Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-15
Sentiment i1 NgexicO IS That MaderO
must Resign If Country IS 10 Avoid
Intervention by the United States

ministers that it would be a mark OF
great forbearance should foreign IN
teryehuon be delayed much longer.
This has been bluntly urged on Pres
ident Madero as a motive for ais
resignation.
The hostile forces at daybreak
faced each other in virtually the
same positions they have held all
through the week. The offices Of the
impartial we're commandered by the
federal troops this morning Tor use
in their operations.
Francisco de la Barra, former pro
visional president, accompanied by
General Felipe Angeles, a federal
commander, went 10 the palace for a
conference with Madero. Following
the conference de ia Barra said that
Madero had authorized him ana Cen
eral Angeles to confer with Felix
Diaz and General Manuel Mondraron
on the question of arranging an arm
istice. Madero pro osed the nam
ing OF commission by each party
to contriye 6 plan for a solution Of
the situation
Diaz Refuses to Confer.
De la Barra Immediately made "a
visit to the rebel position and con
ferred with Diaz, pointing out the al
ficulties of the situation and urging
the acceptance Of the plan for an
armistice in view of the imminence
of foreign intervention. Diaz replied
to de la Barra tha- he could not con
slider an armisti and that he would
enter no negotiation with Presideh
Madero until he was officially noti-
fled of the resignation of the presi-
dent.
Diaz's reply was then sugmitted to
President Madero. 1t is strongly in
timated that the special meeting Of
the senate called this morning in
sisted on President Madero's resig-
nation. Many Of the senators did not
attend, as they declared they were
unable to traverse the city
Senate Holds Special Session.
The special session of the senate
was called as the result of a letter
from Pedro Luscurain, the foreign
minister, to lne first vice president,
indicating that the members of the
upper house should assemble to dis
cuss means of settling the present
situation.
Minister Lascurain declared after
the meeting of the senate that it was
by no means certain Madero would
resign. The president, he said, was
anxious to settle the difficulty in a
patriotic manner without further
bloodshed, but this appeared impos-
sibIe
Rebels Extend FIRE,
At s o'clock this morning the reb-
els were persistently extending their
artillery fire, sending challenge
shells in all direcuons to draw out
the federal artillery and launching
many heavy shells in the direction Of
tha natianal nalaca
Force Outside the Capital
A large force of rebels commands
ed by General Geneveve de la 0 Is
encamped a few miles outside Of the
capital in readiness to obey orders
of Diaz. De la o this morning issued
proclamation explaining his inten-
tions. Diaz secretly sent out a num-
Der of officers today to assist in drill
ing the recruits under De la o. ne
ordered them to maintain their posi-
tions, as he did not want any more
men inside his lines than he could
conveniently feed and he did not re-
gard reinforcements essential.
cubans Ask a Favor.
Tfe Mexican minister at Havana
telegraphed to the government today
asking permission for Cuban marines
from the cruiser Cuba at Vera Cruz
to land and go to Mexico City as
guard for the Cuban legation
The aggressiveness Of the rebels
during the night brought about further
scenes of panic among the people,
thousands Of whom filled the streets
during every lull in the fighting and
hestened in iosting masses away from
the danger zone.
Groups Of rebel soldiers deployed
along on Versailles street and from the
roofs of buildings on Turin street and
Barcelona street. For a time they
maintained an almost incessant rifle
and maehinegun fire at the federal
outposts stationed far out in what had
bee called the "entural zones