Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-23
UNLESS PRESIDENT DIAZ CON
SENTs TO IMPORTANT CON-
CESSIONS DEMANDED.
DEMANDS INCLUDE LAND DIVl
SION, FREE BALLOTS AND
ELECTORAL REFORMS.
Washington Receives Assurances
That American captives Have Not
Been Shot by FederaIs.
Peace Terms Of Rebels.

Peace Terms Of Rebels.
Despite peace negotiations the Mex.
lean insurrectos, through their secre-
tary of state announce that they will
continue fighting until President Dia2
puts his official approval ON Senor
Llmantour's efforts to end the war
and AT the same time retires from
the presidency, go that new election
may be held. Here are the other
terms submitted bv the rebels:
Election OF the governors in a state,
instead of by federal appointment
Curtailment of the powers of may
ors OF cities and provision for their
selection by popular vote instead of
by appointment by the governors of
state.
Reform of land laws, so that plan
tations now from one million to ten
million acres in extent, may be di.
vided and distributed or sold i'm small
lots to the people.
Free ballots in all elections and
preservation of individual rights
under the constitution.
Extension of the school system
Both sides must meet to discuss
peace on equal terms and without sur
render of arms BY rebels
Madero must be allowed to partici-
pate in peace discussion and guaran-
tee of safety must be given to all
who accompany him.
Mediation on the part of the Unit
ed States not acceptable
Assurance has been received from
the Mexican authorities that the 10
American prisoners at Casas Grandes
are safe and that they will be kindly
treated. 1t was reported that they
had been shot.
Fighting to Continue by Lead; RS.
Despite assurances that Senior Lin
antour, Mexican minister of finance,
is working for the termination Of the
Mexican revolution, the revolutionary
leaders in FL Paso. Tev. declared the
fighting would continue.
There will be no pause in hostili-
ties" said Senior Gonzales Cara in
surrecto secretary of state. with
the threat of the Mexican govern
ment hanging over us. that we will
be shot without trial. our fight for
liberty and for the setting ut per-
manently of the Madero government
will continue. No overture for peace
will be considered official by us until
it has come from Mexico City. II
must come with promise that Diaz
will retire on the ground that his
election was not regular
Madero has already been made ac-
quainted with the preliminaries. 1t is
said no negotiations will be under
taken without his approval of the
terms for an armistice. The terms
must be such that if peace plans
fail the insurrectos will not have lost
any strength by the effort. Two hun
dred rounds of ammunition. a rife.
horse. blanket and rations consisting
of fresh meat, beans, corn cakes and
cinnamon coffee" form the average
equipment OF the 10000 insurrectos
now in the field according TO the re-
ports to the junta.
At night men sleep on the ground
rolled up in blankets They procure
the meat by killing the cattle on the
ranches.
Late reports from chihuahua City
show that food conditions are becom-
ing serious there. Only occasionally
in the last few weeks has Geographic
communication been possible, and the
wire was used exclusively for federal
official dispatches. The citizens are
not allowed to venture beyond the
outposts and the tons Of the houses
have been provided with piles of
sand bags to form breasworks in case
of an attack.
Garza's Peace Terms.
In addition to consenting to another
election. President Diaz must agree
to grant all reforms demanded by
the insurectos, saws Sec. Cara.
CARA made the reply yesterday to
the statement from New York that
Limantour was taking steps to settle
the Mexican revolution. lie said:
The only president Of Mexico we
now recognize Is Francisco l. Made
no. who is fighting at the front. Pro-
posals for peace would be considered
by us only on condition that Madero
be allowed TO participate. guaran-
tee of safety must be given all his
men. A place would have to be as
signed to him. perhaps Chihauhau. in
which he might freely conduct peace
NEGOTIATIONS.
Full details of the transactions be-
tween Limantour and the insurrectos