The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
NEW CONSTITUTION OF MEXICO LONG
 STEP ID LIBERTY
Instrument Outlined by Car ranza Follows in Broad Line That of Juarez 
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Mexico City Mex. February 5.-(Corre- spondence of the Associated Press.) Mexico's new constitution, promulgated throughout the republic today will give opportunity for the demonstration of the actual working results of many legisla- tive ideas which have not progressed be- yond the theoretical stage in many other countries.
 The constitution, in general, follows along broad lines outlined by the first chief General Venustiano Carranza, and submitted by him for consideration at the opening of the constitutional congress at Queretaro. General Carranza's project, in turn, followed the broad lines of the Juarez constitutions of 1857, changing it with the object of making it thoroughly applicable to modern conditions. The makers of the new constitution in some cases, however, went somewhat beyond the chiefs project in dealing with certain phases of legislation. In his speech to the chief project in dealing with certain assembly to ratify the constitution, Luis Manuel Rojas, president of the assem- ply, said, in part, that, in general. the assembly had followed the fundamental ideas set forth by Carranza as result of his mature experience and that if they Hdu SOlo UGy OIlQ III SOIlt IdltciS, lnc point he had indicated he believed wise, it was due to the same youthful ardor with which the delegates had followed the flag born by Carranza at Guadalupe. Natural enthusiasm after the recent struggle and desire to destroy old abuses of the past, he said, offered sufficient motive for deviating from the path marked out by the first chief, although they always had been in thorough ac- cord with his sentiments for aiding the ideas and aspirations of the Mexican peo- pie. It was clear, he said, that the leg islation adopted must be characterized by it's tendency to better the popular classes which always had been oppressed and that if the assembly had committed er- TOTS or if defects later were found for which it was responsible, history would absolve the delegates because of the sim cerity of their convictions as their sole idea had been to make great and happy the Mexican republic.
 Two articles of the new constitution deal largely with the rights of foreign CTS in Mexico. Article 33, as finally passed, remains the same as it was in the Juarez constitution of 1857. This arr ticle declares that all foreigners possess the rights to the individual guarantees granted to all within the republic but the executive of the union shall have the exclusive right to compel to leave the na- tional territory immediately and without prior judgment. any foreigner whose presence shall be adjudged troublesome. Foreigners may not be permitted to mix in any manner in the political affairs of the country.
 The other articles dealing with the rights of foreigners provide that only Mexicans by birth or naturalization and Mexican companies have the right to ac- quire possession of lands or waters or to obtain concessions to exploit mines, water rights or combustibles. but the state may coneede the same right to foreigners who appear before the secre- tary of foreign relations and agree to be considered as Mexicans in respect to the titles involved and agree not to invoke in regard to the same. the protection of their governments under penalty, if they violate this promise, of losing the titles which they have acquired, which pass to the nation.
 Foreigners may not acquire direct pos