The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNf|
MExico's WAR NOW At AN sNI
NEWS SENT BROADCAST 4
Dispatched Throughout the Repuoa
to Federal and Revolutionary
acknowledgement Terms

Juarez, Mex.-Officially designaeo
of the Mexican sav-
eminent and the revolutionists atlO
o'clock Sunday night signed a pesce
agreement at the custom housesat
.Juarez intended to end the hoslllles
that have waged in Mexico for he
last six months
Though covering only the PRINCIPAL
points negotiated thus far, the asRe'
ment practically records the cones.
sions by the governemnt to those de-
mands which started on NoVembef2O
last by the armed reVolutlonlstsin
Mexico. kilograms announcing ne
signing of the agreement were ils-
patched throughout Mexico to reVoAF
tionary and federal leaders alike. {
Constitutional restrictions prevent
ed the inclusion in the agreement OF
the fact that the rebels will be pH-
mitted to suggest to various Stale
legislatures the names or proVlS'oRi
governors and likewise the fact tRt
six of the eight members OF the hsR
cabinet have been chosen by the re-
olutionists, but the agreement recoios
that President Diaz and Vice Pres
dent Corral will resign and that NE
government is to concentrate atta-
tons on desired reforms.
Judge CarLajal represented the leq
eral government, and k. NasquG
Gomez. Francisco ]. MaderO, ST., am
Senior Pine Suarez acted for the reVe
lutionists.
Peace Agreement.
The agreement follows:
In the city of Juarez, on the 2ls
day of May, 1911, in the custom nous
Senior Don Francisco S. CarbaJal, rel
resenting the government OF HeheF'
Porfirio Diaz; DR.. Francisco va
ouez Gomez, Don Francisco |. Madel
and Don Jose Maria Pine Suarez'
the representatives Of the reVoiutlo
ary forces, having gathered 10 ire
about the method Of effectlns cess
tion of hostilities in the entire n
tional territory and considering |
that Senior General Porfirlo DlaZ Il
manifested his resolution of resigm
the presidency of the republic befo
the end of the present month;
nv that bona fide news is at hand III
wv Ramon Corral will resign the Vi
presidency of the republic witt
-. the same period; and CD that oy
Ao' administration of law, Senior FIR
cisco Leon de la Barra, at pres'
pno minister of foreign relations or
49, government of General Dlaz, VIII
sumo for the interim the power OF
ecutive of the nation and VIII
-. the general election according 10
49, terms of the constitution; ana
,,it that the national government
a'., study conditions of public opinion
60 actually to satisfy the condltl
.ho with the provisions OF the cons'
,;no ton, and will come to an asreen
10 conducive to indemnifying the lo'
,,,nt directly caused by the revolution,
IN two parties represented in this
70 ference, in view of the previous
th siderations, have agreed to formu
tudy the 1oiio"lhs "s'ee
1O5 From today on, hostilities W
at have existed in the entire national
ritory of the republic shall cease
tween the forces of the govern
and those of the revolution, t
no is forces to be dismissed in propo
and as in each state the necessary
cone are taken to guarantee tranqu
the. and public order.
now Transitory provision: AS 500
and nossible the reconstruction or r
your of the National railway lines, hit
interrupted, shall be begun.
u Agreed and signed in duplicate
Don. Francisco S. Carba
GAM Don Francisco Madero,
'n' Don Jose Maria Pine sua
The agreement was signed
- three days of indecision, France
Madero, Jr., leader OF the reVol
expressing the view that peace
be declared only when Senior
Barra became provisional pre-
and the new cabinet was insta
for Some of his chiefs argued
-, wise declaring that armed for
~ the field in the interim mlght p
a tate trouble 1t was SUGGESTED
tha that in Difference to the wish
' president to retire when franc
was restored the peace agreen
made immediate, as his resigha
exnected within foar or i've
,ho The latter view prevailed.
Senior Maderos hesitancy was
an the idea that peace agf'
could have no legal effect, ina
80 one of the parties, the reve