The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-04-27
D|Az REFUSES
TO RESIGN
MApERo's FORCES CLOSE IN ON
JuAREZ, BUT ATTACK MAY
BE DELAYED.
FOR ANOTHER DAY, AT LEAST
Appeal for Compromise Laid Before
Rebel Chief by Citizens-Ameri.
cans Pay Visit to HE
Camp.

Ell Paso, Texas, April 21.-All nego
tiations between the insurrectos and
the Mexican government were official
ly called off. Oscar Braniff and Es
Quiyel Obtegon, two congressman from
Mexico City who have been trying to
get Madero to accept some peace pro
posals, received a telegram just after
they had sent a messenger under a
flag of truce with final appeal to the
rebel leader to listen to their argu.
ment.
The message was from Mexico CITY,
although they refused to say who sent
1t. 1t informed them that the de.
mands of Madero were such that they
should not be entertained and asked
them to drop negotiations. Already
the two volunteer peace commissioners
had practically given up hope and had
issued statement throwing the blame
for failure on Madero.
simultaneously with the receipt of
the telegram from Mexico City, the in.
surrecto troops began to march out
of the hills and canyons by the hun
dreds and move closer to Juarez.
simultaneously with the arrival in
Madero's camp of Francisco l. Mad
ero, ST., and his peace commissioner
les, General Madero stated that he
would make no attack on Juarez for
another "a hours.
This decision was due partly to the
1,,,,;yo nf fo+h oIv
of the dove of peace, but principally to
a code telegram from DR.. Vasquez
Gomez at Washington insisting that
an attack on the city across the river
from Ell Paso at this time would be
unwise and probably would be the
signal for American intervention.
DR.. Gomez insisted that public
sentiment at this time is in favor of
ending the strife and the certainty of
heavy loss of life in an attack on
Juarez would turn the tide of moral
support away from the rebellion.
Madero busted himself receiving
messages from the Ell Paso junta,
visiting with his wife, who came from
San Antonio, and received callers.
Among the messages received was a
telegram from Globe, Ariz., Offering
him 100 American recruits.
Messrs. Braniff and Obregon, peace
commissioners, gave out statement
of their proposals for settling the
trouble and declaring that Madero
would be to blame for the consequent
ces of the war, inasmuch as he could
at present accept a compromise with
good grace.
Americans Visit Camp.
Americans continue to visit the in.
surrecto camp and meet with hearty
reception.
Mrs. G. H. Converse, mother Of one
of the American boys ordered released
from the Juarez prison by President
Diaz was greatly elated when shown
the Associated Press dispatches from
Mexico City stating that the boys had
been promised their liberty. She is
worried, however, lest her son meet
with injury if the city of Juarez be
attacked. 1t will be several days be-
fore the order for their release reaches
Juarez and meantime the boys must
remain in jail
Lawrence Converse and Edwin
Blatt of Glendora, Cal, and Pittsburg
Pa, were arrested on Feb. 21, east OF
Ell Paao and brought to Juarez by Gen
eral Navarro's troops, Feb. %.
Francisco Isabel Uriatte, Mexican
consul at Douglas. Ariz.. PASSED
through Mexico City to report to Min
lister de la Barra regarding the fight
ing at Aqua Prieta. The consul said he
had urgent orders to make all possible
haste to Mexico City, and it is be
lieved his trip will have an impor
tant bearing upon the internationa
situation that has resulted from thu
killing and wounding of Americans il
Douglas.
RECOUNT DEFEATS VOLIVA.