Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
NO. FAITH IN PROMISES
Not Until Reforms Are in Force
Will They Quit Field.
LEADERS WOULD SURELY DIE
Oppression Would Be Greater Than
Ever. He Declares. Should
Diaz Triumph.


down their arms, declares DIR. Fasquez
Gomez confidential agent in Washington
of the Madero party. unless the Diaz
government arranges for peace on the
basis of reforms based upon constitu-
tion and law and liberty. after formal
negotiations with the revolutionists.
The revolutionists will accept no
promises. and will not submit on the
assurance of reforms merely. Fear that
its leaders would be ssassinated and
that the reforms would not be effected
if dependent merely upon governmental
promises is expressed by DR.. Gomez in
a statement issued today.
The statement follows:
Undoubtedly all the people of Mexico
desire peace throughout the nation, put
it is also true that with the present gov
ernment it is impossible to have real
peace. one established and based upon
constitution and law and administered
with real justice and in observance OF
the exercise of political rights.
The government of Gen. DiaZ and his
friends has demonstrated for more than
thirty years that it is incapable of es-
| tablishing peace and order on solid
basis. 1t has waited until the people OF
Mexico have resorted to arms before be-
ginning to think Of satisfying their de-
mands. We will never have peace if
tnlnSS continue III lIuS way
Refuses to Treat
THE government of Diaz although
realizing this. has refused to treat openly
with the revolutionists. persists in treat
ing them as bandits and in announcing
that they must submit Internationally to
the authority of government before any
reforms will be granted.
| THE revolutionary party, which is con-
stituted of the best men Of the country
doctors, lawyers, artisans, workingmen
and the like-are firm in declaring that
| it will not enter into anything but for
NAL negotiations for peace. 1t cannot
accept as a guarantee nothing more than
the promise of a government that has
| for more than thirty years been promis-
ing and has never fulfilled single prom
! Use; it cannot believe that the govern
ment will change its methods of SO many
years, methods imposed upon the people
by force, despite the possibility of such
assurances in a guarantee.
'The revolutiOnists think, and with
reason that following the laying down OF
their arms many of the leaders would
die mysteriously, no reforms would bt
granted and the oppression would be
greater than ever.
! For this reason the revolutionists will
not accept as a guarantee the promises
Of the government. because they know
that none of them will be complied with.
AS little. too, will they accept as a guar
antee Mr.. LimantOur or any other indi-
vidual, because one man cannot and must
not serve as guarantee for a political
party fighting for the liberty of a people,
| and much less when such a man has been
and is the right hand of the depressing
government.
"The rsvolutionists do not desire the
complete elimination of the opposing
party. because every one knows that it is
necessary to have opposed parties in a
nation in order to maintain political eQui-
| librium and righteous administration. As
little will they refuse to enter into peace
negotiations for the good OF the country;
but they will not relinquish their de-
man6s that the lives Of their partisans be
out.
Must Be Represented.
The revolutionary party must be
| represented in the government of the
states, in the Congress and in the cab
| met. 1t is we'll known hta up to the
| present not a single member of the
cabinet or a representative of the peo-
pie has ever made the least protest in
| regard to the great political abuses,
| the unjust fmprisOnments and the num-
| berless political assassinatiOns.
For all these reasons the reyolu-
| tionists will not lay down their arms
until the time when these reforms that
guarantee the lives of the people. the
administra tion Of justice and political
! liberty shall be in effect.
IF the government should unfortun-
| ately through bad council refuse to
| enter into formal negotiations. the rev.
olutionary party will regain with arms
the liberties of the people, and they
expect to have the sympathy and moral
/ support of the American public in this
| dim aS have had salI DeODle fighting
! for Justice and liberty.