Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-22
Matches Their Only Light.

took place under most extraordinary Girl
cumstances on the steps Of the custom
house. When the peace commissioners
arrived they found the door of the Gus
tom house locked. and no one there to let
them in. Accordingly they gathered on
the steps of the building and while news
paper men held matches fountain pens
were produced and the document signed.
Judge Carbajal represented the federal
government, and DIR. Vasquez Gomez,
Francisco L. Madero and Senior Pine
Suarez acted for the revolutionists. The
agreement follows:
In the city of Juarez, on the o1st day
Of May, 1911. in the custom house. Senior
Don Francisco S. Carbajal. representing
the government of Gen. Porfirio Diaz:
DR.. Francisco VasQuez Gomez. Don Fran
cisco j. Madero and Don Jose Maria Pine
SuareZ. as the representatives Of the
revolutionary forces. having gathered to
treat about the method Of effecting a ces-
sation of hostilyes in the entire national
territory and considering:
Il. That Senior Gen. Porffrio Diaz has
manifested his resolution OF resigning the
presidency of the republic before the end
of the present month, and
80. That bona fide news is at hand that
Ramon Corral will resign the vice presi-
dency OF the republic within the same
period, and
Succession Of de la Barra.
'3. That. by the administration OF law
Senior Francisco Leon de la Barra at
present minister of foreign relations of
the government OF Senior Gen. Diaz, will
assume. for the interim. the power Of the
executive of the nation, and will call the
general elections according TO the terms
Of the constitution. and
- That the national government will
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satisfy these conditions within the pro-
visions Of the constitution. and will come
to an agreement conducive to indemnify
ing the losses directly caused by the revo-
luton: therefore, the two parties repre-
sented In this conference, in view Of the
previous considerations, have agreed to
formulate the following agreement:
From today on hostilities which have
existed in the entire national territory OF
the republic shall cease between the
forces Of the government and those of
the revolution. these forces to be dis
necessary steps are taken to re-establish
and guarantee tranquility and public or
der.
..Transitory provision
LAS soon az possible the reconstruction
or repair OF telegraph and railway lines
hitherto interrupted shall be begun
Agreed and signed in duplicate by:
SENIOR DON FRANCISCO S. CAR
BAL A
"DOS FRANCISCO vASQUEZ GOMEZ.
"DON FRANCISCO MADERO.
DON JOSE MARIA PINO SUAREZ"
Hesitancy Of Madero.
The agreement was signed after three
days of indecision, Francisco l. Madero.
jr, leader Of the revolution, expressing
the view that peace could be declared
only when Senior de Ia Barra became
provisional president and the new cabi-
net was installed.
Senior Maderos hesitancy was based on
the idea that a peace agreement could
have no legal effect. inasmuch as one
Of the parties, the revolutionists expired
when peace was declared. 1t was pointed
out to him. however, that a peace treaty
in the legal sense OF the word was not
desired, but merely signed declaration
recording what had been done toward
satisfying the demands Of the revolu-
tionists.
The troops, 1t is provided. will be dis
banded proportionatey asa each state is
restored to tranquility. AS the revolution
in many states has been melted by the
opposition to the governors, the retention
of armed forces until the new governors
are installed constitutes a practical guar
antee that the issue will not be evaded
Francisco l. Madero. jr., Will remain
here for at least Ave or six days more
He will start for Mexico City via Chi
huahua and Torreon Immediately after
President Diaz has resigned. Assurances
have been received from railroad officials
that the line from here southwark will