The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-18

and ] am sure within few days per-
feet tranquility will have been restored.
The surrender of the federal govern
ment is SO complete that there is no
faction which can be dissatisfied"
Responsibility With Success.
Today is to be devoted to work on a
definite peace agreement. The provis-
ional cabinet will receive the document
drafted yesterday by Senior Madero
with the assistance of DR.. VasqueZ
Gomez and it probably will be approved.
Later today Judge Carbajal, it is ex-
pected will make his first visit to the
customs house, the provisional capitol.
for formal conference with the rebel
peace commissioners. 1t confidently is
expected by the rebels that Carbajal
will be able to sign the agreement
within two days. though the rebel pro-
posals will not go forth by telegraph
until late today.
Just what effect the dispatches in
the morning papers today from Mex
leo City will have on the terms Of
agreement is a. matter which the cabi-
net meeting will decide, but it is be-
lieved the stand taken by Madero will
be approved.
Some insurrecto leaders, bent on Sc
curing the guarantees, will insist on IA
provisional governorShips, but not un-
til after the cabinet is reorganized
Those IA governorshipS have a deeper
meaning that guarantees, it is asserted.
the immense responsibility before the
country imposed upon it as a result
of the practical surrender to it of the
governmental power, wishes to build up
a strong machine by which to keep the
country at permanent peace and the
rebels point out that with men like
Provisional Governor Abraham Con
zales in Chihuahua and Vetustian Car
| rama in Coahuila, a brief telegram to
the political or military leaders in their
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quillity in a few days. But those who
are looking ahead to the coming ma
| tional election see in the possession of
| IA governorships the possibility of
building up political machine not un-
! like that which often assists the can
didacy of a presidential aspirant in the
political parties of the United States.
! Looking NOrthward.
Incidentally Mexico IN its political
| emancipation is scrutinizing most care
! fully the bi-party system in the United
| States and Senor De La Barra, when
| he takes the reins as provisional presi-
| dent and sets at work on the task
| of securing a free election will use his
| influence for the adoption of electoral
reforms and methods prevalent in the
republic of the north.
SeRor De La Barra's certain incum-
bency of the provisional presidency is
viewed with pleasure here. After the
general election it is believed he again
will become the minister of foreign
relations. a work for which Mexicans
now feel he is the most competent
man they could place in that portfolio
He enjoys the confidence and personal
esteem of President Taft
| Mexicans generally who feel thai
the relations between the United States
and Mexico have been somewhat cal
loused by the incident Of the revolu-
ton look forward to reconstructive
policy by Senor De La Barra calculat-
ed to bring the two countries once
more in friendly juxtaposition.
The intimacy that sprang up when
, d.. Gomez and Senor De La Barra met
az Washington two months ago and
informally discussed the revolution
, since has ripened into mutual admira-
ton and Senior De La Bafra, it is be-
heved, has been most instrumental
within the last week in placing the
name of DR.. Gomez before the cabinet
as most valuable man for the new
cabinet whether in the portfolio OF
public instruction or in that of gober-
nacion. Gomez is possibly a friend OF
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