A “Capital” is needed

Nº 225

AHSRE L-E-953 F. 409

The Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Arizona

18 de marzo de 1911

A “Capital” is needed

Madero Hunting Place for Seat of Goverment

Hasn't heard peace plans

Secretary of State Regrets Any Proposition That Falls Short of Unseating of Diaz High Cost of Living in Chihuahua.

El Paso, march 17. Francisco I. Madero, the leader of the Mexican insurrectionists and the so called president, is concentrating his forces 100 miles south of El Paso with a view of storming and taking a town and establishing in it a capital from which to carry on operations throughout the states of Sonara and Chihuahua, possibly toward Juarez, according to a statement given out by the revolutionary junta tonight.

Couriers are bearing messages from Madero to insurrectos at Washington and New York arrived here today direct from the insurrecto camp. The messages were in response to information which had been conveyed to Madero concerning supposed preliminary peace negotiations with Limantour, the Mexican minister of finance, is now thought to be bearing to Mexico city.

Madero has not been made acquainted with the developments of the last two or three days, as it requires about a week for a courier to return. When asked if Madero would be willing to make any concessiones in the demands of the insurrectos Gonzalez F. Garza, the insurrecto secretary of state, replied: “Absolutely none. It is folly for Diaz to talk about peace and at the same time say he intends to remain in power.”

From Braulio Hernandez it is learned that Madero plans to establish a capital, if possible, at Casas Grandes, the scene of the insurrecto defeat on March 6.

“With an established the insurrectos would feel that they had made a start in the direction of a permanent republic. Our word from Madero states that he has no intention of stopping the war nor contains suggestions of possible peace.”