Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-04-29
GENERAL MADERO
EXTENDS ARM|ST|CE
Aaadero and Dlaz Agree to stop Fight
ine-Beiieve Peace Is

FL Paso, Tex, April 24.--Francisco
I. Madero, as the head of the insur.
rectos, and General Navarro, com
enandlng the Mexican troops at Juarez.
signed an armistice for five days, dat
ing from Sunday afternoon at 100.
The agreement provides that there
-wilI be no fighting during the term of
the armistice and that each side will
take no further steps to reinforce or
construct Notifications while its terms
are In operation.
The insurrectos are to be given per
snission to take food for themselves
and horses, also clothing, from El Paso
Or Juarez without molestation. These
supplies are to- be passed over the in
. ternational bridges between Ell Paso
and Jnarez without payment OF duty
TO the federal officials OF Mexico. The
Mexican officials are to have a right
to search the supplies for arms or
ammunition, but agree not to modest
anything that is not ammunition or
arms.
The peace negotiations are to be
carried on from El Paso DR.. Gomez,
I'm charge of the Washington agency
Paso. The Madero family is now in
E Paso, and Messrs. Oscar Braniff
and Esquivel Oregon, congressman
from Mexico City, have been in Ell
Paso for several days. representing
President Diaz. The senior Madero,
father of the rebel chief, and Rafael
Hernandez are close friends of Minis
ter OF Finance Limantour.
Madero Signs Agreement.
Messrs. Braniff and Obregon obtain
ed the signature of General Navarro to
the agreement and, accompanying Con
zales Cara, secretary general of the
insurrectos. in charge of the El Paso
iunia, and Francisco l. Madero, Sr,
father OF the insurrecto chief, they
made visit to Maderos headquarters
in a little adobe hut on the banks of
the Rio Grande very near the monu-
ment marking the boundary line of
New Mexico, Mexico and Texas. After
a short discussion Madero signed the
articles of agreement and the peace
party returned to Juarez and Ell Paso.
Ii is understood that the peace
terms will include the pledge on the
part of the Mexican cabinet that all
reforms recommended by President
Diaz in his last message will be car
ried out in good faith and that gen
,eral amnesty will be granted to all
men in the army who will go to their
homes in peace.
General Diaz was accused in his
message of stealing the thunder OF
Madero," and he advocated about all
that the iDSurrectos insist upon get
~ from the government Madero's
position in the past has been that the
fnsurrecsos could no more trust Diaz
NOW than ia the past TO carry out the
promises OF reform and that the insur-
rectos would not cease fighting as long
ms piaz remained in Office.
1t liz said that one OF the conditions
Of the disbaudment of the insurrectos
will be that they be allowed to retain
their arms; that II is not to be a sur
RENDER. but merely a disarmament.
Eadero is 10 make the men a speech,
a farewell address, and they are all to
xet up and ride off to their work and
Their homes, to await the return OF
the prosperity that all confidently ex-
reet is 10 come 10 Mexico following
the agreement that will undoubtedly
be reached within the next few days.