Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-08
MADERO'S ULTlMArUM.
Diaz Must Retire-He viii Do Like
wise, if 1t is Necessary

Mad.r ro'F Camp RustiIlos Estate
Near Chihuahua. April What he de
elared - be his ultmatum on the qu-S-
ton el peace was delivered by Francis
co |. Madero TODAY. while insisting
that President DiaH retire ana the
country be given a new ell. ton. Senior
Madero said he was willing to resign
as provisional President' and if nee
esSary would allow a provisional Prrsi-
dent % be selected fron the Diaz caAi-
net.
Madero authorized the definite state
meat that he las not been Informed 81
any plan for teInina tiun Of the war
either through his father or anyone
else. He said h had no intention oi
going to Il point near FL Paso or ANY
other place with u show OF receivin4
communications relative to peace. All
the plans were for a continuation Of
hostilities.
The tenor of Senor Maderos inter
view was rather t. disCredit the pos
sibility of immediate peace H.. said
no peace oVerturcs whatever had been
received by him. II" did not intend
to move camp toward the border or
nyWhere else with View of receiVin.:
any peace commissioners. Thu. report
that his father was In I'll Paso and
was preparing to enter the Insurrectp
country to see him, Interested Kim
bat would have no influence on his
actions he said
1t WAS the first formal interview
Senor Madcro had given since tie
complete text of President Diaz's mes
sage was received at camp.
BY permission of both the federal
authorities and the Insurrectos a
special train. flying a white flag. was
run out Of Bustillos Hacienda, 80 mites
west o. Chihuahua. Half way out
the correspondent was met by Gou-
eral oroZco and an Escort OF 100 IN
surlectos.
Senor Madero dictated a statement
which he said might he accepted as
definite expression of his views.
The statement follows
i know the great damage which
the war is doing to the country nui
if 1t were possible by negotiations to
end the war | would be pleased
though it should be necessary to make
some concessions from each side.
am disposed to make an personal
concessions and I viii ask only the
necessary guarantees to Lave a new
election perfectly free ANA open 10
every voter
Il Will not consider such a guar
ante tn" promise of General Din.
because L. has never fulfilled his PIE
NiouS promises. 10 have peace in
Mexico. ii is absolutely essential that
General bidz shall retire In such
case provisional President will have
to he selected by both sid, = II IS
not necessary that ! or ANY of my
friends shall be chosen. would ac-
cei't as provisional President a MEM
Der of the DiaZ administration. If
chosen by both sides and if We are
granted the right to select = few pro-
Visi"nal Gotcrn0rS
This to us means n great concession.
which We Will make to end the war. If
the ambitions Of General Diaz oblige us
10 continue, / am sure we snail soon be.
victorious. 1t win be better for tile coun-
try in the cnd to have all my program
developed. because that viii mean a most
radical change.
when / left the United States there
was no talk of peace negotiations Tor
which reason | did not name any peace
commissioners. notwithstanding that, il
is natural that my father and my friends
have taken advantage of the first oppor-
tunity to consider the matter, / approve
their efforts because | consider them pa
trioiic men. IL any peace negotiations
were opened. | would undoubtedly APP
point my father. as one of the commits
sioners.
IF We are described in the United
states as being unfriendly to law and or
der, j wish to tell you that in war We
attempt to be kind and considerate. we