Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-19


Vice President with Senior Madero as
Presidential candidate at the general
election to be held later.
The prevailing opinion tonight is that
the armistice will be prolonged while
President Diaz remains in Office.
On the provisional governors will de-
volve the task of keeping Insurreetos
from continuing hostillties, but the com
bIned influence of Insurrecto political
chieftains and Federals alike will be eX-
erted in keeping the soldiery quiet while
Mexico passes through its political crisis.
Juarez. Mex, May 1S.-Francisco 1.
Madero, Jr., today announced that the
news from Mexico City was SO entirely
satisfactory to him it might be univer-
sally proclaimed that peace throughout
Mexico is now an accomplished fact.
Madero will accept the offer to go
to Mexico City to act as. chief adviser
to Minister of Foreign Relations De La
Barra, who will become President ad
interim.
He announced at 100 through DR..
Vasquez Gomez that he would leave for
Mexico City within IS hours to arrange
to cooperate with the government in
As the date for the withdra wal from
Office of President Diaz and Vice Pres
ident Corral has been definitely fixed
for June /. it will not be necessary for
the Insurrectos to institute provisional
governors or present members of the
cabinet for the intervening days. but
the fact that Madero will act with Min
lister De La Barra ia the reorganization
~ 4, &c.
sufficient guarantee of the success OF
the revolution.
Diazs announcements of his inten-
tion to resign is accepted with absolute
faith by the rebels. Regarding the flu
ture policy of the Madero government
toward foreign capital in Mexico Senior
Madero said he and his cabinet would
continue To encourage American in
vestments, but a vigorous prohibition
would be made against trusts of any
kind and against the wholesale grant
ing of concessions. Madero has no
doubt that he will be the next regular
~ elected President of Mexico and that
DIR. Vasauez Gomez will be the Vice
President.
Concerning the reorganization of the
Mexican army, Senior Madero declar-
ed that all conviets hereafter will be
eliminated and the army will be com
posed entirely of volunteers.
Madero received the full details of
the happenings at Mexico City with
unconcealed pleasure.
The dispatches came too late for his
perusal last night but he was up at
sunrise today, digesting the news
Walking beneath a grove of trees,
which fringes a muddy irrigation ditch
near the house in which he has estab-
lshed his headquarters. Senior Madero
outlined the policy he would pursue
when he reached Mexico city.
Certainly / will go to Mexico City
to act in harmony with Minister De La
Barra +" said Madero. There could not
be selected from the government side
man more acceptable to us than
Senior De La Barra, The only unfavor-
able part of the news Is the intimation
tnat the government would select Gen
eral Reyes for minister OF war. Reyes
VIII not be acceptable to us and +
don't think he ever will be minister Of
war
we realize we have a great task he
fore rs Senior De La Barra and myself
viii work in perfect accord. Inasmuch
rs only y days VIII elapse before the
Haz Government retires, think 1t
IN not be necessary for us to insist
ICON Tie immediate institution into Of
Zee Of onr Provisional officers. The
ricnlfersi OF the cabinet and governors
who are 10 act until the election will
bc selected by Senior De La Barra and
myself.
Lower California probably will be
the only part Of Mexico which will not
he Immediately restored to tranquility
Tie warfare there is apart from ours
but we will hope ii will soon cease.
AS for our army, | propose that
all the lnsurrectos shall be allowed
to enlist as volunteers All convicts
hereafter vii be eliminated Vainn-
teefs viii be encouraged to join by
offering good pay
- prompt effect to peace will he
the liberation Of all political prisoners
and prisoners Of NAL This Will Of
eoure embrace Americans including
those Low "a the penitentiary at chi
huahua.
We will continue 10 be friends of
the people of. the United States and
gill encourage American investments.
II AZ not true that enc Of tie slogans
Of the revolution has been TO curb
che invasion of Americans. do nor
hesitate 70 say, however. ;hat We win
oppose trusts and unjust concessions.
OF General Diaz / have nothing tc
say. When he Was st the height OF
his power | openly opposed him. TO-
day. when he is down, l shall think
Of hiln, but say nothing
DIR. Gomez undoubtedly will be the
next Vice Presiden- In addition he
viii be appointed minister of public
instruction. Doubtless In attempting
70 iDtlaanee in Mexico q thoroughly
Democratic system OF free election. We
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