The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-15
PLANS ONCE
MORE ON FOOT
IN MEXICO
Expect Definite Understanding
Within "a Hours
NEW PROPOSALS MADE
With Understanding That President
Dlaz Is to Remain In Office
Until Quilt Prevails

Jaurez, May 15.-Peace negotia
lions, unofficial but ausplcious, have
been resumed between the federal
government and the insurrectos and
the prospect last night was that a
definite understanding would be reach
ed within "a hours. Rafael Herman
DEE, who was the original mediator
when efforts were first made TO bring
the warning factions together a few
months ago, has stepped to the front
and transmitted certain proposals
which are looked on favorably by both
sides. Messages passed back and
forth yesterday but 1t was not ex-
pected that a plan of procedure, to
consummate any understanding that
might be reached unofficially, would
be determined on before today.
The proposals are somewhat differ
ent from those hitherto considered,
though similar in intent. The ques-
ton of the resignation of President
Diaz, vaguely treated in the Diaz
manifesto, 1t now is felt was amplifed
and explained sufficiently by Minister
I4imantour in an Associated Press dis
patch two days ago and the insurrec-
to leaders are satisfied. What they
really want, and have been wanting
for some time is a guaranty that the
reforms they desire will be put into
operation and that they will be able
to participate in the administration
of the republic. To satisfy both these
conditions the proposals now under
consideration include an immediate
reorganization of the cabinet Of Presi-
dent Diaz probably by blanket resig-
natior of that body, and the admis-
sion into the new cabinet OF four
| members half its membership from
the reyolutionist party.
President Diaz could remain in
power until complete tranquility be
! restored, the revolutionists having
no objection to that They them
selves have nothing personal, they
say, against the aged executive, and
are willing that he retire decorously
so as to permit OF new administra
ton and a complete change OF policy
in the republic To reinforce the eff
feet of the change in the cabinet, a
SeCOnu pIOpOSdl rs unueT COhSiuSia
ton, which, however, will cause little
difficulty, since 1t already had been
| tentatively agreed upon in previous
parleys: that is, to allow the revolu-
| tionists to name the governors OF IA
of the q states.
This would strengthen the import
ant guarantees which the revolution
lists have been clamoring for. The
change in the cabinet is placed above
all other demands by the rebels as
they hold that a reorganization Of
that body would mean overhauling of
the federal government, with which,
they declare, their primary struggle
has been. With the acceptance by
the federal government Of these pro-
posals, which are held to be prere-
quisite, arrangements will be made
for a general armistice throughout
Mexico. While Provisional President
Madero was considering yesterday
| the movement of large part OF his
| forces southwark to meet Gen. Raba-
go, who was reported yesterday to be
moving toward Juarez with about 1000
| federal troops, communication along
the railroad line Is now open, and or
ders could be given at any minute for
cessation of hostilities.