Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
Calls on Diaz 10 Make
Good His Statement
That He win Surely Retire When
Peace Is Established.
That and Tina! Alone Is Rebel Lead
er's Terms for Peace.

| FL PaSo, Tex. May THE peace
commissioners of tie Mexican revoluA
| tionsts formally presented today 10
Judge Carbajal, the Federal envoy. q
| statement signed by Francisco l. Ma
| dero, IT,. appealing to President Diaz
| to make the assurance given privately
that ne intends to resign.
After offering his own resignation as
President of the provisional goTern-
ment OF the republic, Senior Francisco
| T. Madero, Jr., suggested that both
| President Diaz and Vice President
Corral resign and that Senior De Lat
Barra, the minister of foreign rela-
tons, become President until gem
eral election could be held.
The statement coucheG in most
courteous Spanish phrases, informs
President Diaz that there is no other
Wy 80. u the present difficulty and
.E;it. HnrJ rom him W.!l brins peace
IN Few DAYS.
In mis- statement Senior MHlere calls
on President Biaz pdrtieulariyzto make
llnoWn % The people t.. Mexico his III
reyoc3tle decision to retire rom pow
~ ~ sanIt rs peace is established In
the country
MaieFo declares this remark was
made BY Diaz to go betWesns inter
estcd in restoring peace.
The Mldslo statement Was }resent
ed bA the rebel commissioners 1T the
negotiations. which began early to-day,
only after heated discussion among
the revolutonist leader. Srne ot
the,n lad declared it absolutely es-
stnual ehat President Diaz ma 90 pull
resign u bring about complete tram
guilty. IeaCe. they said. would not
.ciloq al agreement, backed only by
private assurances. which narGly could
be transmitted 30 militant heaters in
the south ard central parts ot tho
republic.
Some Of tie rebe! chiefs went sol
far IS Ia address letter t. cen. Mr.
dern saving that unless In. ASKED f4s|
the Immediate resignation Of Pgesi-
dent Dia@. or at least Il public an
no1ncem"I Gf such iHten ions. thei
would not seaport he peace nege-
tiatlaas.
The conferences between .fudac Car
ahaJ,d. the Federal cnNca and the
rebel commissioners adi9urGed late To-
dag.
II vas evident that n procedure
with respect Ia the resignation Of
President Diaz hal been the most ak
acting problem be-eras u, commission
crs, Rebel leadGse fonignt declared
peace Impossible except ~ indicated
by Gel. MaG4ro III his sta.e ments,
MeXien CITY. Ma 4.--Torns OF peace
have been agtee'i 20 between the GOV
ernmelt. Represented BY Minister sf
War. Ccsio and AMBROSE f'izatroa,
representing tho reiels in ae strates
of Guerrero ana MCrelps According 10
information received from tn. war de-
Bartment tonight. Fisueroa declared
that his followers would ne conteat
Win TIE reforms promised, especially
as they apply 10 changes N The GOV
ernors ana minor officials "ppointed
by the federal goy crrAnent
New York, May Should the nego-
tiations no" going on between Madero
and the Diaz administration fail. the
country viii be in 4 blaze OF revolution
from one end to the other as soon as
the news gets out This was the mos
sage received here from Mexico City
today by the Bocrd OF Foreign Mis-
sions Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. in j letter written on April Is
by the Rev. John ". Butler
Confirming the gravity of the sit
uation in the capital. there followed
telegram from DR.. Butler. dated TO-DAY
reading:
Excitement exists. Outlool. yerious
Circumstances have changed Tor the
worse. resurrection prevailing through
ont tn. field"