The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-06
.DIAz REPLY
 IN BALANCE
IF RESIGNATION ANNoUNcE EMENT IS WITHHELD JuAREZ WILL BE
 ATTACKED.
Madero Win Wait Until Noon Satur- day and Then the Battle Will Probably be Opened--Peace
 Hangs in Balance.

Fl Paso, Tex, May 6.-If President Diaz does not announce by tomorrow noon his intention of resigning. an at tack on Juarez, as well as a concin- sion of the armistice for the Chihua hua district is imminent.
 This was the opinion of insurrecto leaders tonight after twenty hour wait for the answer of President Diaz to the suggestion made yesterday by Francisco l Madero, IT,, through his peace commissioners to Judge Carba- ja1 the federal envoa.
 General Madero tonight was ap- preached by one of the federal go-
 betweens to ascertain whether he would consent to an extension of the armistice. which expires tomorrow. He replied that he would answer that question tomorrow morning. He said f an extension were asked by the fed eral government he would demand specific reasons before granting it.
 Judge Carhaial as well as the other peace commissioners, remained in their hotel here all day. pr. vasquez Gomez, head of the rebel commission. said at 10 o'clock tonight he was still awaiting word from Judge Carbajal as to yesterdays proposition. and that no more peace conferences would be held till reply was received.
 Judge Carbajal himself thrust perplexing note into the days events by declaring he had not officially transmitted the proposition of the re- bel commissioners. He told the news paper men he had no authority to ra~ |ceive any propositions concerning tho Diaz resignation. his instructions coy- ering only specific points concerning political reform.
 When told of this General Madero expressed the opinion that perhaps Judge Carbajal was not willing to acknowledge the submission of the Diaz question to the government. Some of the federal go-betweens ad- mitted 1t was their impression the government received the Madero pro- position last night. but could not state in what form 1t had been sent
 All the insurrecto chiefs believe the government now is fully cognizant Of their demands at any rate through the press, and that the delay in the re- ceipt of an answer is due to confus ion in official circles in Mexico city. Some of them scent friction in the cabinet of the president. General Ma dero feels that he has played his trump card. He showed plainly today the effect of the nervous strain of the last few days When the federal go-betweens first talked to Madero just before the first armistice was arranged they found him ready to ac- cept General Diaz as president. pro- vided certain reforms were instituted. Since then he had been surrounded by the political chiefs of the revolu- tion, and finally has been persuaded that only through an announcement of the intended resignation of Diaz could peace be restored.
 The change in his views is said to have been due to the persuasion of Dr. Vasquez Gomez.
 Dr Gomez before coming here. was one of those who thought peace would be effected with President Diaz' in |tention to resign would suffice. When he arrived here, however, and learned the determined position of revolutions Iary leaders in various parts of Mex lico. he is said to have devoted him. self at once to the proposition which finally was submitted to the govern ment envoy yesterday.
 A brief discussion of the battle Of
 Puebla took place in the Madero camp today. General Madero presented Gen. eral Pascual Orozco, his commander in-chief with silk Mexican flag A few speeches were made by rebel
 leaders and a band played national airs