The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-22
PEACE AGREEMENT
SIGNED BY BOTH
Modero Hesitated Long Time Before
Asserting to the Proposition at
Juarez Last Night,

Juarez Mexico, May %. Officially
designated representatives of the Mexi-
can government and the revolutionists
at ten o'clock last night signed peace
agreement at the customs house here
intended to end the hostilities that have
been waged in Mexico for the last six
months.
Though covering only the principal
points negotiated thus far, the agree
ment practically records the concessions
by the government OF those demands
which started, on November 20, the
revolution 1elegrams announcing the
signing of the agreement were de-
spatched throughout Mexico to revou-
tionary and federal leaders alike.
Constitutional restrictions prevented
inclusion in the agreement of the fact
that the rebels viii be permitted to ug-
gest to various state legislatures the
names of provisional governors, and
likewise the fact that six of the eight
members of the new cabinet have been
chosen by the revolutionists, but the
agreement records that President Diaz
and Vice President Corral will resign
and that the government is to concen-
trate its attentions on desired reforms
In the same room where
President Taft and President Diaz
met two years ago peace was
formally declared. Judge Carbaial
represented the federal government, and
DR.. Vasquez Gomez, Francisco |. Ma
dero ST., and Pine Juarez acted for the
revolutionists. The agreement follows:
In the city of Juarez on the 2lst
nf
cleo s. Carbaial, representing the
government of Gen. Porfirio Diaz, DIR
Francisco Vasquez Gomez, Don Fran
cisco /. Madero and Don Jose Maria
Pino Suarez, as the representatives of
the revolutionary forces having gath
cred to treat about the method of eff
fecting a cessation of hostilities in the
entire national territory, and consid-
ering:
a. That Senior General Porfrio
Diaz has manifested his resolution of
resigning the presidency of the re.
public before the end of the present
month, and
"2. That bona fide news is at hand
that Ramon Corral will resign the |
vice presidency of the republic with |
in the same period and,
-. That by the administration of |
law, Senior Francisco Leon de la
Bara, at present minister of foreign |
relations of the governor Of Senior Cen |
eral Diaz, will assume for the in
terim the power of the executive of the |
nation and will call the general elec- !
tions according to the terms of the
and.
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will study the conditions of public
opinion to satisfy these conditions
with the provisions of the constitution
and will come to an agreement con-
ducive to identifying the losses di-
Tectly caused by the revolution
Therefore, the two parties repre-
sented in this conference, in view of
the previous considerations, have
agreed 10 formulate the following
agreement:
From to-day on. hostilities which
have existed in the entire national ter
ritory of the republic shall cease be-
tween the forces of the government and
those of the revolution, these forces to
be dismissed in proportion as in each
state the necessary steps are taken to
re-establish and guarantee tranquility ,
and public order.
"Transitory provision:
"As soon as possible the reconstruc.
tion OF repair Of telegrph and railway
lines hitherto interrupted shall be be-
gum" G
The agreement was signed after three
lays Of indecision, Francisco /. Madero.
r. leader of the revolution expressing
the view that peace could be declared O
only when Senor de Ia Barra became e
provisional president, and the new cab b
net was installed d