File No. 812.00/15061.
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Mexico City, May 22, 1915.
577. Yesterday at a very stormy session of the Convention very hard phrases exchanged between the North and South delegates and even injurious phrases pronounced by the South leader against the President of the Convention. The affair ended by division of the two parties into two bands which threatened to clash. Finally the North delegates left the Convention, had a private meeting to take a decision and returned afterwards to protest. Happily at the same time the room was invaded by large crowd of the people clamoring for justice and bread, which made them postpone matter.
Zapata ordered headquarters of the South army removed to Morelos and it is reported that the South troops will leave the city.