The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-30
Mexican Rebels Insist
That President Must
Resign,
MAKE PUBLIC
THEIR TERMS
Or. Gomez, Confidential Agent
Of Revolutionists, Tells Under
What Conditions They Will
Consent to Treat With Gov
ernment-He Repudiates
Elder Madero.

Washington. March 2s.-Terms Of
peace acceptable to the rcvolutionary
party in Mexico were today
by the confidential agency in Wash
lngton.
Or. vasauez Gomez. confidential
agent Of the provisional government,
at the same time declares that he is
the only authorized medium OF ncgo-
%tiation. He repudiates General Fran
ccsco Madero. Sr.. father of the Pro-
fisional President and leader of the
revolutionary army. &c a spokesman
OF the revolution. The confidential
agent does not represent any man OF
family, asserts Dr. Govez, but the rev
o~litionary party and its organiza go.
he is its accredited representative In
matters OF negotiation with foreign
governments and with the Diaz gov
Al ernnent OF Mexico, he insists.
the terms of peace. correcting all
legged demands that have appeared In
print az representing the Views Of the
revolutionaists, are set forth BY DR..
Gomez as follows:
/. The resignation OF General Diaz
and Senior Corral as President and
Nice-President Of the Mexican repuh-
lie. and the assumption Of the pro-
Sisional presidency By the Minister or
Foreign Affairs.
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Eotiations to be conducted on neutral
territory. preferably In Washington.
Tic 8. Guarantee OF reforms assured by
the appointment OF representatives. OF
the revolutionary party to half the
membership OF the Cabinet. the resig-
nation OF the Diaz administration or
the government OF the States the
substitution Of provisional govern
ment Governors representatives. OF
the revolutionary party. preliminary
In order to assure n free election
OF deputies 10 the national ngr
which VIII revise the electoral laws
PREDATORY to the election OF a new
President,
{. The forces Of the revolution to re-
main under arms and be considered n,
forces OF the various states. accord
Ing 10 the distribution OF the revolu.
~tionary forces. and maintained as reg
ular troops.
FIRST Step DInx's R~csisnution
In arranging for peace. according
10 the program as elaborated by Or.
Gomez. the first step would De the
resignation Of President D!az and Vice.
President Corral. Then Foreign Min
lister dc la Barra, as Premier. by the
authority OF the Constitution, would
he Provisional President.
IN this capacity the temporary eX-
%ecutivc OF the republic could nam a
new Cabinet, of which at least half thc
membership would be OF men
animated with the revolution or ac-
c~eptae!c to It's provisional govern
ment. This would be followed by re-
call of Governors of the various states,
creatures OF Diaz. whose election was
obtained. say the revoiutionists. BIZ the
executive influence in state leglsla-
(. lures.
Negotiations having been established
1or peaGe. the provisional government
would then present It's candidates for
provisional Governors Of States. and
the Legislatures OF the States would
proceed to elect them5to Office. Under
Inc provisional government OF the
states the people would proceed 10
elect DEPUTIES to the national and State
Legislatures
The new Congress would be con
sVened immediately after election and
proceed TO revise the election la rvs. SO
as 10 provide for the proper expression
executive officers of the government
The election of a new President or the
republic would then be proceeded with
the new laws.
In the meanwhile tho armed forces
OIL Tie revolution would remain under
arms. Their maintenance would be
which they were distributed.
On the inauguration Of the new adj
mintstration the President of the re-
Il fooiAC NouiI O1SpOSe Oh the EtrOODS .0f
the revolution. as executive Of the ma
ton with fun power to direct Its army
and navy.
Has No information.
! have received no Information"
declares Dr.. Gomez, from the pro-
Ylsional government relative to peace
negotiations. and for that reason can
not say that preliminaries have really
been negotiated. But ] do state most
emphatically. however. that in case the
provisional government should enter
conducted only through the confidential
agency in Washington. and the Next
can government must make public an
nouncement Of It's intention to treat.
that the negotiations will BIO held
m neutral t.rritory, preferably in
Washington.
II can give assurance that peace can
not he established in Mexico without
the REIMBURSEMENT of ~ Gen
eral Diaz and the putting into effect
Of the Just demands OF the revolutions
airy party. The evolutionary party will
never consider guarantees Of reforms
until the revolutionists are represented
In the Cabinet. in Congress and in the
state governrnents. AS has been stated
cepted. as II is well known to us
that General Diaz or his sycopants
never fulfill their promises.
the members of the new Cabinet
members Of the system that has al
ways held office during the Diaz adj
minlstfatlon. nave been appointed
merely to delude the people in the
n same way that they have been deluded
for thirty years.
Playing; Double Gnme.
THE government of General Dinz
has exploited, to support 1t in power,
the so-called anti-American sentiment,
BY means of Its spokesmen and sub
stdized press-thc only press tina exists
to-day In M~eXico--thei Dinz admnistra-
ton says to tho Mexican people that II
they do not submit and suffer in
silence under the rule of their oppres-
sors Mexico will he invaded immediate-
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