The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-24
Attitude of M e XII c a y.
Government Comes as
Great Surprise.
WANTS NOIRANCOR H
ON ETH Err SID. f.
Armistice Of Five Days, Begin
ming at Noon Sunday, Is Sign
ed, and Actual Peace Ncgo-
tiations Are Now Under
Way-Meeting on Banks
of Rio Grande.

II Paso, Tex, April 2s.-An arms
ticc of i've days. beginning at noon
to-day. and affecting the districts
around Juarcz and chihuahua and west
Of the latter city. was made effective
to-day In an exchange of Identical
letters signed by General Francisco L..
Madero, for the rebels. and General
Juan Navarro. for the government.
The truce provides that there shall
be no movement OF troops OF either
side during the next i've days. ana
That provisions and medicines may be
brought to either camp from the Amer
ican SIDE without payment of duty. 1t
is noted that Djinagn. whose small
Federal force Is bes!eged. is not COW
cred In the arInistice. the insurrecto
activities in that district being largely
independent. tbs expected that in
the event OF the settlement OF the re-
hcllion in chihuahua, he situation at
Ujinhga and other scattered places
throughout the republic Will receive
attention The moral effect OF cessa-
;ion OF hostilities IN chihuahua is re-
Sardcd as certain to make settlements
IN other parts OF the country simple.
Actual NcgotintlonY.
Actual peace negotiations preceded
the armistice IT was known. that
truce was agreeable 10 Madcro, and
telegram from the City OF Mexico in
formed General Madcro that General
Navarro had becn Instructed by Pres!-
dent Diaz to enter into the pact
The concessions which the govern
ment Is willing TO make have been
known for two weeks to General
Madero. ever since Frederick Moye. a
business man OF Chihuahua, visited
General Madero ut Rancho Bustillos
They were discussed at the meeting
la i, n rrin 1on
members of the peace mission. Those
present were:
Francisco Madcro. ST.. father OF the
f -cbcl leader; the lattcr's brothers. AL
fonso Gustavo and Raoul Madcro:
rascual Orozco, the original field lead
er OF the revolution: Pancho Villa. for
mer bandit, and present staunch sup
porter OF Madero; ciuizeppe Garubaldi
and General and Sonora Mndero. The
last named IS accounted n warm sup
porter OF taking Juarez and then talk
ing peace. N
1t may he rtatcd that General
Aadero has the most authentic assur-
nnccs of liberal attitude on the part
OF the government In fact II may be
stated that President Diaz Is anxious
TO ADOPT every measure which Will
insure the return or the revolutionary
forces to their farms and shops with
the feeling that the government ut
MEXICO City is inc r government, anu
that every aid that the government
can give them to repair the ravages of
neglect is theirs for the asking lie
H wants no rancor 10 remain on either
side. The libcraIity OF the President
on every point intimately affecting
the daily life OF the people as shown
in the assurances given General
Madero, exceeds the dreams of the
revolutionists themselves.
Terms OF Armfstice. 5l
The leaders under Madero assured
the latter as they have done before.
that any terms arranged by him would
be faithfully kept by them. When the
conference adjourned a long telegram
was dispatched to the City OF Mexico.
Presumably, 1t suggested details.
changes or additions in tho outlined
plan which serves as basis OF dis
cussion. The terms of the armistice
are as follows
/. Both forces, which operate in the
rectangle formed by principal points
Of Chihuahua Juarez, Cases Grandes
and Minaca. shall remain at the points
they actually occupy on this date
april 23) with neither side advancing,
nor the Forwarding of reinforcements.
9. All work OH Notifications,
trenches battlements OF any and all
description. or the REPAYMENT of rail-
roads or other military works shall be
suspended. i
8. 1t shall be permitted to bring in
by way of Juarez all provisions, for
age, clothing, medicine and other ne
cessities of life. without payment of
duty. Intoxicating liquors are eXciud-
ed from this provision.
4. This armistlce Shall remain in eff
feet 1--WE days. beginning to-day at IL
o'clock noon
5. Passes to and from camp shall
be granted to members OF the Afadero
Il family. peace commissioners, those
hauling supplies and others whose
legitimate duties require their pass
ages to and from camp. The form OF
the pass shall be agreed upon.
Siadero First 10 Sign.
General N1adero was the first to sign
the armistice. He placed 1t in the
hands of Oscar Braniff and Toribio
Equivel Obregron. who rode on their
mission to Juarez General Navarro
then signed an identical letter with
which the messengers returned to the
rebel camp. Braniff Is a weakly citi-
zen of the City OF Mexico and an ANA
teur sportsman and aviator Obregron
Is prominent lawyer OF tho Same city.
Tho peace meeting began In the rear
of an adobe house on the banks of the
Rio Grande across from tho smeltcr on
the American side. Crowds OF sight
seers had crossed from tho American
side, and guard was thrown around
the house and its meagre, dusty
grounds to protect tho confcrecs.
4 Along tho river for n mile tho SOL
diers gathered confronting long row