matter whai
its course, the pressure being exerteo
against peace at this time.
"A month ago." runs the document
1--WE would have made concessions
None are possible now"
Americans arriving from Casas
Grandes. despite official statements tC
the contrary, declare that Genera
Eguia Lis and the federal garrison oil
Casas Grandes. have left that city foi
chihuahua, taking with them the
American prisoners captured a month
ago.
Word from Guadalupe, forty-flve
miles east of here on the Mexican side
of the river that the force of insur-
rectos which has been appearing and
disappearing like a phantom for the
last week. was actually seen yester-
day. The report said the outfit num-
bered about 100 men. many of them
Americans. They are said to have ex.
ecuted former government rurale
who gave them misleading informa.
tion with regard to horses for which
they were searching. A cavalry de-
tachment of fifty men left Juarex this
afternoon to search for this band
Mail advices from chihuahua, Sim
aloa, state that at the battle of Aqua
jito a federal detachment OF 105 men
with rapid-fire gun attacked SUI
perior force of insurgents and de-
feated them. The machine gun and
the long-range Mausers OF the gov.
ernment troops were too much for the
rebels. Both sides fought with desper.
alton. but the insurrectos were COM
PEELED to retreat with loss Of forty
men and LOG horses. Trails leading
from the scene We're marked with
blood, indicating. according to an eye
witness that many of the wounded
were carried away by their comrades
Four days ago, 1t is stated. the fed
eral wounded were brought to Gull
acan In two OK carts. Numerous in
surrecto bands are reported through.
out the state.
A private letter states that the
mayor OF Cuchillo Parade, with 100
men, has deserted his post and march
ed to Join the insurgents before OIL
naga.