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Show PRICE OF PEACE IS RESIGNATION Rebels Give Ultimatum to H Pres, Diaz of Mexican M REBELS SEEM TO HAVE WON H NEWS CAUSES MUCH CONCERN ifl MEXICO AND OFFICIAL CIR- H CLE3 OF THI8 COUNTRY AS H Washington, Fob. 2C Dr. Vasquez H Gomez, head or tho confidential agon- H cy hoio of tho Moxlcnn revolutionists, H tonight nunounccd (hat ho Indirectly H had recolvcd overtures for pcaco from tho federal government. H Dr. Gomez said tho confidential H agency horo had been advised by its Juntn In El Pnso, Tex., ot tho deslro H ot Governor Ahumudn of Chihuahua to confer in Chihuahua with Francisco H I. Mnd'cro, lender of tho revolution, '. and also had bcon informed through Its Junta in San Antonio, Tex., that H thrco delegates ot tho Diaz government wished to meet Dr. Gomez on tho bor- H dor nnd arrange for the termination ot H Dr. Gomes, who was tho family phy- jH elclnn ot President Diaz and who was', lH ln tho Inst election, candidate tor tho IH vico presidency of Moxlco on tho jH samo ticket ns Francisco I. Madcro, jH tho cnndldnto for presldont, said thn H provisional government would not H "undertake any negotiations of peaco H excopt under tho condition that tho H delegates shall bo legally and full an- H thor'zed with written power. H Ho added It waB further desired by jH Iho revolutionism thai thenrrangemunt H for pcaco negotiations "should bo pub- IB llshcd-nnd recognized by tho federal H I government officially." These steps, M ho explained, wero necessary because H of tho' repudiation by tho federal gov- B ernment of connection with-tho peaco M conforenco nrranged by Governor M Suncjicz last November. H Dr. Gomez asserted tho , revolution- H Ibts would Insist upon the abdication M ot tho presidency by Diaz and thnt M tonight ho had telegraphed to tho , M Junta at San Antonio for Information M a.3 to tho BOurco of tho overtures tor , M peaco and tho names ot tho thref? i M pcaco envoys. fl El Paso, Feb. 26. Confirmation ot H tho report from Washington that tho H local Insurrecto Junta had bcon ap- H proached by threo Mexicans, who H claimed to represent tho Dlnz govern- H ment, with peaco overtures, was bad M In a statement from Abrara Gonzalds, H provisional govornor of Chihuahua, to H n local nowspuper man. Three envoys, H said to bo prominent in govornment affairs In Mexico, visited El Paso quietly about ton days ngo, according H to Gonzales. Tney mot Gonzales and H Hnoul Madero, brother ot Francisco I H Madcro, provisional president, now In H the flold with tho insurrcctos. H According to Gonzalos tho enovs H aBkcd upon what terms tho lnmirroc- H tos would accept peaco and woro In H formod tho provisional govornment H would not treat with thorn until ihey presontod "credentials from tho Moxl- can congress or Prosldont Diaz." H Thoy wero told further that tho first rtqulroment ot tho insurrcctos In any H plan for establishing peaco "must bo a guarantee from the Mexican govern- H ment that every provision of tho con- H r.tltutlon ot 1857 would Bo put Into ef- feet Immediately and foacver main- rB tnined." H Another requirement ot the insur- B itctos is an understanding that "nel- S tlior thy president nor other govern- fl ment officials shall bo eliglblo for ro- W eloctlon." Wt The envoys wero also given to nn- Bj dorritanu that boforo tho provisional B officials could accept any pcaco tonus, 9 soldlor3 in tho field under tho Insur- recto banner would havo to ratify m thorn by a formal voto. ! Ml |