New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
MADER0, WARNED,
DELAYS ATTACK
Gomez Tells Him Battle at Juarez
Might Cause Ameri-
can Intervention.
REBEL LEADER IN DILEMMA
Officers Threaten to Desert if He
Doesn't Fight-Father Ad-
vises Him to Make
Peace.

Madero's Camp. near JuareZ. Mexico.
April 21.-Francisco l. Madero. sr., and
his party of peace emissaries arrived to-
night, after a weeks efforts TO reach the
rebel leader General Madero told news
paper men that no attack on Juare2
would be made within the next twenty
four hours
Maderos decision TO postpone an at
tack on Juarez was due partly TO the
arrival of his father. as advance agent
Of the dove OF peace. but principally 10
code message from DR.. Vasquez Co
mez at Washington. insisting that an
attack on the city across the river from
FL Paso az this time would be unwise
and probably would he the signal for
American intervention.
Or Gomez insisted that public senti-
rnent was in favor of ending the strife,
ard the heavy loss Of life an attack on
Juarez was certain 10 cause would turn
moral support away from the rebellion.
The leader OF the revolt was plainly
perturbcd NJ the situation in which he
found himself Not to attack would make
him a greater laughing stock than was
Orozco. who marched to the city gates
firing shot incidentally one Of his
principal officers has told him that If the
present campaign ends in a fiasco he will
leave the generals forces and operate in
i 4 -
has made a great concession in changing
his Cabinet Ministers and granting po-
litical reforms. and Washington and
members Of his own family urged Madero
to desist
The peace emssaries arrived at Q o'clock
tonight the party consisting of Fran
cisco Madero. sr.. his brother, Ernesto
his son. Alfonso; Rafael L. Hernandez
huahua. who Joined the mission at that
city.
Family Conference Held.
Family matters came TO the fore as
soon as the usual extravagant Spanish
greetings were over. Sonora Madero.
wife Of the general. was seated on
did its best to help out the stars. No
more romantic setting for a war pict
ure could be imagined
It was some time before Francisco
the elder could bring up the subject
foremost in his mind. Then the voices
dropped The general, Of course. was
familiar with the subject at hand He
had been informed first By the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent who saw
him at Bustillos two weeks ago. and
discussion. hut arrangements were made
for full conference.
General Madero is a little man with
pointed black beard and suave dipo-
matte manner He looked weary of Wis
itors who came to talk peace All sorts
of unofficial commissions have called on
the subject The present one. however.
is at least semi official. as the govern
ment has lent every aid in making its
progress possible.
The Younger Madero has said repeat
edly that Diaz must resign before neeo-
tiations are possible. but his father and
others in his party feel sure that they
will be able 10 impress him with the
view that real reform would he greatly
retarded without the iron hand OF Pres-
dent Diaz AT the helm.
Ell Paso. Tex. April 81 All neeotia-
tions between tA- insurgents and the
Mexican government were officially
called off late to-day oscar Braniff and
Fsnuivel Obreeon. Of Mexico City. who
have been trying to get Madero 10 ac-
cept some peace proposals. received a
telegram this afternoon calling of all
negotiations This message came just
after they had sent a messenger under
a flag Of truce with a final appeal to the
rebel leader
The message was from Mexico City.
although they refused to say who sent
II II informed them that the de-
mands Of Madero We're such that they
could not be entertained Already the
two volunteer peace commissioners had
given up nope and had issued a state
ment. throwing the blame for failure
on Madero.
simultaneously with the receipt Of the
telegram from Mexico City the rebel
troops began 10 march ont Of the hills
and canyons by the hundreds and move
closer to Juarez. as If preparing for an
attack Il soon appeared. however. that
they were not hurrying to an attack.
The troop movement proved to be
Villas command coming from its camp
in the mountains to take its position with
the rest Of the rebel army
All day Maderos UNMARRIED statement
TO reporters was that nothing had de-
veloped TO make him change his decision
of Yesterday 10 open the battle to-day
He busted himself. receiving messages
from the FL Paso junta. visiting with his
wife. who came from San Antonio to-
day. and receiving callers. Among the
messages received was "A telegram from
Globe. Arz. offering him a hundred
Americans for his army
Branff and Obregon. peace commits
sioners. to-day gave out statement Of
their proposals for settling the trouble.
and declared that Madcro would be To
blame for the consequences Of the war.
inasmuch as he could at present accept
compromise with good grace. They
declared that they represent per
fectly defined public sentiment" In Mex
leo.
III statement says
The public demands are