The Washington times., 1911-05-14

against Gen. Juan Navarro, captured
chief of the federals, whose life is de-
rebels. Today this feeling is as strong
as ever, and the United States officers
here are guarding Navarro's refuge
place in this city, and have doubled the
guard at the border lest insurrectos try
10 dash across the Rio Grande and seize
Navarro for lynching.
II told Madero that IL it would make
1t difficult for him in protecting me.
and II 1t was my life the instructors
wanted, for him to surrender me-" de-
clared Navarro, in Ell Paso this morn
ing.
Not Worried.
The grizzled old veteran of seventy
three, who has been a soldier in the
Mexican army for fifty-eiSht years. is
evidently not the. least coWed by the
prospect of death, such as he has rieted
out, 1t Is said, more. times than years
he has lived.
Part OF the insurrecto army is moving
today from JuareZ to the south to guard
against attack from any federals that
may be coming north, but 1t is not be-
those who are advancing the peace
cause say things look exceedingly bright
for the resumption nofnegotiations. With
out stating what their plan Is. the fed
eral go-betweens say they can now ef-
fectively dispose Of the Diaz resigna-
ton trouble. and that inasmuch as all
other matters had virtually been de-
Cided, their should be nothing in the
way of an early settlement. Oscar
Braniff is responsible for this statement
made yesterday and reiterated, during
the night with emphasis. Madero ad-
mits that peace talk is underway. but
from the rebel viewpoint it does not
appear to be as bright as II was before
the battle of Juarez. The fighting men
are feeling their oats" and the new
ly appointed cabinet officers are anxious
to have chance at running a govern
ment.
Inasmuch, however, as there are to
be four cabinet officers for the insur-
rectos in the -reOrganized national gov
ernment IL peace Is negotiated. there
will be room for Madero to plan some
of the present cabinetters and prob
ably reconcile them. DR.. VasqueZ Co
meZ, late insurrecto confidential agent
in WashingtOn-if he were there now,
he would be called ambassador. for the
new government is creating embassies,
cOnsulates and other like positfons-is
one of the men who VIII have cabin
ct position If peace is concluded.
More Peace Talk.
The peace talk will be actively re-
sumed Monday. Some progress is de-
CldTtu 10 nave DtcIl IIlduC lVNoS' hS
insurrecto government it is declared.
has no inclination to push the field cam
paign at present, unless, forced to it
by operations Of the federals. and the
federals are not operating very strongly
since the battle of Juarez.
II is Madero's plan to remain in
active while he recruits his army and
gets the new government into shape.
When things are expected, they do not
happen in insurrecto circles in Mexico;
when they are not expected they hap
pen. so, while Juarez is as peaceful as
cemetery today the rebel capital
of Mexico may BE- a bowling mob be-
fore midnight, and vet il may be cele-
brating an assurance that fighting Is
over
Yesterday morning broke upon a
peaceful town. and before night Pas
quale Orozco. general and chief OF the
insurrectos. had pushed a revolver INTO
the face Of Francisco |. Madero, his
corlmanded-i -in-chief and president. and
had demanded the resignation OF the
crtirc Ssbinet while the president him
self had spirited away General Juan
Navarro, the principal prisoner OF the
rebels 70 save Rim from murder at the
hands Of his Captors. because the In
surrectos were kept in control OF their
chief.
Last night there were so many muir
mers of discomfort in the rebel city.
that re-inforCements Of United States
troops were brought do vn to the heart
Of the CIV anG held in readiness TO
join the border patrol in case any
overt act should be made in the d.
rectfon Of attempting to obtain the
person Of the former federal com
mander to make an insurrecto target
of him.
Navarro. after swimming the river,
was secreted over night at the home
of friends in FL Paso, and guarded by
United States and city secret service
men. He spent the night here. He
declares that he is a prisoner OF the
insurrectos. and will on his honor re-
turn to JuareZ at any time he Is
asked. whether for trial or for eX-
change with the federals.
The insurrectos want his life because
at Cerro Prieta at the opening OF the
was Navarro bayoneted the insurrecto
wounded and executed the insurrecto
prisoners.
Madero says it would be a blot on
the otherwise fair name" of his army
to permit violence to a prisoner. an
that no harm shall come to Navarro
nor any of NavarrO'S men II he can
prevent it
Many of the prisoners taken with
Navarro when he surrendered have
embraced the insurrecto cause and are
being released from prison to become
soldiers of Madero. Others are to be
released and put to work repairing
railroads and performing other services
for the insurrecto government, or at
least in assisting to restore roads to
normal in the region held by the
rebels.