The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-22
PEACE SEEMS TO
Be POSSIBLE At
PRESENT Time
1nsurrecto Leader Has Asked
Rebel Confidential Agent to
Arrange oArnistice
POSSIBLE INTERVENTION WAS
THE CAUSE OF THE CHANGE


The CAUSE OF THE CHANGE
Both Armies Resting on Their Arms At
Juarez With Cannon Pointed and
Within Rifle Shot of Each Other
Mexican Officer Disguised.
Washington, April 22-Dr. Vasuuez
Gomez, the confidential agent of the
Mexica nrevolutionists in the United
States, today received a telegram from
Gen. Francisco l. Madero, Jr., au.
thorizing him to begin negotiations
with the Mexican government for an
immediate armistice.
Ihe message to DR.. Gomez from
zen. Madero to arrange an armistice
was Immediately telegraphed by DR..
Gomez to Senor De La Barra, minis
ter of foreign affairs at Mexico City
with whom he has been in constant
communication during the last few
days. Gen. Maderos former message
spurning an armistice gave DIR. Co
mez sleepless night, but he was
jubilant today over what he believes
to be the success of his activities and
declared that Mexico now was on the
road to peace. He wired Gen. Madero
to send him complete Instructions not
only for the armistice but for the
peace conferences that are sure to
, follow.
The sudden change in the attitude
of Gen. Madero, who until late last
night was reported as obdurate
against both an armistice and peace
proposals, was explained here by the
fact that DR.. Gomez, in his numerous
messages within the last twenty-four,
hours, pointed out the complication
that has arisen between the United
States and Mexico over the incidents
on the border Although he had no
access to the government officials, DR..
Gomez has been cognizant of the i'm.
preston which the recent Mexican
developments had made upon the adj
ministration. He plainly showed his
disappointment at the turn of events
in Washington following tie report
of the Mexican notes.
DR.. Gomez believed that American
intervention was not an impossible
ity and hastened to demonstrate with
the rebel leader against any repetition
|'along the American border of such
incidents as occurred at Douglas.
Armies Waiting
FL Paso. April 22-Dawn today
found the two armies at Juarez rest
ing within rifle shot of each other.
Each side has its cannon pointed and
in each army the soldiers are keeping
close to their rifles. The insurrectos
have not changed their position. They
still occupy the mountain range in a
crescent shape about the city, one
point of the crescent being northwest
of Juarez and the other southeast, the
army extending around the inside.
Francisco Madero, Sr., and other
members of the peace mission went
early today to the insurrecto camp
for what was intended to be thor
ough discussion of the situation. Col.
Temborel. commander of the military
post at Juarez, expressed himself in
a sarcastic vein today with reference
to Madero's announcement that he
would not attack the city within twen-
ty-four hours. BAH" exploded the
colonel. "He will never attack. He
is afraid. He will make one excuse
after another but there will be no at
tack. You will see.'
Madero's Statement
Madero Camp, via Ell Paso. April %
The prospects of peace in Mexico
became roseate today when Gen. Ma
dero in an interview with the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent declared
that he had never, and does not now,
insist upon the immediate resignation
of President Diaz as a necessary pre-.
liminary to the signing of a peace
pact This admission was so startl-
ing that the correspondent repeated
the generals words to Gen. Madero
and asked if that was the statement {
he wished to make. He replied thai
the statement was correct and added"
ut was said that sent an ultima,
tum to President Diaz insisting THAI
he must resign. did not do so. |.
would like to see the revolution end
ed peacefully. I want no further
Taft Pleased
Washington April 22- President
Taft received the news of the ar.
for an armistice with un-
disguised satisfaction. He was quick
to inform the members Of his cabinet
and summoned Secretary of War Dick
inson for a short conference. The
secretary was visibly pleased when
he left the white house. 1t is be-
lieved that the armistice will relieve
both the Mexican and United States
of an embarrassing tan
BY order of Secretary of War Dick
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