The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-05
BRANHF STARTED 1T.
He Told NIadero That Diaz Was Ready
to Resign


Ell Paso, May 5.-Senor Oscar Braniff.
one of the go-betWeens in the peace
negotiations, told an Associated Press
representative today that it was he
who had conveyed to Madero assur-
ances of President Diaz's intention to
resign He declared that President
Diaz, in a conversation with him. had
said he felt obligated to the majority of
Mexican voters WHO had elected him
but the moment he. felt convinced that
the majority of the Mexican people no
longer wanted him as president he
would resign. Senior Braniff explained
ne mad not been directed to relate the
conversation to Madero but that he had
Ielt at liberty to do so in assuring Ma
dero of President Diaz's real intent.
Senor Branlf asserted that he had per
sonally Ventured the opinion to Madero
tnat PRESIDENT Diaz would resign i'm
medlately after peace was restored.
Senors Braniff and Obregon visited
the Madero headquarters todav and
talked for a. long time with Ganera
Madero. The peace commissioners re-
manned in their hotel rooms in FL Pass.
awaiting instructions from their chiefs
FL Paso, May 5.-Senor Braniff lat
er issued the following statement.
Mr. Madero declares officially that
ne mas been cOnfided by some of ms
with the secret that General Diaz in
tends to retire as soon as Mexico is
paolf1ed and on the strength of tbis
assertion appeals to his patriotism and
invites him to come out with a con-
fesslon of the secret, thus relieving the
actual deadlock
In my endeavor to fight the anti
Diaz bogey. which has been exploited
oy some, for purposes which in due
course of time we shall make nubIic
with appropriate and sufficient proofs.
privately and conf1dentially 1 told Mr..
Madero that for a long time mast
General Diaz was desirous of retiring
from public life. L told him that now
more than ever Diaz was anxious to
retire to private life. not only because
he thought that he deserved a few
years rest and relief from the terrific
responsibilities of the last thirty wears
put because he wanted to have the
happiness of witnessing the consoIida-
ton of his country's stability through
its political emancipation to he
brought about by a patriotically and
dtscreetly exercised suffrage and his
obligations toward the majority OF
voters who had reelected him. to-
gether with the prudence of the pa
triots, the dignity of the executive and
the prestige and credit of the govern
ment and the country-at home and
abroad-precluded his retirement un-
der pressure of aHaar~ned revolution
Alongside of THIS determination
the government was cheerfuIly willing
to recognize and implant promptly all
such reforms, howsoever radical, as
responded to the well defined general
public demands, irrespective of their
presence in the revolutionary pro-
gram. In demonstration of good faith,
it stood ready to grant all practical
guarantees TO the effect of irrevocably
binding the administration to these re-
forms-but this in a dignified and de-
corous manner-a point which must
interest every Mexican be he conserv-
ative, revolutionary or simply a pas
siVe citizen
Senior Braniff lauded the sincerity of
the government and declared that "it
now was up to Mr.. Maderc and his fol-
lowers to meet the government in the
same spirit