Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-03
Washington Agent Declares
Promise Of Reforms Is Ad-
mission of Justice Of Cause
of Revolution,
ONLY SOLUTION OPEN
CONFERENCE WITH REBELS
Preparations for Peace Nego-
tiationS Go Forward With
All Speed; MaderoS in E
PaS0,
rsy Morning Journal special Leased wirel

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington April Pointing out
that the message of President Diaz
to the Mexican congress endorses the
demands of the Mexican revolution
lists. DR.. Vasquez Gomez, head of the
confidential agency Of the insurgents
here tonight~ issued statement sug-
gesting two solutions TO the trouble IN
Mexico
The government of Diaz, he de-
clares "by throwing aside its pride
and furnishing a proof of its patriot
ISM may treat openly with the
ravolutionists, putting an end to the
conflict and arranging the best
manner of guaranteeing the reforms
and Just demands of the revolution
ists,' or the war may continue to
its final triumph, which, Dr. Gomez
believes. Is not far distant.
DR.. Gomez said If the revolution
lists were obliged to pursue the latter
course, he hoped that in the interest
of justice and humanity the United
States would recognize the DelilSer>
ency Of the insurrection.
II say in the interest OF justice ana
humanity said DIR. Gomez, "Be-
cause up TO the present time, mas
much rs the government OF General
Diaz has insisted on treating the revo-
mtionists as bandits, they have not
been able properly to organize medi-
cal service to attend to the wounded
and sick, and the burial of the dead.
AT present If member of the iflsur-
gent medical service is taken prisoner
by Diaz' troops, he is shot immedi-
ately'
In his analysis of the message of
President Diaz, DR.. Gomez said ne
found much announcement to the
cause of the revolutionists. His
statement in part follows:
General Diaz's message to congress
is very interesting because mt The
bottom 1t admits that the revolution
is a lust one and has for its object
the bettering of political and social
conditions in Mexico. For this rea-
son am more than ever firmly con-
vinced that the revolutionary party
shortly will triumph. The message
admits that the country must not be
governed indefinitely by the same
group of men, and rs General Diaz has
been in power for thirty-fOur years
the revolutionists will stand for him
no longer.
"The message confesses that the
principle of mo reelection OF public
officers elected by popular vote
merits its 'heartiest support This Is
to cay, that the fulfillment of the
slogan, no, reelection adopted by the
revolutionary party, is national ne
cessity
Next, General Diaz says that In
order to avoid long tenure in office
of certain public officers, il Is indis-
pensabe to revise the electoral laws.
so as to insure the electoral activity
of all citizens capable of voting.
Therefore, the principle of 'ef-
fectye suffrage advanced by the
rcvoutionists is logical because II has
for it's object the betterment of the
political status of the Mexican people.
FINALLY, General Diaz admits that
the administrator of justice Is not
good, nor is the responsibility of pub
lie officers effective, and for the pur-
pose of remedying this state of affairs
he proposes to initiate an investiga-
ton Of these conditions. This means
much as the cause of the revolution
has been due to hunger and thirst
for justice.
when public opinion first felt the
necessity for these reforms, every le-
gal and peaceful means that could be
employed were used by the people in
their efforts to obtain them; but the
government of General Dias treated
all such efforts with disdan and
when recourse was had to the press
in support of these endeaVors, the
government employed its power in
suspending the newspapers closing
their plants and imprisoning all those
concerned in the exposures.
Then came the revolution as the
final recourse. tp which all oppressed
ecple have TO resort; and in spite
of the difficulties encountered In the
beginning II exists today throughout
the entire country; an actual national
insurrection.
General Diaz makes two import
ant confessions. First that these res
forms are supported by the thinking
men throughout the country and
second, more important still, that the
government. despite Is efforts, has
not been able to suppress sthe revolu-
of the revolutonists are Just: they
are supported by public opinion in
Mexico and General Diaz has endorsed
them.
Now then. who should pu. these
reforms into effect7 Should it be the
present regime which has been oppos-
ed To them for more than thirty
years? Would they be carried out in
good faith, considering that the Diaz
government has delayed until the peo-
pie have risen In arms?
There Is no reason for doubt but
that the revolutionary party alone Is
entirely cogni-ant of the necessities
OF the people, and Is the party which
can and should carry out these re-
forms. Otherwise, IL would be equiv
alent To voluntarily delivering into
the hands Of the enemy all the bene-
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