The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-25
The President of Mexico Wires
the Associated Press
That He Is Convinced Peace
Will Soon Return.
WAITING FOR ACTION.
The Opposing Armies at Juare2
Are Wholly Inactive
Pending the appointment OF
Commissions by State.

New York, April 25.-President
Diaz of Mexico, has addressed the fol-
lowing dispatch to the Associated
Press.
Mexico City. April 25, 1911:
I'm reply to your message IN Whlch
you ask me concerning the actual SIT
uation in this country. l am con-
WINGED that conditions of peace. inter
rupted for the moment, will return 10
Mexico, and that all Mexicans VIII
unite with the single purpose of fur
"PoRFIRIO DIAz."
The Peace Situation.
Ell Paso, Tex, April 25--lnterese
in the peace situation at General Mad
eros camp today is centered in the
hope that word may come from the
Mexican government of the appoint
ment of it's commissioners for the con-
ference at which it seems almost GER
tain terms of peace in MEXICO, VIII
be agreed upon. The insurrecto COM
mander, it is understood Is READY 10
announce his appointees as soon as
the government representatives are
named While members of the Ma
dero family have not expressed them
selves publicly it is generally under
stood that they regard Ell Paso as the
most convenient meeting place for the
peace commissioners. The meeting
place. however, will probably be an
nounced simultaneously with the
names of the commissioners.
Peace negotiations it is expected
will consume at least fortnight.
Confidence in the successful outcome
of these negotiations marks the sit
uation both in the inSurrecto camp
and in Juarez- Even General Navarro
of martial mien and ferocious whisk-
ers is gentle as a lamb nowadays, ac-
fn Mexican
City. The federal commander, it is
declared, has a smile and CHEEKY
word for every one, including the once
hated reporters. His cane swings
jauntily as he makes his inspections
End there is a coin for each beggar
who besets his path. In odd moments
he opens the prison gates to free some
nfortunate-generally harmless in
dividual whose viva misdirected from
the federal point of view, aroused Of
fetal ire only a few short days ago.
Apparently the only ones disturb
ed by the present situation in this
part of Mexico-so lately the storm
center-are the Mormons at Colonia
Du blan. According to advices from
Casas Grandes most of the horses of
Madero'S army were left at that point
when the insurrectoS advanced On
Juarez. and in their search for pas
turage many Mormon farms have
suffered.
At least thousand horses are
roaming in the vicinity of Casas
Grandes it is declared. A rumor that
the insurrectos intended to disarm the
Dublan and Juarez colonists caused
a delegation of Mormons to wait upon
the insurrecto mayor of Casas Grandes
who assured them that there was no
probability of such action. If the
insurrectos were hard pressed he said
they might buy arms and ammunition
from the co1onists. This the Mormons
n he I'm. ell
had none to sell.
All public gatherings in the even
ing have been discontinued in Colonia
Dublan and Colonia Juarez.
Fight in Sonora.
Ell Paso, April Pa special to the
Herald from Nogales. Arizona, says a
battle was fought Sunday at Caborica,
Sonora in the Altar district in which
the federals were compelled to re-
treat to Altar. The federals were out
numbered. The rebels led by Fran
cisco Velasco lost five men-tfree
Americans and two Page Indians.
The federals lost three men killed.
He Says Diaz Will Quit.
New Orleans, April 25.-The re-
establishing of peace in Mexico is
contingent on the resignation of Pres
ident Diaz. declared Senior Jose Maria
Pine Saurez, provisional governor of
Yucatan, who has been called by Cen
eral Francisco I. Madero, 1r., to at
tend the peace conference at Juarez.
Senior Pine expects to leave for Ell
Paso, Tex, tomorrow. He also de-
clared his people would not accept
General Bernardo Reyes as Diaz's sue
cessor, and expressed the opinion that
some member of the present cabinet
would be agreed upon as acting presi-
dent pending an election.
President Diaz will resign, of that
| am quite certain" said Senior Pine.
Already he is convinced that the peo-
pie of Mexico are no longer content
to live under his rule
Dlaz has long been regarded by
many Americans and foreigners gem
orally as a great ruler; by many he
has even been regarded as necessary
TO Mexico, but President Dfaz has out
lived his usefulness. There has been
great awakening in Mexico. The
people not only demand reforms in
government, but they want and de-
mand ruler who is in sympathy with
the progressive spirit of the republic
and with the changed conditions"