Show OBREGON OUTLINES S. S HIS POLICY IF l ElECTED By Oscar K Goll Coil l International News Service Staff Correspondent j I MEXICO CITY June Julie General 25 25 General Alvaro Obregon for several years the strongest man in Carranza's cabinet and the only soldier In in Inthe the the Mexican i army who has ever succeeded in l landing landing land land- nd- nd ing a smashing blow against Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Villa notorious bandit chief when he put his ar army y to to utter r rout at atthe atthe atthe the battle of Celaya in April 1915 shortly after his split with First Chief Venustiano Carranza has relinquished his military post and turned his command command command com com- mand of rebel forces over to the new new administration He has returned to top o p private life In order to resume his campaign for the presidency of the r republic p I FRIENDLY TO U. U S. S In an exclusive interview with the writer General Obregon declared that in the event of his election as chief executive of the republic of f M Mexico it will be his paramount aim not alone alonet t to establish more more friendly and arid un unquestionable unquestionable un- un n qu questionable relations with the government gov- gov of the United States and the civilized nations of the world in general general general gen gen- eral but to give to Mexico a safe I sane clean and sound administration in in fact a govern government ent such as will command the respect respect- of all the peoples peoples peo peo- ples s of the world All foreigners residing in Mexico and those interests having havin capital invested in the republic will be accorded accorded ac ac accorded corded the same protection as Is given the the- Mexican citizen under our constitution and the law and the law alone will guide my administration the in event of my election to the presidency continued General Obregon Obregon Obre gon gori WOULD REESTABLISH NATION Not Nothing ing will please me more more inor than n nto to know at the end of my administration adminis that I have succeeded in re reestablishing reestablishing reestablishing re- re establishing Mexico's integrity among among- the nations of the world that my revolution torn native land has again regained her solid financial footing and been accorded her proper place plate among the ranks of the respected nations of the world General Obregon was born on on I f February 1 1 1880 1580 in the pueblo of I in the the state of Sonora He received his education in the common commons s schools hool of the state Front early youth it had been his ambition to become one of his country's military leaders and It was while he was still sUll stilla sUlla a young man in the early nineties that he gathered about him a number of l Ia Mayo o Indians in the vicinity of and formed a company of at home guards as a protection against wandering wandering- outlaw w bands JOINED MADERO It was It-was was not until some some months after th the Madero l revolution gained strength In Sonora that he h Joined the rebel movement and with his small command com com- I mand mandof of Mayo Indians as a nucleus went forth to wage war against the I g government of Diaz and remained remained re remained re- re in the field until the successful conclusion n pf of the revolution He then retired to his ranch with his followers foll followers fol fol- l lowers where he remained remain d until advised advised advised ad ad- of Maderos Madero's assassination by General Victoriano Huerta when he again called Ms Ns band to g gether ther to take up arms against the usurper From prom that time on General Obregon became p permanently Identified with the revolutionary party and it was after General Pasqual Orozco's treachery in deserting Madero in his hour of need to take up a bandits bandies career that Obregon followed him and his men men Into the wn wilderness erness of the north and drove prove him from the state i of Sonora where he had launched a I campaign of murder murde an and depredation IN CARRANZA CABINET Although Obregon Is k known own to have never been a a very staunch admirer of the late president he was appointed minister of war and marine In Carr Carranza's Carranza's Car Car- r ranza's cabinet as a H. reward for his victory over Francisco Villas Villa's army army a at t Celaya during which battle Obregon Obregon Obregon Obre Obre- gon lost his right arm After several years how however ver friction friction fric fric- tion developed between Carranza and Obregon which ultimately brought about his resignation He immediately immediately immediately imme imme- thereafter publicly announced his int intention of becoming the can I of the party for the I presidency of Mexico It was this this' announcement anno by Obregon Obregon Obre Obre- I gon tog together the with the growing dissatisfaction dis- dis satisfaction in the ranks of the military military mili mili- I tary taryl Which brought brough about the final overthrow of the Carranza regime b because of th the issuance nce by the chief executive of of I a manifesto canceling the general l presidential elections called caned for July Carranza basing his action on the unsettled conditions prevailing pre throughout the republic |