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Show FIRST CHIEF STANDS UP0NJSJ1ITY CARRANZA MAKES BID FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. Issues an Order That All Communl cations to His Government From Outside Sources Must Pass Through Him. Washington. General Vonustlanc Carranza, as Ilrst chior or tho const! tutionnl army, notified tho world on Sunday that all communications tc his government trom outsido sources must pasB through him. If directed tc nny genoral, ho said, thoy must bo re ferred to him, anyhow. Carranza' decreo rsaohed Washington through Rafael VSubaran Cnpmany, his minister minis-ter or tho interior, who telegraphed It to Ellsco Arredondo, Carranza's local lo-cal representative Tho order apparently will make II impossible for diplomatic represents Uvea of foreign governments to deal witbAthe Carranza- jfovernment, ex-copt ex-copt by going to Vera Cruz, which thoy havo been unwilling to do, lesl such action bo construed as forma! recognition. ' ready most of tho dip lomats at .Mexico City havo asked tholr governments tor permission tc leave when the situation becomes intolerable in-tolerable and somo of thom havo beon advised to use tholr own discretion Tho order may affect tho activity ol American consular representatives who heretofore have dealt with tho de facto government whntover it happen ed to be. WWH HHJV is 4- " '" )C m I M MM .1 |