The Ocala evening star., 1911-04-06
PEACE NOT IN PROSPECT
Insurgents Take No stock in Promises
of Ref0rm-Pen Picture of the
Insurrecto Leader

Maderos Camp, Bustillos Estate near
Chihuahua, Mexico, April GA decla-
ration that all talk OF peace is futile
so long President Diaz refuses to
resign and that the recent changes in
the cabinet at Mexico City have
served only to convince the insurrec-
tos of their ultimate success, was made
by Francisco T. Madero, the provisional
president. in an interview in his camp
here yesterday.
Madero's camp was reached after
sixty miles travel in a carriage. The
building occupied by the leader and
his staff is an extensive stone and
plaster palace which he laughing1y re-
ferred 10 as his capitol" 1t is the
seat of an hacienda of more than a
million acres in extent and is owned
by a member of the MaderO family.
When the visitor arrived Madero came
TO the front portico attended by Gen
Pasqua1 Orozco and members of his
staff
After formal greeting the leader
swept his hand toward the plantation
where 1900 men were encamped and
wanted to know if it did not look like
an army. With him were seven Amer
leans, including DR.. Wilson, his ply
scian and Oscar G. Creighton, who
has been active in blowing up railroad
bridges.
The personal appearance of Madero
invited scrutiny. A rather short, plump
man, accountered in boots, a sweater
and a suit of khaki; with a quick de-
cisive way of speaking when he gave
! orders, invested him with the manner
| of a commander. A habit of meditat-
| lively clawing his closely trimmed beard
as he spoke, showed that he carefully
weighed his words. The interview took
place in a spacious ti1e-foored room
and immedia tely turned to the subject
of peace
Nothing has transpired since we
took UP arms to Justify us in laying
them down." said Madero. Mr.. Liman.
tour has said that the peoples wishes
were for reforms pacifically asked
would be granted. In December, 1909
l wrote letter to Mr.. Limantour tell
ing him revolution surely would come
if the government did not grant a free
ballot. That was asking for reforms
pacifcally. The answer was To jail
with all reformers.' We took up arms
and we mean to fight it out.
LAS TO the cabinet, it is somewhat OF
an enigma. 1t is an untried quantity
THE only promise of note which i
has made is for the cutting up of the
, big landed estates and selling them il
small lots to the people on terms O.
from ten to fifteen years. The idea il
. good but we would hate to see Dia
: put it into effect, because it would b.
a pretext for great speculation on tn
. part of Diaz's friends. 1t would resul
: the same as did the appropriation o
. $25, 100000 for the encouragement o
I the hands of a few men, chiefly tn
!. friends of Diaz.
!. There is little hope for the Dia
government now. Their soldiers ar
!. growing heartily sick of being tied u
I in garrisoned towns. At our fil st grea
!. victory, which we expect to attain soor
!. our forces will be greatly augmented
{ The government will find 1t GROWN
!. more difficult to stop our movement:
!. We have so much freedom that the
Z cannot bottle us up and they canno
. stop our advance
I'VE hope the United States troop
will never come across our border.
would be calamity. We could not d
otherwise than regard intervention a
a hostile act. We are able to settl
z our own family troubles Our friend
ship for Americans is intense and W
q want it to remain So"
Although no Immediate attack is ar
ticipated the insurrectos are now with
in eight miles of the city of Chihuahu
and it is known that extraordinar
precautions have been taken for tt
= safety Of the citizens. People living
the outskirts have been warned
move within the city and large ou
posts of the federal troops have bee
stationed on tops of the surroundin
hills The insurrectos and federal ou
posts are within sight of each otht
and small skirmishes are frequent.