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Show MEXICO ELECTS j LEADER TODAY! Alfredo Dominguez and General Gen-eral Obrecjcn Running for Leading Office MEXICO 'ITY. Sept. . Declarations Declara-tions in favor of a liberal foreign polity, pol-ity, with guarantees of life and prop- orly to nationals of other countries! and encouragement of foreign investments invest-ments are contained In manifestoes by the two opposing eantlldutcs for the Mexican presidency In the elections to be heltl tomorrow. The candidates are Divisional General Alvaro Obregon, former minister of war in the Car-ransa Car-ransa cabinet and one of the leaders of the recent revolution, and Alfredo Kobles I I. mil ng ue., formerly provisional provis-ional governor of the federal district and at one time Carranzu envoy at Washington. The International planks of the two platforms follow, translated toxtually. OBREGON'S Pl i i ORM General Obregon's (Liberal Constitutionalist): Consti-tutionalist): ' Inviolability of our sovereignty as an autonomous state. "Absolute respect for the sovereign-', ty und Institutions of all countries of the world- "Facilities for foreign capital wishing wish-ing to Invest In our country for the development and improvement of its naiuiai iicin3. seeiMiiK tjr iu icchu-c!le icchu-c!le In the most practical and fair way ii.e advantages obtained by capital, labor la-bor and the publii treasure. "Complete acknowledgment of nil iiglllmute rights obtained by foreigners foreign-ers in our country. "Guarantees that all foreigners residing re-siding Iu Mexico enjoy, in the l-road- ft sense tf the word, nil the privileges privi-leges and protection gi anted by our laws. Prank tendency to reinforce and establish es-tablish our forolgn relations on the aforesalel basis." PROMISES OF DOMING1 I Z Hobles Donitnguei Republican Nationalist Na-tionalist ) ; " Ite-estubllslnnent of our relation:! With foreign countries, giving real guarantees to their nationals and to their investments. Because of our geographical ge-ographical location, we should pay es-pCCisJ es-pCCisJ attention to our relations voih the peoples of the continent. ' Encouragement of wholesome Immigration Im-migration und of the investment of capital for the development of communications, com-munications, agriculture and Industry, slnco th foreign element Is an important im-portant factor In the progress of young nations." Both candidates favor progressive Internal policies, and point out the necessity ne-cessity of honest administration. They differ radically, however, as to the constitution of 1917, ut present In Constitutionalist, n engnize.i the present pres-ent organic law, while Scnor Hobles L'onilnguez is pledged. l a pronouncement pronounce-ment recently Issued b) bi party, the National Republican, to cull a convention conven-tion in COBS he Is elected, and set In motion tho machinery for the adoption adop-tion of a now constitution. Tho Liberal Constitutionalist party was responsible for tho Plan of Ague Prlcta, which repudiated the leader-Ship leader-Ship of President Carrunza. The National Na-tional Republican party, while non-sectarian non-sectarian in Its principles, la I irgely composed of Roman Catholics. oo The per capita taxation In Great Britain is three times that 1n the chancellor of tho British exchequer. |