File No. 812.00/13729.
Vice Consul Silliman to the Secretary of State.
Carranza has issued another manifesto disowning the Convention and its proceedings, calling on all proxies to retire from the Convention at or before 6 p.m. of the 10th to report to principals, and on all generals personally in attendance to retire at the same time and take immediate charge of their commands; otherwise, the officer next in grade to assume command and hold election to select successor to the disobedient general. All government officials and employees are reminded that the acts of the Convention are disowned and that no orders are to be obeyed except those from the First Chief.