Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-21

Ell PASO. Tex, April 21.-It is as quiet
in the rebel camp as it is in Juarez. and
it is as quiet in Juarez as il could be in
any peaceful town in the United States.
Nothing has developed to change the
situation. and It is the calm before the
tornado. The insurrectos have received
no word as Vet that President Diaz IL
willing to retire, and Madero, the rebel
leader, declares that that is the sole con-
dition for a cessation of hostilities.
The attack on Juarez is set for this
afternoon-unless in the meantime the
President OF Mexico should resign. This
morning the two cities. Juarez on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande and FL
Paso on the American side. are awaiting
the outcome of the day of battle. tile
general expectation being that the fight
between the federals and rebels will b
under way by sunset.
Slept on Their Arms.
The insurrectos camped in the hills
surrounding the city slept on their arms.
confident that their superior numbers
precluded the possibility of a federal
sortie
In Juarez the federals likewise slept
in more or less security. protected by the
twenty -four-hour interval allowed by the
insurrecto commander in his demand for
the surrender of the city.
Madero hes given his word that he Will
not attack before this afternoon unless
attacked His army is waiting just out
side of Juarez, we'll armed and numer-
Gus. Inside the town, heavily fortified,
are the 7oO loyal soldiers of Diaz. waiting
for the attack. The federals, after q
quiet night, undisturbed by shots or war
indications of any character, are ready
for the battle, they declare, any time
Madero opens it.
Await Word From Diaz.
Outside the town Madero and his men
are waiting for Porfirio Diaz. president
of Mexico, to send word that he is
willing TO resign the presidency. This.
they declare, is the only thing that will
prevent an attack on Juarez. Madero
does not say positively that he will open
his attack on Juarez this afternoon, nor
does he set any time for the hight. but
he declares that if the retirement OF
Diaz is not announced Juarez win be
storined.
Yesterday morning Madero sent notice
to the foreign consuls In Juarez that
"Juarez may be attacked any time after
midnight April 30
During the day persons attempting to
bring about an armistice for the dis
cussion of peace obtained from Madero
the statement that Il will wait twenty
four hours longer for DiaZ TO decide u
he will surrender the presidency.
The peace commissioners are not sure
whether he meant twenty-iour houfs
from the time they were talking to him.
which was o'clock in the afternoon. or
twenty-four hours from the time he had
informed the consuls mat the battle
might be expected
Junta Not Jubilant.
Anyhow, there has as yet been no fndi-
cation that the answer Of Diaz is TO be
favorable At the offices Of the El Paso
junta there appears to be no jubilation
such as might be expected If the code
messages coming from it's confidential
agent In Washington were of character
indicating a compliance with the wishes
of the insurrecto president and his Inen.
The Juarez military officials appear con-
fident of the completeness of their forti-
fications. and American army officers
compliment them excellent examples
of engineering work. Not only Is the
town fortified to defend itself, but IL has
several field guns and three or four
rapid fire guns calculated to prove most
effective I'm scattering the enemy when
the guns are put in action.
The rebel army has now had Juarez
on the northwest. west and
southwest for more than thirty-six hours,
and has been busy surrounding the city
steadily since last Friday. when the first
arrived. II battled all next
day twelve miles from Juarez with .
small band OF the defenders of the town.
Keeping Within City.
Since that time none of the federals
has yentured outside the city limits, but
they have been busy inside preparing
Tor the attack.
1t is officially stated IN Juares that