The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-01
DR.. Gomez, Madero Senior and
Suarez to Discuss Peace
Terms With CarabajaI.
ARMISTICE EXPIRES
AT NOON WEDNESDAY
Insurrectos to Insist Upon Par
ticipation in Affairs.of the
Government.

Ell PASO. Tex, April 3o.-In a low
adobe house. upon which the sun beat
fiercely, the leaders of the Mexican in
surrection. political and military. sat for
four hours today. in tho lnsurrecto camp
formulating a programme TO be presented
to the federal government through its
peace envoys. At the conclusion of the
conference Francisco /. Madero, Jr..
president of the provisional government,
announced the election by ballot of DR..
Francisco Vasuuez Gomez. Francisco Ma
dero, Sr.. and Senior Jose Pino SuareZ as
the peace commissioners of the revolu-
tionary party.
With the provisional governors present
OF the various states in which the insur-
gents have organized their government.
| n definite basis Of peace terms was agreed
| upon. Though no official announcement
OF the terms was made. 1t was admitted
by many that there may be many break
erS anead.
The first obstacle, it is believed, will
be met when Seror Francisco Caraba jail.
head of the federal peace commission.
arrives here which is expected to be
tomorrow night.
Want to Know Envoys' Powers.
The insurgents will want to know ex
actly what powers have been bestowed
upon Senior Carabajai 1t is understood
here, for instance, that Senor Branifs and
Senior Obregon. who have been go-be-
act with Senior Carabajai. but in what
capacity Is not known to the insurrecto
leaders, Should 1t develop that senor
Caraba1al is TO be the sole envoy. with
plenary powers, the insurrectos will in
vest DR.. Gomez with similar credentials.
Francisco Madero Sr.. and Senor Pine
Suarez acting in an advisory capacity.
The insurrecto leaders are determined
that formal negotiations shall not be-
gin until the federal envoy or ENJOYS
present credentials authorizing them to
Gomez who has hitherto favored Laredo.
Mexico, as the meeting place for the
peace negotiations. yielded that point
ed near here 1t was pointed out to him
that to remove the negotiations from
here would delay matters seriously. AS
1t Is. the. armistice probably will have
to be extended once more. perhaps for
three days for it is not believed an
agreement can be reached before Wed
nesday noon, when the present armistlce
Demands Of Insurgents.
The substance of the insurrecto de-
mands is known in a general way. They
insist on participation in government af-
fairs and point out that the only way
to guarantee IT is TO place some members
of their party in the cabinet and to
select at least dozen of their sup
portcrs AS provisional governors pending
new elections.
While the resignation of President Diaz
is said TO be hardly mentioned In the
insurrecto demands, the insurrectos be-
lieve that with a majority representa-
tion in governmental affairs the person
ality OF the executive will be OF little
importance. They emphasize the fact
that theirs is not a personal quarrel but
q political revolt.
One reason for the absence OF any dis
cussion at present concerning President
Diazs part in the forthcoming trans
No fa,,
here who believe Diaz intends to con-
tinue in the presidency. No one has
assurances OF any resignation. but the
hands are steering the ship OF state In
the Mexican capital.
a curious incident of the days hap
fact that Francisco Madero. Sr.. was
not present at the conference OF the lead
ers nor We're any other members OF the
Madero family. except the provisional
president. In fact. It is said a discus
sion arose as to whether Francisco Ma
dero, Sr., who from the start has not
been an active partisan of the revolu-
tionary cause, should be peace COM
missioner
Vouched for His Father.
Francisco Madero. Jr.. however, as
sured the conferees that his father had
been In important consultation with the
FEDERAL government and now was thor
oughly familiar with the political situa-
tion.
With the exception of General PascuaI
Orozco. Colonel Dilla and Colonel Blanco
those who attended todays conference
constituted the same little band OF men
who met juc year ago in Mexico City
and formulated the platform OF the revo-
lutionist party in the last election.
The military leaders were invited to
the conference merely to advise them OF
the progress of the negotiations.
The political chiefs present were
Francisco l. Madero, Jr.. provisional
president OF the Republic of Mexico: Con
zaleS Garza provisional secretary OF
state; DR.. VasQuez Gomez, diplomatic
agent; Abraham Gonzales. provisional
governor of Sonora; Senor Pine SuareZ
provisional governor of Yucatan; Senior
Alberto Fuentcs. provisional governor OF
Aguacalientes: Senor Carranza pro-
visional governor OF Coahulla: Senior
Guadalupe Gonzales. provisional governor