Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-12
MEET IN TENT TO
ESTABLISH PEACE
FOR THEIR NATION
Mexicans Of Both Factions Get
Together Today In Effort to
Bring Present War to End.

Douglas, Rriz., May 4.-Refugees
from Guayar;as, Mexico. arriving
penned up ir Mazatian, unable to
get away because of the severed
railroad connections and unable to
get word to Washington to send a
Warship TO take them away. Mex
lean gunboats in Mazatlan harbor
prevent any esress by sea, while
the rebels had the city surrounded
on the land side when the last
news came from the city. All wire
communication with Mazatlan is
interrupted.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 4.-Judge Fran
cisco Carbajal, the envoy of the fed
eral government, accompanied by
Seniors Oscar Braniff and Esquibel
Obregon, go-betweens in the peace ne
gotiations, called on General Navarro
at Juarez, Mexico, across the river.
early today and arranged the details
Of procedure for the peace conference
with the revolutionists.
The conference is expected to begin
this afternoon in a tent about half way
between the Madero camp and the e d
eral stronghold at Juarez. 1t is prob
able that Seniors Braniff and Obregon
and probably Governor Ahumada, of
Chihuahua, who is expected here to-
night, will argue the governments case.
For the revolutionists, DR.. Vazquez
Gomez, Francisco Madero, sr, and
Senior Pine Suarez, provisional gov
ernor of Yucatan, will be the represen-
tatives Of the insurgents present.
las Full Power to Act.
Judge Carbajal was introduced to
Francisco Madero. ST., early today and
other members OF the Madero family
were later presented to him. Judge
Carbajal. who does not speak English,
was asked this morning by an Asso-
ciated Press representative what he
believed were the prospects for peace.
They are very bright" said Judge
Carbajal.
do you carry proposals to be made
to h e revolutionists, or ave you been
instructed merely to transmit their
Ideas to the federal government for
considerations"
II have full power to act. l will re-
ceive the r~evolutionist proposals and
submit some that have. 1t will be a
continuous exchange of views until we
arrive at a definite agreement. OF
course that will have to be ratified by
the government"
Fate of Diaz Involved.
The insurrecto leaders were in con-
ference during the morning, shaping
their peace proposals. Looming large
in their hands is the question of the
resignation of President Diaz how
1t should be handled, There was some
difference Of opinion today among the
leaders as to nov best to deal with the
problem. There Is one element which
believes that if the resignation of
President DiaZ Is not made a condition
OF the agreement, and made public,
the rebels in the south will not be-
pacified.
They fear their southern allies will
carry the revolution TO such lengths
that when they record a triumph, the
insurrecto leaders here who wish to
reap eventual political support for
their party through the peace agree
ment will find their laurels wrested
from them by other rev~olutionists. All,
however, seem to think President Diaz
intends to resign.
Diaz May Resign Soon
Judge Carbajal is believed to be
ready to persuade the rebels that
President DiaZ eventually intends to
resign, perhaps within q short time,
and that the appearance of a forced
resignation would have a disquieting
effect on the people and render revo-
buttons as sporadic as In other coun-
tries. If the rebel leaders. however,
"a be assured that President Diaz
will retire Immediately after peace ne
gotiations are completed, it is consid-
cred probable that they will consent to
the informal arrangements.