The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-04
Vice President of Mexico Petit
tons Congress for Indefinite
Leave of Absence.
CONFIDENCE is FELT BY
THE DIAZ GOVERNMENT
Promises of Reform Expected
to Draw Support From
Francisco |. MaderO.

| MEXICO CITY. April 3.-Ramon Cor
raj vice president Of Mexico, this after
noon peIitioped congress for an indefinite
! leave OF absence. As n reason he said
! he considered Il advisable for him to leave
Z the country for n time because Of his
/ health
! Germany was named as his destination.
| 1t is known that me expects to spend
some time AT Carlsbad. The petition Will
come UP for its second reading tomorrow.
| That congress Will grant the request is
almost certain.
The budget was presented this after
! noon, but aside from this, and the pre-
sentation OF Mr. Corral's application for
! a leave of absence, only routine business
was transacted
BY asking congress for leave Of alb
sence. the vice president quieted the ru-
! mors that he intends TO resign soon. IL
! he resigns al al! IL VIII not be for many
months. and on good authority IL Is
said he has no intention Of doing 50.
! lic and portion OF his family WI sal!
from Vera Cruz April u.
More than ordinary interest was shown
! in this first days work Of congress. BY
! few IL was considered possible that
one or more OF the reforms advocated By
! President Diaz might be proposed in the
shape of a bill.
Certain to Take Action.
That the representatives will take ac-
believed probable and IL Is not unlikely
! that the revision OF the electoral laws
and the no reelection feature viii come
! up carly In the session.
| note Of confidence was more than
ever noticeable in official circles here
| that an early termination OF the revolu-
/ tion was in sight
| While no definite basis for such belief
was obtanable, II was said unolficially
II Is probable that within a short time
grounds upon which peace conditions coull
be built would be found
The press OF tine capital today was
more pronounced in its support OF the
presidents message. The Mexican Her
aid this morning devoted the front pa "a
TO editorial comment and news OF a
character calculated to Indicate that the
spirit Of the revolution is broken.
BE an optimist today for peace and
progress" was the seven column cap
spanish in E! Heraido this afternoon. "
Practically all the Mexican papers
printed articles CONNIE ndipg the attitude
of the president and expressing the hope
that 1t will result in peace.
Madero Expected TO Continue Fight
The Idea that the promises OF reforms
VIII cause Francisco l. Madero 10 give
far i, has been impossible 10 Confirm re-
ports that the federal government hopes
To treat formally with the rebels and
ments made by DR.. vasquez Gomez and
Francisco l. Madero that they will CON
tinue the rebellion unless the president
resigns and another national election is
held
But the idea is growing rapidly that
the rebel leaders soon are TO become the
victims OF disapproval so general that
it will extend to the followers OF Ma
dero.
On the part of the government there
is no attempt to deny that reforms were
proposed because OF popular demand
This demand comes not only from the
rebels. but from many who never have
believed Francisco Madero was justified
In plunging his country In civil war tc
alter the conditions. The latter element
however, always offered the possibility
Of furnishing rebel recruits and IT is now
pointed out that support from this source
is rendered improbable.
Many Of the more conservative citi-
zcns OF the capital believe large per-
centage of those actually fighting in the
rebel army would be satisfied with the
initiative taken by the president and
soon will refuse TO follow their leader
further in movement the success OF
which is egarded as doubtful
There is now no reason 10 think that
President Diaz contemplates doing any
thing more than he Is doing.