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Show THE FIRST STEP FOR PEACE '.. r ' J . ,- J - v.( : . MEXICO CITY, March 2-1. Tho Djaz, cabinet resigned this evening following u meeting' o that -body l o'clpck tfihrtfter-1 noon. Every minister tendered his fdfligfjuitiuivtjj? PjesjdgnjjjDin. ,. As yet none of the resignations; lias -l)6eh. aijcopti-d. $W one & thorily-it is said Unit but. two-of therm possibly not morauhnJfa-otlior. morauhnJfa-otlior. will beasked to fiMiiain.ini the portfolios "vtip djploniifti? cfrclCKf and nmou high officials jit is assumed1 fhilt- Pie, will insist juporv -Josc Yves'Limantonr remaining' in charge' of the-departniOiit ot-fi nance. . Members of the cabinet refuse to comment upon their action, but it is said scmi-officially that the initiative was taken, not by them, but by the president, who, it is believed hero, proposes to surround sur-round himself with younger men in the hope that such action will serve to 'unite all elements of the- nation. It is probable that the acceptance of the resignations avUI be coincident with the announcement of the names of tho new ministers. This announcement may not be made for some days. "Who will compose the new cabinet is not publicly known, but it may bo said they will be men who have not.taken a loading part in the government affairs. Neither will jt include any who have-been" have-been" connected with the revolutionary movement instituted by Ma dero. Included in the resignations was that of Ramon Corral, as minister of the interior, but not as rice president. It is reliably reported re-ported that Vice President Corral will sail for Europe April 12. Tho announcement of the cabinet changes has revived the rumor that General Diaz has recalled General Bernardno Reyes from Europe, but this could not be confirmed tonight. Enrlquo C. Creel, minister of foreign for-eign rclatlonn, presented tho rcsljrna tlon In bohalf of all the minister. General Diaz thanked the retiring members for their efficient and patriotic patri-otic co-operation In the past nnd announced an-nounced he would postpone hlB acceptance ac-ceptance of rejection until later. Tho resignations Included Unit of Ramon Corral, as minister of the department de-partment of gobcrnnnclon corresponding correspond-ing to the department or the Interior In tho United States but not ns vlcc-Prcsldent, vlcc-Prcsldent, Not one of the men who until today formed Presldont Diaz's cabinet Is loss than 65 3'ears old, and 6ovoral are much older. With tho exception of Enrique C. Crool, minister of foreign relations, all havo been cabinet members mem-bers for many j'ears and this alone hnB been one of the grievances of the revolutionists, rev-olutionists, who have InslBted that tho chief executive should surround him-80lf him-80lf -with representatives of tho youzigcr generation, men more closely In touch with the nffnlrB of tho people. peo-ple. ; , Following are those whose renlgna-J tlons were received: Enrique C. C'oel, minister of foreign for-eign relations; Ramon Corral, minister minis-ter of the Interior; Jose Yves Llman-tour, Llman-tour, mlnloter of finance; Justo Si-Mollna, Si-Mollna, minister of fomento; Justo Sierra, Si-erra, minister of education; Manuel Gonzales Cotclo, minister of var and marine; Leandro Fernandez, minister of public works, and Justlno Fernandez, Fernan-dez, minister of Justice. Without exception these men havo contributed valuable services to tholr country and to their president, but tho popular feeling against them has been growing Btoadlly since long beforo the beginning of tho revolution. Ramon Corral Is not bo old that his age can be used as an argument against hlB usefulness; but 111 health In tho last few months has served the same purposo and especially when It Ib taken Into consideration that ho haB not been popular with the people from whose ranks tho revolutionists are drawn. Creel Is Unpopular. Enrique C. Creel Is not by any means In tho decrepit state, but ho, too, has fallen under the displeasure of tho forces opposing the administration adminis-tration and hlg age serves ns an ox-cuse. ox-cuse. "What has contributed moro than age, howevor, to his unpopularity among tho masses Is tho fact that he Is a rich man and Incurred the hostility hostil-ity of many In his own state, Chihuahua. Chihua-hua. That Mr. Creel Is a diplomat was demonstrated In tne conduct of hlB office as ambassador to the United Unit-ed States and his record as a cabinet officer Is considered good by tho conservative con-servative element. . Jose Yves Llmantour, who, It Is reported, re-ported, will be the only cabinet member mem-ber to remain, is -an old man, but yet, Is regarded as one of the shrewdest and most able In the republic. There Is an elemont which will not be pleas ed at his retention. i. j- Justo Sierra, minister of education, entered the cabinet many - years ago and to him Is due larroly tho credit for building up Mexlco'B schools. Towards To-wards him objection lias rarely been made and tho praise tnat Is his far over-balances any condemnation that has been given him. The three men againBt whom tho masses have cried "old ago," are Leandro Le-andro Fernandoz. Justlno Fernando and General Coslo. In former years these nin have accomplished much In tholr respective offices, but It Is an open secret that for tho last three or four years their duties have been materially lightened by subordinates. The news that the. cabinet had resigned re-signed spread rapidly throughout tho city. In all quarters It elicited favor-ablo favor-ablo comment. COURIERS TO MADERO. Rebel Leader Will Be Informed of Cabinet's Resignation. EL PASO, Texas, March 24. Widespread Wide-spread political reforms In Mexico with the abolition of direct federal control of the Jcfes politico or mayors of cities and towns, and the Institution Institu-tion of an election by popular vote of governors of Btatos, are seen by tho revolutionary Junta hero in tho announcement an-nouncement from Mexico City of tho resignation of the cablneL Whether- tho cabinet's retirement would have the effect of allaying tho Insurrection, the lnsurrecto leaders would not say. Thoy preferred, they said, to await Immediate developments expected any time at the Mexican capital. The following statement was issued; "If the Insurrection has had tho effect ef-fect of retiring tho cabinet, It will soon gq further and retire Diaz It will have the result ultimately of giving giv-ing to the people a free ballot guaranteed guar-anteed under tho constitution of 1857." As soon as tho resignation of tho cabinet became known couriers bearing bear-ing mesBagos .'rom GonzaleB Garza, the revolutionary secretary of state, were sent across the Rio Grando into Moxlco on their way to Francisco I. Madoro. the" insurgent president. It wfca Intimated that Madoro probably would not taT notice of the cabinet's resignation toHhe extent of cenBing hostllitioB, but would proceod with hlsi plan of fighting the yejlera iroofla. . Madero, it -was said, 'was' ndt'ria position to treat for peace until formal for-mal orders were sent from Mexico City, To Overthrow Diaz. 'Madero la fighting for the overthrow over-throw of Diaz and not moroly for the overthrow of his cabinet," It was stated at tho Junta More than that of any other, the letlroraent of Minister Creel w'ould be agreeable to the Insurrectos, It was asserted, for when serving as governor gover-nor of tho state of Chihuahua, Mr. Creel had been hold responsible Tor muoh of tho dissatisfaction existing In that state, which Is regarded as tho stronghold of tho revolutionary raovoraont In ..Chihuahua Btuto the liiBurrectos are fighting chlofly for the right to elect a governor and Jefes politico, officials who now re-celvo re-celvo their posts by federal appolnt-monL appolnt-monL Division of some of tho big estates, ranging from 1.000.000 to 10, 000,000 acres, Is anothor demand. The retirement of the cabinet was not entirely unexpected by the revolutionary revo-lutionary leaders. It having been their belief that Llmantour's conferences wltli the lnsurrecto agoncy In New York and his subsequent trip to Mexico Mex-ico City were tho preliminary to Important Im-portant developments. This was basod largely on a telegram that Gustavo Gus-tavo A. Madero In New York that Llmantour had promised an entire change of politics In Mexico. Minister Minis-ter IJmantour's remarks, apparently antagonistic to tho Insurrectos, which lie made after arriving In tho Mexican Mexi-can capital, were regarded ns an effort ef-fort to conceal what was nbout to happen. REBELS AT CHIHUAHUA. Seven Hundred Separate City and Rabago's Forces. EL PASO, March 21. Seven hundred hun-dred insurrectos have takon up positions posi-tions between Chlhunhua and General Rabago'a federal forces, according to reports from tho war zone today. Rn-bago Rn-bago Is 30 miles north of that city. The InBurrectos, hearing of his march to relieve tho metropolis of northern Mexico, hurriedly Intervened. Tho In-I In-I surrectos nro part of the force of Francisco I. Maderov tno revolutionary president, who Is now said to have Borne 1700 cavalry With tho suspension suspen-sion of constitutional guarantees and the threat of Instant ccath to any of his men In armB, Madero, it Is asserted assert-ed by his confidential agents here, Is preparing to make u decisive attack, with a "view of gaining territory as a basis for showing that a stato of war exists In Mexico." Twenty bridges betwoon Juarez and Chihuahua havo been blown up within the last two days. Oscar G. Crelgh-ton, Crelgh-ton, who has had charge of the blowing blow-ing up of railroads, Is now at Montezuma, Monte-zuma, directing operations In the ear of Mod-ro. Madero, his hand disabled from a recent -wound, has Issued a decree de-cree calling on his followers "to strike a declslvo blow for liberty," The news coriccrnlng the whereabouts where-abouts of Madero was brought in by an American superintendent of a Mexican railroad, who with 'four Americans, traveled tho 226 miles from Chmuahua. "At Saoz," said tho Amorlcan, "wo learned that Rabago whs on his way to Casas Grandes then, In obedience to a call from Chihuahua that the Insurrectionists In-surrectionists ,wero becoming numerous numer-ous about tho city, ho turned southward. south-ward. Before he got far he found that the Insurrectos had Burrouuded the city about 20 miles out. Wo knew tho InBurrectos were tnere, for wo had to pass through their rnnUB. Rabago Is now In tho position or belns cut off from tho city and yet pusned toward it by an lnsurrecto army at his rear." The posting of the notice of the suspension sus-pension of personal guarantees at Jaurez today caused lntenso Interest among the people, who ror three days, havetbecn In constant fear of an attack. at-tack. Tho notlco says that death will bo the punishment of any one who Interfere In-terfere with tho railroads. Interference Interfer-ence with telegraph communication Is punlshmont by Imprisonment of from flvo to twelve years. Only tho president presi-dent of the republic has the power to pardon. No passenger train has gone out of Juarez for more than five weeks, and telegraphic communication has been cut off during that time ox-cent ox-cent occasionally for r. row hours. The building of moro fortifications aboi t Juarez was continued by tho Mexican troops today, more' bags of sand being placed about tho roofs of the municipal buildings. Companies of Infantrymen wore kepi going about environs to prevent tho approach of insurrectos without warning. |