The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-22

Braniff and Obregon, the insurrecto
| troops began to march out of the hills
| and canyons by the hundreds and
| moved closer TO Juarez as if preparing
for IN attack. but il soon appeared that
they were not hurrying into any real
action
Rebels Concentrating.
The troop movement proved TO be
Rancho Villas's command coming up
from It's camp in the mountains to take
Its position with the main body
Peace talk occupied the day in the
rebel camp.
In Juarez the federals, having also
nothing to do, put in the time ON their
Notifications. Messages were sent 10
Madero several times. All day Ma"
dero's unvaried statement to reporters
and correspondents was that nothing
had developed to make him change his
decision of yesterday to open the bat
tie today
He busted himself receiving messages
from the Junta, visiting his wife, who
came from San Antonio, and receiving
callers. Among the messages received
was telegram from Globe, Ariz,, Of
fering him 100 Americans for his army.
Put Blame on Madero.
Messrs. Branif and Obregon, peace
commissioners. today gave out state,
ment Of their proposals for settling
the trouble and declaring that Madero
would be to blame for the consequences
of the war inasmuch as he could at
present afford to accept compromise
with good grace. They declare that
ssoy Sc PerfecTTihng Thg pabte
ment says: "The public demands are,
first. that concrete guarantees be forth.
coming from the Mexican government
that the promises and partly executed
reforms will be developed as rapidly as
possible.
"Second, that with this guaranty
perfected, the armed rebellion has car
ried its avowed principles into triumph
md as a consequence ceases thereafter
to be justified and its persistence rem
ders 1t dangerous to our future peace
and welfare and therefore unpatriotic
and undeserving of further public sup
port.
"Third. that the retirement Of Gen
eral Diaz is not necessary to insure com
pllance by the government with its
promises. but on the contrary. would
reinstate the demorahzing precedent of
authority yielding to force
of arms
Would Retrieve Lost Prestige.
''Fourth, that n compromise would |
not only demonstrate to the world the |
good sense, GOODNESS and patriotism OF |
the Mexican public, and thus obtain |
a complete retrieval of it's momentarlly |
lost prestige and credit abroad, but |
would result in the creation of two
political parties similar to those that |
have brought about in the United
States the effective government by the
people and for the people.
eve have presented the above situa-
ton to the directors of the revolution
and pointed out the terrible responsi"
oility to fall on them if they cast
aside these public demands for concilia-
non and plunge our country into calam-
tous adventures.
fWe know that the gentlemen are
and that if left to think and
1eel for themselves, will listen to the
'all Of their brethren and avoid danger
,us rocks ahead. and our only fear
s, therefore. in the possibility of their
Yielding to influences other than their
,wn. ~
Americans Visit Rebel Camp.
Americans visited the insurrecto
amp throughout the day, and met with
hearty reception.
Mrs c. H. Converse, mother of one of
he American boys ordered released
rom JuareZs prison by President Diaz
oday, was greatly elated this after
loon when shown the Associated Press
dispatch from Mexico City stating that
he boys had been promised their lib
rty, She is worried, however, lest
Ter son meet with injury if the City
f Juarez is attacked 1t will take sew
raj days for the order for their re.
case TO reach Juarez, and meantime
he boys must remain In Jail,
Lawrence Converse and Edwin Blatt
f Glendora, Cal, and Pittsburg, Pa.
we're arrested February 81 east OF Ell
'aso and brought to Juarez by General
Savarro's troops February %, The
wo boys go to the Converse home in
ilendora when released, Blatt will
isit with the Converse boy for time.
Francisco Isabel Uriato, Mexican
onsul at DOUGLAS, Ariz., passed through
i Faso last evening on his way TO
leXico City TO report 10 Minister de
a Barra regarding the fighting which
ccurred at Aqua Prieta. The consul
aid he had urgent orders to make all ,
ossible haste to Mexico City, and it :
) believed that his trip will have an
important bearing upon the interna- I
lonal situation which has resulted
rom the killing and wounding of Amer !
,ans in Douglas.