Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-23
REVOL Ut |ONARIES
WILL NOT LAY
DOWN ARMS
FLAT DECLARATION OF
ENVOY AT WASHINGTON
Followers of Madero Refuse to,
Place Themselves at Mercy
of Diaz Government Regard
less of Nature of Promises.
IBy Morning Journal special Leased Wire,

tby morning Sournht spertai tenteu Wifel
Washington. March 22.--Announc-
ing they win not lay down their arms
until formal negotiations for peace
are under way. the revolutionary
party OF Mexico through Dr. Vasquo2
Gomez their representative in Wash
ington issued a statement today out
lining their attitude toward peace
overtures and political reforms. The
statement says in part:
THE revolutionary party, which Is
constituted of the best men of the
country, doctors, lawyers, artisans.
workingmen and the like. are firm in
declaring they will not enter into any
thing but formal negotiations for
peace 1t cannot accept as a guar
antee only the promise OF a govern
ment that has for more than 80 years
been promising and has never full
filled a single one of its promises IL
cannot believe the government will
change it's methods of so many years,
methods imposed upon the people by
force, despite the possibility of such
The revolutionists think, and with
reason, that Immediately following
the laying down Of their arms, many
of the leaders would die niysteriously,
no reforms would be granted, and the
oppression would be greater than
ever.
For this reason the revolutlonists
promises of the government because
they know that none of them will be
complied with. As little, too. will
they accept as guarantee Mr.. Ii
mantour or any other individual be-
cause one man cannot, and must not
serve as a guarantee for a political
party fighting for the liberty of d
people. and much less when such a
man has and Is. the right hand OF
the depressing government.
THE revolutionists do not desire
the complete elimination of the op.
| posing party, because everyone knows
! II is necessary to have opposite par.
| ties In nation In order TO maintain
political equilibrium and righteous
administration. As little will they re.
fuse to enter into peace negotiations
for the good of the country; but they
will not relinquish their demands that
| the lives of their partsans be guar
anteed or political reforms carried
out.
| THE revolutionary party must bs
| represented in the government of the
states and in the cabinet 1t is wei
known that up to the present not q
single member of the cabinet or 8
representative of the people have
made the least protest in regard tc
the great political abuses, the unjust
imprisonments and the numberlesi
| political assassinations.
"For all these reasons. the revolu,
tionlsts win not lay down their arms
until the time the reforms that guar.
antee the lives of the people, the ad-
minstration of justice and politica
liberty, shall be IN effect.
"lf the government should unfor.
tunately through bad council, refus,
to enter informal negotiations. the
revolutionary party will regain viii
arms the liberty of the people anC
they expect to have the sympathy
and moral support of the American
public in this aim. as have had al
people fighting for justice ana lib,
erty."