The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-30
PEACE PLANS
OUTLINED
MaderoS on End Of Mexican
Revolution
EXPECTING GREAT THINGS
One Step in Resignation Of the Cabinet
When Diaz Goes the Re-
volt Will Be Con-
cluded.
EXPECTING GREAT THINGS

of Francisco |, Madero, ST., and his son
Gustavo, and the departure of Mr. de Ia
Barra from the embassy at Washington
for his new position at the Mexican cap.
tal. were all explained Tuesday in in.
terviews with Francisco /. Madero ST.
and Gustaro Msdero Tentative peace
proposals have been made, and on the
administration side have been acted on
In the view of Don Francisco, peace is
assured if not within ten days, then
at the farthest, within month Presi-
| dent Diaz it is reported, will insist in
a message to the Mexican Congress that
peace be concluded, On the vital point
of why they were so certain that the
tentative arrangement would within a
short time result in sealed compact
Of peace. father and son were silent.
They answered freely every other ques-
| ton. When the elder Madero and Lii
mantour met recently, tie very meet.
( ing was denied let alone discussion
OF terms for possible peace. Tuesday
/ il was admitted that the interview con.
cerned peace alone.
/ Senior Limantour. the Mexican fnan.
cier, familiar alike with the Bourse of
Paris, with Wall street and moueycd
London, Vienna and Berlin. responded to
the presidential summons to come to the
United States from Paris and carried
out the orders Of his superior, Porfrio
Disz. UnofHcially. on the surface at
least, he conferred with the represent
atives of the revolutionists, the father
Of Francisco l. Madero. now in the Geld
Of the head OF the revolutionists in front
on Chihuahua Limantour agreed to OBJ
tain every concession possible from the
government to the revolutionists to
make possible formal negotiations for
peace. Don Francisco. the cider prom
Used likewise
Limantour moved first The resigna.
ton of the aged Diaz cabinet followed
his first interviews with President Diaz.
IN itself. il was said 10 be not inn
portant; but as concession to public
opinion il meant everything. It was re-
garded as the evidence of good faith for
which the iusiurectos waited. with
only the resignation of the cabinet as
an evidence OF good faith. would you
care TO trust yourself on the cessation
of warfare" Dan Gustayo Madero was
asked Well, scarcely smiled the lat
ter
On this point nothing more definite
was obtainable. but the inference was
left that san Antonio is destined to be.
in a less important way. another Ports
mouth President Diaz. it was said, will
be allowed to save his face He would
retire with all the hoHors due his dis
tinguished services. Senior Limantour
was firm on this point as the basis OF
preliminary negotiations Senior MaderO
agreed, admitting. however that his nc
quiesceuce was subject to possible reiec- l
ton by his son. Francisco, and other !
army leaders lie did not fear an ad- /
verse vote, however The basic conces- (
sions which, it is believed, will be rati- /
fled later, include the resignation OF the I
Diaz cabinet and the appointment of /
younger men to their positions This al I
ready has been accomplished The next /
is the resignation of Diaz and holding /
of an election where the suffrage shall 4
be unconstrained. and free This ar
rangement includes the elimination of /
Vice President Corral a sick man. than /
whom, il is said, there is probably no 4
more unpopular person in Mexico.
~ Wal al iyr he .,k
resign the second highest Office in the
land, it IL said. Limautour, minister of
finance, or De Ia Barra. the new for
eign minister pro tempore, will exercise
the functions OF this Office The insur-
rectos do not consider De la BaIra a
strong man and the inference was plain
IN the interviews that l.imantOur was
the leader relied on to carry out the
governments guarantees Diaz. accord
ing to the programme. viii remain In
)fiicc with his new and somewhat nm
cabinet about him, until the
country is at rest When factory wheels
IRE again turning and railroad trains
-mnmg without fear of wreck at de-
,troyed bridges the iron man" will step
Town and ont, it is believed Limantour
n DE Ia Barra will then become acting
president and within sixty days will call
IA election
"Will you feel that a greater guar
ntee of the sauctity of the ballot other
han the assurance OF the administration
S necessary, or do YOU wish the United
states should man the pollsy Don Gus
avo was asked. "Emphatically. the in
eryention OF the United States has not
'een asked. nor do we consider It nee
ssary." was the reply. Mexico can
nd will work out her own destiny"
Among the fundamental demands OF
he reyolutionists are the following:
1 Immediate resignation Of Vice
resident Corral
2. Reiteratiou legally OF the re.elec-
ionist clause in the constitution. pro
hitting more than one term for presi-
ent.
3. Obnoxious governors Of states ap.
ointed by Daz against the wishes OF
he citizens Of the states affected, to be
opposed
4. Universal education at the cost Of
he state, especially for the peasant or
con class
Despite evasions ia the interviews.
hich We're given with every courtesy,
atween every line it was apparent that
he mobilization Of the American troops
al played the major part in bringing E
be- two sides in Mexico together In
IeXico there is no one, except foreign
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