The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
MADERO MAY JOIN lAbARRA ON TRAIN Indications Point to Peace
 Negotiations DON MADERO ACTIVE Father of Insurrecto Leader Has Peace Plans and Some Member
 of Family May Enter
 Mexico
 

| San Antonio, Tex, March 29.-On q {, telegram from some undisclosed source
 tonight depends whether some member of the Madero family will proceed south across the Mexican border tomorrow io
 participate in the pourparleurs of peace negotiations
 Don Francisco I. Madero, Sr., fathe er of the revolutionary leader, committed himself to that extent but declined to go into any details whatsoever | Senor De La Barra the new foreign minister in the reiuvenated Mexican cab | met, and erstwhile minister to the United States, Is scheduled to pass through here tomorrow morning. A man who trav- eled on the train from New York to this city with Don Francisco and his son, Gustavo, is authority for the state ment that if the telegram expected by Don Francisco does not say to the con- trary one or more members of the Ma dero family will join the train here and proceed to Monterey, Mexico, and prob ably thence to the city of Chihuahua. The publication today of their utter ances of yesterday led to the issuance today of a typewritten statement cars fully done in English, of Francisco and Gustavo Madero. It bore nothing new, but departed from yesterdays interviews in insisting on the point that the insur- rectos will not lay down their arms pend- ing peace negotiations.
 This statement. which obviously was meant for press use, may be taken as the first gun of the negotiations Pri- vately, it is we'll understood that the rebels will disperse so that they may not be designated as an armed force with which President Daz has said he will not deal. It should be stated however. that dispersal will not in the least affect their military strength. Usually they are scattered to the four winds, for safety's sake, and the purposes of guerilla war, but in groups or individually they will still be armed. As every man Is mount ed-bofa in the saddle--moblization is simplicity itself They have no wagon trains and no commissary, such as en- cumber nations of Europe. Every man can be ready in five minutes to move and 50 miles a day Is only the average ride on their tough mesa ponies.
 It Is certain if the rebels the consistent with frequently promulgated principles that they will not be trlcked by the Mex ican government in laying themselves
 
 den failure of negotiations. They may disperse to their individual homes. but such is the perfection of their mobility, without endangering their present all legged advantages, they may lay down their arms, "They are suspicious of ad- vices from the government because of past experiences. but there can be no doubt at present that the administra- ton is sincerely desirous of meeting them half way to end the war.
 Washington, March 29.-Juan Sanchez Ascona, secretary of the confidential here, left tonight for San Antonio, Tex, to join Gustavo A. Madero brother of the revolutionist leader. He went in response 10 telegram urging him to attend the forthcoming peace negotiations.
 Senior Ascona before his departure, explained that Dr. Vasquez Gomez, head of the confidential agency in Washing ton, was the only one who could speak authoritatively in the United States for the Mexican insurgents.
 pr. Gomez tonight insisted that if peace negotiations are to be held they should be open and formal and take place in Washington. Dr. Gomez said the terms of peace had been variously expressed but setforth the following in general way as the prerequisite to peace
 The resignation of General Diax and Senor Corral as president and vice pres
 dent of the Mexican republic and the as- sumption of the provisional presidency by the minister of foreign affairs
 Public overtures for peace negotiations to be conducted on neutral territory, pre- ferably in Washington.
 Guarantee of reforms assured by the a nf foti @l revolutionary party to half the member ship of the cabinet, the resignation of the Diaz administration of the govern ment of the states the substitution of provisional governors representative of the revolutionary party, preliminary and in order to assure free election of depu- ties to the national congress, which win revise the electoral jaws preparatory to the, election of a new president
 ''The forces of the revolution to remain under arms and be considered as forces of the various states according to the distribution of the revolutionary forces and maintained as regular troops.'' Dr. Gomez added that the selection of Minister De La Barra as provisional president would be welcomed as the lat ter always had been neutral ]. internal affairs and was regarded as man of high character Fl Paso, Tex, March 29.-Francisco l. Madero, president of the hsurrectos. has not been consulted about any peace terms and no settlement of the war in Mexico will be accepted without his final word which alone would be regarded as binding.
 At present Madero, disregarding recent political changes at Mexico City, is ar- ranging his men about Chihuahua, the metropolis of northern Mexico with view possibly of besieging the city lnsurrecto leaders gave out this irifor- nation today with the stipulation that it was not intended to minimize the import ance Of assertions made by Francisco I. Madero, Sr., and Gustavo A. Madero at ESan Antonio. Tex. that tentative plans lnow being considered may result in peace within. month.
 That Maderos father and brother have some peace plans backed up by nss,ir- ances from Mexico City is not doubted, but 1t is stated emphatieally that any action toward the settlement of the war without full participation by the insur- recto leader would not be popular among the men now in arms.
 Aware of this fact, the Madero's at San Antonio are believed here to be proceed ing to the frontier With the express pur-
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