Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-22
Release Of Americans, Con-
verse and BIatt, Is Ordered.
Madero Finds HumOr in GOmez'S
Declarations on ArmistiCe.
Changes In Reply to Taft's Protest
BATTLES and Developments.

El Paso, April 21.-An negotiations
between the Insurrectos and the Mex
Ican government We're officially called
off late tsday. Oscar B. Raniff ana
Esqulbal Obregon of Mexico City. who
have been trying to get Madero to
acccr. some peace proposals received
telegram to that effect this after
noon. This message came just after
they had sent Il messenger under a
flag o. truce with a final appeal t.
the rebel leader.
TIE message WAS from Mexico City
although they refused to say who sent
it II informed them that the demands
Of Madero were such that they could
not be entertained Already the two
volunteer peace commissioners had
given up hope ard had issued a state
ment, throwing the blame for failure
on Madero.
Immediately upon receipt of the tel
egram from Mexico City the InsUr-
rectos began to march out of the hills
and canons by hundreds and move
closer to JuareZ. as if preparing for
an attack. 1t soon proved, however.
to be Villas command coming from
it's camp IL the mountains to take it's
position with the rest of the rebel
arny.
All dav, Madero's UNMARRIED state
ment to reporters was that nothing
had developed to make him change
his decision of yesterday 10 open the
battle today.
Brariff and Obregon, peace commits
sioncrs. gave out Il statement today
of h.; =
the trouble and declared that Madero
would be accountable for the conse =
quences of the war, inasnuch as he
could now accept compromise with
good grace. They said they represent
ed Il perfectly defined public senti-
ment" in Mexico. Their statement
says:
The public demands are:
First, that concrete guarantees be
forthcoming from the Mexican gov
eminent that the promises and re-
forms, already partly executed, will
be implanted and developed as rapid
ly as practically possible.
Second-That with this guaranty per-
fected, the armed rebellion has carried its
avowed principles into triumph and as a
consequence ceases thereafter to be iusti-
fed and its persistence renders it dan
gorous to our future peace and welfare
and therefore unpatriotic and undeserving
of further public support.
''Third-That the retirement of Presi-
dent Diaz is not necessary to secure COM
pliance by the government with its prom
iscs: but on the contrary would renstate
the demoralizing precedent of constituted
authority yielding to force of arms
"Fourth-That a compromise would not
only demonstrate to the world the good
sense. cooness and patriotism of the
Mexican public and thus obtain "A com
plete retrieval of its momentarily lost
prestige abroad. but would result in the
creation of political parties similar to
those that have brought about in the
United States the effective government
by the people and for the people
eve have presented the above resolu-
ton to the directors OF the revolution
and pointed out the terrible responsible
ity to fall on them if they cast aside
these public demands for conciliation and
plunge our country into calamitous ad-
ventures.
I'VE know that the gentleman are pa
triots and that, if left to think aud feel
for themselves, will listen To the cali of
their brethren and avoid dangerous rocks
ahead; and our only fear it, therefore,
fiuences other than their own"