The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-04
MEET IN A RING.
Mexican Peace Commissioners
Begin Negotiations.
No Outsiders Are Permitted to
Be Present.
YAQUIS WOULD HELP
Indians Offer to Take and Hold
Any Sonora Cities
If MaderO Will Promise to Re-
store Their Rights.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 4.-After sew
eral preliminary conference OF an
informal nature during the last
three months, the Mexican govern
ment and the revolutionists headed by
Francisco Madero, jr., formally gath
cred in peace negotiations today across
the Rio Grande, half way between the
federal stronghold of Juarez and the
Madero camp, five miles away to the
north of the city. Judge Carbajal of
the supreme court of Mexico represent
ed the government, while DIR. Vasquez
Gomez headed the rebel commission, as
sisted by Francisco Madero, sr., with
Senior Pine Suarez as legal advisor.
Credentials were exchanged by potn
sides and the negotiations began.
1t was stated at the Madero camp by
one of the inSurrectos that the res1gna-
tion of President Diaz finally was in
cluded in the list of the revolutionists
demands. Just how Judge Carbajal
will deal with that queStion-for of
course it will be discussed-was a mat
ter of much conjecture in the inSur-
recto camp. 1t is believed he will seek
to have it excluded from the provisions
of the peace agreement, though 1t was
rumored that he would repeat various
assurances already made to the insur-
termediate persons that he intended to
relinquish the presidency after the
peace agreement was put into effect.
The character of the credentials pre-
sented by the federal envoy recognizes
Francisco I. Madero, jr., as the leader
of the revO1utionarieS and the govern
ment now will look to the rebel leaders
under his command for the influence in
restoring complete tranquility in all
parts of Mexico.
The inSurrecto commissioners were
tardy in reaching the Madero camI
from Ell Paso today. incidentally, the
United States troops guarding the in
ternational line insisted on seeing the
pockets of all persons who crossed ir
the effort to prevent smuggling ot
arms. Even the rebel peace commits
sioners were halted in their hurry, tc
undergo superficial examination By
the American troops.
The rebel commissioners first were
in a long conference with Francisco I
Madero, jr. He talked rapidly tx
them and with considerable emphasis
The Madero headquarters became
crowded with other chiefs and finall!
General Madero left headquarters fOl
a secluded spot along the river. Tht
four men paced up and down on thu
| loose sands for nearly an hour in thu
| boiling sun and finally the commits
sioners left in an automobile for thu
meeting ground at 10:15 Madero re
turned to his headquarters.
| The credentials Of the federal envo.
as made public before the conferenc
| were as follows:
| "The president of the republic ha
| designated you in conformity with thes
| instructions which have been given yo1
| and those which we will communicat
to you subsequently. to proceed to dis
| cuss with Senor Don Francisco 1. Ma
dero. chief of the revolution or wit
| the representative whom he may name
| on the basis of an arrangement whicl
| should put an end to the state of revo
| luton and re-estabhsh order in tn
| whole country.
| In carrying out this, you are abl
| to utilize the services of Seniors Osca
J. Braniff and Don Esqu1vell Obrego
who have spontaneously and disinter
| estedIy intervened in an official 7nanne
| in the preliminaries for the negotia
| tions.
"In the absence of the secretary o
| the interior you will be able to com