The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-27
MADERO RESIGNS LIKEWISE
No LONGER PROVISIONAL PRES
IDENT or MEXICO.


Not Going TO the Capital Vet Awhile. but
De la Barra Consults Ium About
Everything Rebel Soldiers Suspicious
--Fighting Chiefs Their Best Reliance.
Ell PAsc. May 2e.--True to his word.
Francisco l. Madero. insurrecto President
Of Mexico. resigned to-day. following
the resignation Of Porfirio Diaz a. Pres
ident Of Mexico. He issued q mani
festo this afternoon renouncing the
title Of President Of the provisional Gov
eminent and explaining the peaoe terms
reached between himself and the Fed
erals.
He expresses the utmost confidence
in the good faith Of Francisco d. 10 Barra
while he holds the Office Of temporary
President OF Mexico and says the insur-
recto troops are at the disposal Of Senior
de Ia BArrA in rest oring 4 peace in Mexico.
Madero explains that he did not hold
out for all that he and his party declared
for at San Luis Potoei last November.
when they demanded that all Governors
must be swept aside. because he had
chance 10 get peace nv accepting one
more than half tho Governorships. and
he considered this agreeable, especially
since the resignations Of Diaz and Corral
and new elections we're also promised.
Nladero was asked il he would announce
his candidacy for the Presidency Of
Mexico. and he said he would not. that
such thing was not considered proper
in his country; but his friends would
advance his name at the proper time. he
was certain.
Invited to come to Ell Paso and hold a
public reception Tint the people Of the
city might NEE. him. Madero said he
would come next Monday inasmuch as he
was now a private citizen. He ssid he
could not vet say whom he would go to
Mexico city. az il there is any trouble il
is going to I've in northern Mexico. and he
prefers TO remain here for time.
Madero was advised to-day that San
Luis Potosi fell into the hands OF his men
this week after the signing Of the peace
pact but before il was known there.
The Federals deserted the place and in
surrectos occupied il. San Luis was the
place at which Madsro promulgated his
proclamation last November declaring
himself President. and it was tho last
town to fall into his hands before the
closing OF hostilitiss.
Francisco |, Madero gave out a state
ment tonight declaring that the resi- gna-
ton o! Diaz would soon bring peace to
Mexico IL the men who have been working
with Daz do not break faith with the
people Regardless Of the Madero state
ment. however. there is an undercurrent
- "a, ,<,, IN ks,r a
Even the paw of it in Juarez 10 uneasy
as is shown in = communication sent by
the fighters to Gen. Orozco and Col. Villa.
informing them that the faith Of the men
is in their milt ary leaders and not in their
provisional President or in DE la BarrA.
The soldiers also suggest that It should
be their right 20 select the Presidential
candidate at the coming election.
Efforts are being made to restore tele-
graph and railroad communication sout h
10 Chihuahua and Mexico oity 30 that
AIadero can go on 10 Mexico city and join
De la Barra in hs work MaderO has set
no date for departure.
| Cattl" owners in Chihuahua are ar
ranging for large movement Of live
stock into the United States for delivery
for slaughter a. soon as the roads are
| open. Roundup men are leaving here
regularly for the pastures.
| The Legislature of Chihuahua has been
summoned by Miguel Ahumada tho Gov
ernor. who will resign and present tn ,
name Of Ahram Gonzales provisional
Governor. for the position No trouble
has been reported regarding inst alling
insurrecto Governors in any State p'her
than Coahuila. where Aladero has ordered.
his soldiers TO take the capital
While De la Barra is the President in
| Nadsrn who sfarfaA and lod h..
revolution. il dicfa'ing the policies 10 be
pursued and Is naming mort of the new
| appoin'ees Tetegrams come here every
hour from Mexico city regarding matters
Of State and Madero acts on them before
public announcement II made in Mexico
city. In seven months he has risen from
obscurity TO dictatorship.
MONTEREY. Mexico. May 2e-The
IS 600 900 rubber manufacturing plant oI
the lntercontinental Rubber Company at
Torreon has closed down pending the
restoration OF peace in that section The
general offices Of the company ars being
moved from Torreon TO San Antonio.
EAGLE PASS. Tex. May 20 The mas
sacre OF more than 200 Chinese In Tor
reon and the killing OF many more in
other parts Of the country have stricken
the Chinese all over Mexico with terror
Many OF them have fed to the Rio Grande
border and are making desperate at
tempts to cross to this side 80 far the
United States Government inspectors and
guards along the river have been able To
prevent the panicstricken men from
entering this country. but the task ia
proving very difficult
ZAPATA, Tex. May Hundreds of
Mexican political refugees who live in the
Texas border region are preparing TO
return to their native country now That
President Diaz has resigned and they
run no danger Of being punished for
oRat OfenOAa A0alnat the Houe IN rnout
Many Of theee men were participants
4 In tho Garza revolution OF twenty years
ago and were identified In other move
ments against the Diaz Government
Celebrations are being held In nearly
all the Texas border towns by Mexicans
over the usw political era.