Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-04-26
PEACE IN MEXICO
IS NOW IN SIGHT
Leaders of RevolutioniSts Pro-
pose An ArmiStiCe.
DIAz WILLING TO ACQUIEScE
Maderista's Fear international Com
pIications" and Suggest to Gov
eminent That Arrangements
Be Made for PourparIers.

Mexico City.-A proposition for an
armistice pending negotiations for a
settlement of Mexico's internal trou-
bles was received by the department
of foreign relations from DR.. Vasquez
Gomez, the insurrecto agent at Wash
ington
The armistice is asked for to avoid
international complications" and is
evidently caused by apprehension
that the United States would take
hand in the mixup.
The government has sent a reply
to the request that it will be glad to
receive and consider a formal pro-
posal for a cessation of hostilities
The suggestion from the Maderis
tas included a desire for arrange
ments for pourparlers for peace.
1t can be stated on the highest au.
thority that the Mexican government
will meet the Maderistas fully half
way, that no difficulties will be en-
countered as to amnesty or as to the
honest carrying out of the reform
program and that if the Maderistas
are in the slightest degree reasonable
peace is assured in few days time
The minister for foreign affairs,
Francisco L. de la Barra, stated that
the Mexican government in it's reply
to the note of the American govern
ment with reference to the fatalities
which had occurred during the first
| battle of Aqua Prieta had expressed
its regret for the same and had Of
fered to repeat the orders already
| given to its soldiers to avoid shoot
ing in the direction of the American
frontier, although it pointed out that
the shots which had caused the fatal
tiles in question were fired, according
to official information corroborated by
the press, by the American fflibusters
who form the majority of the So
called Lopez company of rebels
In its reply the Mexican govern
ment declared it's surprise at the
procedure of certain subordinate Of
ficials, a procedure opposed to the
practices of international law and
contrary to the friendship which ex-
lists between the two nations.
Further Mr.. De la Barra expressed
his conviction that these incidents
will not affect the friendly relations
between the two nations in the slight
est, as their respective governments
are animated by the most sincere
sense Of justice
Washington - While recognizing
the gravity Of the situation in
Mexico, congress leaders appeared sat
isfed that President Taft is doing
everything possible and nowhere is
there apparent the slightest DISPOSE
ton to interfere with his program.
1t was learned at the close of a con-
ference at the White House. attended
by Senator Cullom and Representative
Sulzer, chairmen respectively of the
senate and house committees on for
eign affairs, that President Taft, for
the present at least, does not contem-
plate sending to congress a special
message dealing with Mexican affairs
The president, however. is keeping the
leaders in both parties in congress
thoroughly acquainted with develop
ments, with the result that the closest
cooperation exists between the capitol
and the White House.
Politics have been eliminated from
consideration of the subject. There is
no disposition in either branch of con-
gress to demand of the president his
reasons for sending the troops to the
Rio Grande
Aqua Prieta, Mexico. = The bat
tie of Aqua Prieta, which ragged al
most without intermission for nearly
twenty-four hours, was won by the
Mexican federal forces, which occu-
pied the town at daylight
The rebels, their supply of ammuni-
ton and provisions exhausted, left an
hour before the government troops
arrived
Part of the insurrecto garrison was
disrupted in the abandonment of the
town. Throwing away their guns in
terror and leaving their horses, they
fed IN disorder in different directions
Most Of the rebel command, however,
retired in good order toward the noun
tains south Of the city. Two insurrec-
to commanders. Balazaric Garcia and
Colonel Medina, deserted their men
and fed across the border, where they
surrendered to the American troops
Lieut. Col Reynaldo Diaz led the
1900 triumphant federal troops into
Aqua Prieta.
The casualties OF the battle can
only be estimated, but the federal loss
was given out as five killed and Il
wounded and the rebels as eight killed
and four wounded