The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
Madero and Judge Carbajal Sign Official Pact to
 Relieve Situation
THE NEXT MOVE IS
 DIAZ' RESIGNATION
Troops Will Be Disbanded "Propor- tionately as Each State Is Re- stored to Tranquility'-Go-
 meg Goes to Mexico

Juarez, Mexico. May 21.--Officially designated representatives of the Mex tcan government and the revolution ists at 10 o'clock tonight signed peace agreement at the customs house here intended to end the hostilities that have been waged in Mexico for the last six months.
 Though covering only the principal points negotiated thus far, the agree ment practically records the conces- sions by the government of those de- mands. which started on November 20 Ia sit armed revolution in Mexico. Tele- grams announcing the signing of the agreements were dispatched through out Mexico to revolutionary and fed eral leaders alike.
 Constitutional restrictions prevented the inclusion in the agreement of the fact that the rebels will be permitted to suggest to various state legisla lures the names of provisional governors and likewise the fact that six of the eight members of the new cabinet have been chosen by the .revolutionists. but the agreement records that President Diaz and Vice President Corral will resign and that the government Is to concen- trate its attention on desired reforms.
 In the same room where President IaII ana FI6S1u6llt IldL IHct wv ycoA D ago, where the portrait of President Taft in silent solitude looks down on the peace commissioners, the portrait of President Diaz which once hung beside the Taft picture having long since been removed, the document was formally drafted today.
 The actual signing of the agreement took place under most extraordinary circumstances tonight on the steps of Whan the nAnca commissioners arrived they found the door of the customs house locked and no one there to let them in. Accord ingly they gathered on the steps of the building and while newspaper men held matches, fountain pens were produced and the document signed
 Four automobiles turned their search lights on the scene and when the sigma lures were affixed the commissioners of both sides embraced joyfully, while a small crowd that had collected shouted 'Viva Lapaz.'
 Judge Carbajal represented the fed eral government and Dr. Vasquex Co., meg Francisco l. Madero, Sr., and Senor Pino Suarez acted for the revolution ists. The agreement follows:
 Text in Full
 Tn the city of Juarez, on the Fist day of May, 1911, In the customs house, Senor Don Francisco s. CarbaJal, rep resenting the government of Gen. For forio Diaz: Dr. Francisco VasqueH Go- meg. Don Francisco I. Madero and Don lose Maria Pino Suarez, as the repre- sentatiyes of the revolutionary forces, having gathered to treat about the method of effecting cessation or nos tilities in the entire national territory, and considering:
 '1. That Senor Gen. Porforio Diaz nas manifested his resolution of resigning the presidency of the republic before the end of the present month, and,
 .2 That bona fde news is at hand that Ramon Corral will resign the vice presi- dency of the republic within the same period. and,
 n3 By the administration of law, Senor Francisco Leon De La Barra, at pres- ent minister of foreign relations of the government of Senor Diaz, will assume for the interim the power of the executive of the nation and will call the general elections according to the terms of the constitution, and.
 ."rbat the national government will study the conditions of public opinion to satisfy these conditions with the provis- ions of the constitution and will come to an agreement conducive to indemni- fvinr the losses directly caused by the revolution, therefore, the two parties rep resented in this conference. in view of the previous considerations, have agreed |to formulate the following agreement: From today on hostilities which have 
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