The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-13
SAYS WAR WILL GO ON UNTIL DIAz
RESIGNS
.ABJURES PERSONAL AMBITION
willing to Step Aside ii Good Man
Is Chosen for President, Says
Insurrecto Leader.

Willing to Step Aside ii Good Man
IS Chosen for President, Says
Insurrecto Leader.
Madero's Camp, Bustillos Estate,
Near Chihuahua, Mexico, APRIL Z
What he declared to be his ulti-
matum on the question of peace
was delivered by Francisco |. Mad
ero, the insurrecto leader, in camp
here to-day. While insisting on
the demands that President Diaz
retire and that the country be
given a new election, Senor Madero
said in the interest of possible
peace he was willing to make all
personal sacrifices and to that end
would resign as provisional presi-
dent, and, if necessary, would al
low provisional president to be
selected from President Diaz's cab
met.
Discourages Peace Talk.
The tenor of Senor Madero's in
terview was rather to discourage
the possibility of immediate peace.
He said no peace overtures what
ever had been received by him,
either through his father or
through any one else. He had re-
ceived no message on the subject,
nor did he intend to move camp
toward the border or anywhere else
with view of receiving any peace
commissioners.
1t was the first formal interview
Senor Madero had given since the
complete text of President Diaz's
messages was received in camp.
Seated beneath a bower of ap-
pie blossoms in the patio of the
great palace where he had estab-
lished his headquarters. Senor Ma
dero dictated statement. After
reading it over carefully he said it
might be accepted as definite
expression of his views. The state
ment in part follows:
All For Country.
Il know the damage the war is
DONG TO the country, and if it were
possible by negotiations to settle
the war | would be pleased, though
1t should be necessary to make some
concessions from each side. | am
disposed to make all personal con-
cessions, and l will ask only the
necessary guarantees to have
new election perfectly free and
open to every voter.
Il will not consider as a guaran-
tee the promises of Gen. Diaz, be-
cause he has never fulfilled his
III Mexico, it is absolutely essen
tial that Gen. Diaz shall retire In
such case a provisional president
will have to be selected by both
sides. 1t is not necessary that /
or any of my friends be chosen. l
would accept as provisional presi-
dent a member of the Diaz army
If chosen by both sides, and If we
are granted the right to select a
few provisional governors.
Great Concessions.
This to us means great con-
cessions, which we will make to
settle the war. If the ambitions
OF Gen. Diaz oblige us to continue
the war ! am sure very soon we
shall be victorious
When l left the United States
there was no talk of peace negotia-
name any peace commissioners.
Notwithstanding that it is nat
ural that my father and friends
have taken advantage of the first
opportunity TO consider the matter,
l approve their efforts because |
consider them patriots. If any peace
negotiations were actually opened,
undoubtedly would appoint my
father as one of the commission
erS.
Try 20 BE Kind.
IF we are described in the Tn
lted States as being unfriendly to
law and order, | wish tc tell you
that in war we attempt to be kind
and considerate. We paw no salar-
les to anyone but to the families
OF those fighting in our ranks. We
distribute food and supplies. x
''prnCiHnnf
es ones risibilities." he said. "It
will have no influence on us. If
the people will understand how Of
ten we have been promised, they
Will not accuse us of selfishness.
Especially do / wish it understood
that / am not fighting for personal
aggrandizement. / would sacrifice
myself and everything / possess
Tor the good of the country.
No Interference.
we intend 1t as no affront to
the United States when we say we
care for no foreign interference.
Ih1s is family matter. Far diff
1erent conditions prevailed when
Russia and Japan sent peace COM
mlssioners to your country and
When at Portsmouth Mr.. Roosevelt
helped settle the difficulty. Two
countries had been at war, and it
was feasible to have a third one
mediate. But here we are a peo-
pie OF one country divided against
the other. We desire peace as
much as any one, but we have not
and VIII not retrench from our de-