The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-16
Judge Carbajal Receives Instructions To Proceed
 With Negotiations
BELIEVED DEMANDS
 OF REBELS ACCEPTED
Madero Holds Long Conference With Judge Carbajal and It Is Be- lieved Another Armistice
 Seems Assured

Juarez, May 15.-Provsional Presi- dent Francisco I. Madero. Jr.. at the conclusion of a conference with Judge Carbajal, the federal peace envoy. at $40 o'clock tonight announced there was a strong probability that peacs would be restored in Mexico within. short time.
 Judge Carbajal brought some prop ositions." said Senor Madero to an As- sociated Press representative, and I made some notifications in our original preparations. Tn fact. these conces- sions, slight though they may be, were made to show our willingness to meet the government half way and after our military triumphs 1t more than indi- oates our good disposition to treat for peace"
 Senor Madero declared he would have another conference tomorrow night with Judge CarbajaL By that time the latter will have received reply from the Mexican government to the propo- sition discussed with Seuor Madero to- night.
 Senor Madero admitted the next move on the peace checker board was up ta the government.
 There was evidence Of a detsrmina~ tion to prosecute the war should the government refuse to accede. They gave the impression that the matter had reached point of an ultimatum and | that the decision would be cast tomor- | row.
 | Senor Carbajal brought definite prop- ositions which the government is dis posed to consider and 1t is believed tNat upon the oltcoale of tie ccflfeT~ ence depends whe ether peace will be re | stored in the republic. l Senor Carbajal early today asked for | a conference with Provisional Presi- dent Madero and II was known he had received long telegram from Mexico 1 City, giving him practically new in- structions.
 Air of Optimism
 All day an optimistic atmosphere sur rounded the federal and rebel peace com missioners and 1t was evident that com munications were passing back and forth respecting new proposals. These cumr mated in the meeting of S saor Carbajas and senor Madero tonight. %e cir first since the day they met in Peace Grove about three miles away and marked out the neutral spot for the formal peace negotiations destined to last but a single day.
 The most optimistic feature of the days developments is that Senor CarbaJal mas been invested with plenary powers and is authorized to sign the peace agreement on certain conditions.
 What these terms are has been matter of secrecy, but the original demand ot the insurrectos that they be allowed IA governors of the 27 states and that they pc represented in new cabinet by four members of their party has not been re- ceived with enthusiasm by the federal government, although the question of the resignation of Diaz has been shelved as a result of Minister Limantour's explana- tion.
 What the federal government is dis posed to offer the insurrectos is only 10 governorships and but one member Tn the cabinet without reorganizing it.
 There Is a belief tonight, however. tha4 the government may promise four mem bers of the cabinet after President Diaz resigns and Senor De La Barra is made provisional president. reorganization of the cabinet will then follow and sup porters of the federal government are inclined to believe radical delivery Of power into the hands of the insurrectos by giving them four portfolios might be better at that time than now.