Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11
IT bEWILOERS MEXICO CITY
Government officials Think ms MnderO
Cannot Control His Men state
of Anarchy Exists.

Mexico City, May S.-With no infor-
nation as to the rebel movements than
that contained in the Associated Press
dispatches REGARDING the Kaleidoscope
changes at Juarcz, government officers
tonight betrayed a complete Devil
derment.
This morning they were confident
that the manifesto of President Diaz
would prove so satisfactory to Madero
that peace negotiations would be re-
sumed At the foreign office It was
announced this afternoon that arrange
ments for the renewal of peace nego-
tiations had been begun.
Later came the news that an attack
on Juarez had been begun The un-
easiness created by this news gave
place to satisfaction when It appeared
that Madero had been able to control
his men md that he and General Ma
Varro had arranged an armisticc. That
the peace negotiations then announced
for four o'clock had bee arranged for
was ncws received with distinct relief
This feeling. however. was dispollod
when tho report came that a genera!
attack was In progress.
H4'FNiN'Ii MI CIV H. WAR.
Tonight General Diaz consulted with
his cabinet regarding the new turn of af
fairs. In official circles 1t was pointed
out that Madero this afternoon demon
StraIeI that what the rovcrnment has
o"ntended from the beginning WAS n fact.
mat is that he is unable 10 control the
army he has gathered and that the great
est menace on this account is anarchy
rather than civil war. Officials tonight
declared that it was this anarchic con-
dltioh that the President forcsaw and
endeavored to avert
Inc activity manifested at the war
department this morning was still more
evident tonight and the conversation Of
army officers was of anything but peace
Inc manifesto of President Diaz. issued
last night and posted throughout the cit,.
TINS morning, relates the details Of tho
REFORMS already under way or planned
| the events leading up to the negotiations
| Tor peace and the appointment as neace
! commissioner by the government "of n
| distinguished justice Of the S,nrer,o
| Court to whom instructions were oiyor
| conserved in as broad a spirit of liber.v
| ana concord as was compatible with tho
| dignity or the republic and the sta bjlitv
Of the very peace which Il was sourbt 10
| bring about
! II continues: 1.-THE governments good
| Will and its evident desire to make annie
| concessions and afford effective guarar
| tees Tor the early execution of its inter
lions were perhaps Interpreted by tho
| rebel chlefs as signs of weakness or Of
| slender faith in the Justice OF it's couse
| But In any case, the negOtiat lions came n
| naught, owing to the prepnsterousness of
| the demand formulated by the represen-
| tatives of the revolutionists as n condl-
ton for the declaration Of their own
| terms, demand absolutely Inconsistent
| with all ideas of legality
NO TINE TO RESIGN NOW
IF the demand OF the revolutionis,s
that the President. of the republlc should
resign In the midst of the present diff
cuties were TO be allowed, il would ex.
pose the nation to all the CONTINGENCIES
and dangers of new elections, while pol,t.
ical passions are In effervescence and he.
fore order could be re-established
| throughout the republic.
Again, to fix given date for the res.
Enation would involve the same draw
back showing that 1t is impossible to fore
see when tho disturbances will end; and
| what is still worse. such n course woulf
impair the prestige and authority of tn,
nations chief at the very time when thos,
qualities are most needed to buttress tn,
political situation. 1t is not, there
fore, n sentiment Of personal vanity tina
led the President, to whom power has he
come more than ever burden OF bite
contrarities and immense responsibilities
TO refuse to yield TO the demand of tn,
ins,rrsctos.