The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-09

ton the president foresaw and endeav-
ored to avert
Tho activity manifested at the war de-
partment this morning was stlll evident
and the conversations of army officers
was OF anything but peace.
In, spite OF disquieting reports from
In the ability OF The federal army To meet
the situation. At The department and
throughout the city. the coming of Cen
eral Bernardo Reyes from Europe was a
pears that official Mexico looks to that
warrior more than to anyone else for
the pacification OF the country
The manifesto Of General Diaz issued
last night and posted throughout the city
this morning, after relating at length the
details OF the reforms already In course
leading up TO the negotiations for peace.
and the appointment of a commissioner
by the government continues In part:
''The result of this private initiative
was. as is known. an agreement for the
suspension of hostilitles concluded be-
tween the general In command Of the
federal forces at Ciudad Juarez and the
rebel leaders OF that region. that dur
ing the truce thus arranged. the govern
ment might learn the proposed conditions
or basis on which order might be re-
stored.
The government named a delegate in
the person OF n distinguished justice of
the supreme court TO whom instructions
were given. conceived in as broad splr-
it of lberality and concord as was COM
patlble with the dignity of the republic
and the stability OF peace of WHICH was
good Will and its evident desire to make
ample concessions and afford effective
guarantees for the early execution of its
intentions were. perhaps. interpreted by
the rebel chiefs AS signs Of weakness or
slender faith in the justice OF Its cause,
In anv case the negotiations came to
naught owing to the posterousness OF
the demand formulated by the represen-
tatives of the revolutionists a declara-
tion OF their own terms, a demand abso-
lutely inconsistent with all ideas Of le-
gality.
''If the demand OF the revolutionists
that the president OF the republic Should
resign in the midst Of the present diff
culties were to be allowed II would eX-
pose the nation to all the contingencies
and dangers of new elections. which, ac-
cordng 10 constitutional provisions:
would have TO be held al once. while
political passions are in effervescence
and before order could be tablshed
throughout the republic
again to fix given date for the res
lgnation would involve the same draw
backs. seeing that II is Impossible to
foresee when the disturbances will end
and what is still worse. such course
would impair the prestige and authority
of the nations chief at the very time
when those qualities are most needed to
buttress The political situation OF which
the mainstays are the sound sense of
our people and the attitude Of the army
whose brave and exemplary conduct has
been source Of pride TO the repub-
lie.
at Is not, therefore. sentiment OF
personal vanity that led the president
TO whom power has become more than
ever burden of bitter contraries and
immense responsibilities. to refuse to
Yield TO the demand Of the insurrectos.
mo II is duty-supreme duty-of
bringing back the country to the sway of
law and order at any sacrifice, includ-
ing that of his life " necessary.
Furthermore. TO allow the presidency
of the republic. the supreme authority
in the nation TO become the sport of the
will and pleasure OF more or less armed
groups. would not certainly conducc 10
the restoration OF peace. which ever
must rest on the respect for law. but on
the contrary would open new and most
sinister chapter OF anarchy In our his
tory the persistence and consequences
Of which 1t would be impossible to fore
tell
1.-THE presidency Of the republic. who
thus has the honor Of addressing the
Mexican people at these solemn mo-
ments will. let there be no doubt. retire
from power when his conscience tells him
that he can do so without giving over
the country to anarchy. and he will then
retire In the dignihed manner which the
nation has d right to expect. and 10
which he himself Is entitled. as ruler
who may have made many mistakes,
but who has also fought in defense Of his
country and has served her with loyal
devotion,
"The failure of the peace negotiations