The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-05-27
PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED
mExico's WAR NOW AT AN END.
NEWS SENT BROADCAST.
Dispatched Throughout the Republic
to Federal and revolutionary
leaders-Aoreement Terms.

| Juarez, Mex.-Officially designated
representatives of the Mexican gov
ernment and the revolutionists at 10
! o'clock Sunday night signed a peace
agreement at the custom house at
Juarez intended to end the hostilities
that have waged in Mexico for the
| last six months.
Though covering only the principal
points negotiated thus far, the agree
ment practically records the conces-
slons by the governemnt to those de-
mands which started on November 20
last by the armed revolutionists in
Mexico. kilograms announcing the
signing OF the agreement were dis
patched throughout Mexico to revolu-
tionary and federal leaders alike.
Constitutional restrictions prevent
ed the Inclusion in the agreement of
the fact that the rebels will be per-
mltted to suggest to various state
legislatures the names of provisional
governors and likewise the fact that
six of the eight members of the new
cabinet have been chosen by the rev.
olutionists, but the agreement records
that President Diaz and Vice Presi-
dent Corral will resign and that the
government is to concentrate atten,
tions on desired reforms
Judge Carbajal represented the fed
eral government, and R. Vasquez
Gomez, Francisco l. Madero, ST., and
Senor Pine Suarez acted for the revo
lutionists.
Peace Agreement.
The agreement follows:
In the city of Juarez, on the 21st
day of May, 1911, in the custom house,
Senor Don Francisco S. Carbajal, rep
resenting the government of General
Porfirio Diaz; DR.. Francisco Vas:
quez Gomez, Don Francisco l. Madero
and Don Jose Maria Pine Suarez, as
the representatives of the revolution.
ary forces, having gathered to treat
about the method of effecting a cessa-
ton of hostilities in the entire ma
tional territory and considering Cd
SAot oOuOl oCICl oil L DldL udS
manifested his resolution of resigning
the presidency of the republic before
the end of the present month; (2)
that bona fide news is at hand that
Ramon Corral will resign the vice
presidency of the republic within
the same period; and (3) that by the
administration of law, Senor Fran.
cisco Leon de la Barra, at present
minister of foreign relations of the
government of General Diaz, will as
sumo for the interim the power of ex-
ccutive of the nation and will call
the general election according to the
terms of the constitution; and "a
that the national government will
study conditions of public opinion in
actuality to satisfy the conditions
with the provisions of the constitu-
ton, and will come to an agreement
conducive to indemnifying the losses
directly caused by the revolution, the
two parties represented in this con-
ference, in view of the previous con-
siderations, have agreed to formulate
the following agreement:
From today on, hostilities which
have existed in the entire national ter
ritory of the republic shall cease be-
tween the forces of the government
and those of the revolution, those
forces to be dismissed in proportion
as in each state the necessary steps
are taken to guarantee tranquility
and public order.
Transitory provision: AS soon as
possible the reconstruction or repair
of the National railway lines, hitherto
shall be begun.
Agreed and signed in duplicate by
Don. Francisco s. Carbajal,
Don Francisco Madero,
Don Jose Maria Pine Suarez
The agreement was signed after
three days of indecision, Francisco l.
Madero, Jr., leader of the revolution,
the view that reace could
be declared only when Senor de la
Barra became provisional president
and the new cabinet was installed.
Some of his chiefs argued other
wise, declaring that armed forces in
the field in the interim might precipi-
tate trouble It was suggested. too,
that in Difference to the wish of the
president to retire when tranquility
was restored the peace agreement be
made immediate, as bis resignation is
expected within four or five days.
The latter view prevailed.
Senior Madero's hesitancy was based
on the idea that a peace agreement
could have no legal effect, inasmuch
as one of the parties, the revolution
lists, expired when peace was declared.
1t was pointed out to him, however,
that a peace treaty in the legal sense
Of the word was not desired, but
merely signed declaration recording
what has been done toward satisfying
the demands of revolutionists.
The signing of the agreement gave
A definite aspect to the more or less
tangled status of the peace parleys
which has existed for the last week.
Orders Road Bond Election.