The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-23

"The revolutionary party, which 10
constituted Of the best men of the
country. doctors. lawyers. artisans,
workingmen and the like, are firm in
declaring that they will not enter
into anything but formal negotiations
for peace. It. cannot accept as a
guarantee only the promise Of q gov
ernment that for more than thirty
years has been promising and has
never fulfilled single one of fts
promises. 1t cannot believe that the
government will change its methods
Of SO many years, methods imposed
upon the people by force. despite the
possibility Of such assurances In a
guarantee.
"The revolutionists think, and with
reason, that Immediately following
the laying down Of their arms, many
OF the leaders would die mysterious
ly, no reforms ever would be grant
ed and the oppression would be
greater than ever. For this reason
they will not accept as a guarantee
the promises Of the government, be-
cause they know that none Of them
will be complied with. Az little, too,
will they accept as guarantee Mr..
Limantour, or any other individual
because one man cannot and must
not serve as guarantee for a poll
tical party fighting for the liberty of
a people, and smuch less when such
a man has been, and is the right hand
of the Expressing government.
"The revolutionists do not desire
the complete elimination of the op-
posing party, because every one
knowss that it Is necessary to have op-
posit &Icrties in a nation in order
to ms %en political equilibrium
and right> administration. AS lit
tie will thN oeuse to enter into
peace negotiatic> ck-.. the good of the
country, but they not relinquish
their demands that " e; ;es of their
partisans be guaranteeoS political
reforms carried out. ~
"The revolutionary party must be
represented in the government Of the
states. in the congress and in the cab
met. 1t Is we'll known that up, to the
present, not single member Of the
cabinet or representative Of the
people has ever made the least protest
in regard to the great political
abuses, the unjust imprisonments and
the numberless political assassina-
tions.
For these reasons the revolution
lists will not lay down their arms
until the time when the reforms that
guarantee the lives of the people, the
administration Of justice and politi-
cal liberty, shall be in effect.
IF the government should unfor-
tunately, through bad counsel, refuse
to enter into formal negotiations. the
revolutionary party will regain with
expects to have the sympathy and
moral support Of the American peo-
pie in this aim, as have had all pe0-
pie fighting for Justice and liberty. y
Offered Bribe
s,s.G g .GelvestQn. Tex, March 2s-The
military and civil authorities here Ire
investigating the story OF soldier
attached to the camp at Fort Crockett
to the effect that an agent Of the
Mexican revolutionary junta ap-
preached him yesterday with q propo-
sition to desert and Join tho revolu-
tion.
When the matter was reported to
brigade headquarters today, Gen.
Mills Immediately reported It to the
chief of police. According to the SOL
dier's story, a man whom he took to
be a Mexican, stopped him on the
streets of the city and proposed that
he join the revolutionists, promising
him SIS and transportation to the
seat Of war.