Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-09
Military ManeuverS on Texas.
Border Have No Significance.
That Should Cause Concern.
to Friendly NeighbOrS,
DlAZ IN REPLY SENDS
MESSAGE OF GOOD WILL
Thanks American Executive for
Explaining Situation in Detail
Still Some People in Mexico
Capital Remain SkeptiCal.
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Mexico City, March S-Setting at
rest all rumors that the United States
is preparing for Intervention In Mex
leo, President Taft today sent to
President Diaz a telegram, in which
he says the military maneuvers be-
ing conducted along the frontier in
Texas have no significance which
should cause concern to Mexico.
Tho message was transmitted to the
department of foreign relations by
Fred M. Deering, the charge d'affaires
of the American mbassy, whose com
mGnication follows:
Il have the honor to advise your
excellency that | am in receipt Of in
structions from my government di-
recting me to inform his excellency,
President Dia2, through the medium
of your excellency. that the president
of the United States wishes to express
the hope that nos mlsapprahensions
will result from unfounded and sensa-
tioaal newspaper eon1ectures as to
the military maneuVers about to take
place in Texas and elsewhere and to
give President Diaz assurance that
that should cause concern to the
friendly neighbors of the United
States to the SOUTH
To the foregoing, General Dlaz re-
pliad through Minister Creel and the
American embassy, acknowledging re-
ceipt and expressing gratitude TOR
the courtesy of explaining in such ex-
plicit terms the situation"
A calm and dispassiOnate view OF
the mobilization appears to have been
taken here by Mexicans. No excite
ment followed the appearance Of the
news Dailies in Spanish as well as
the American morning newspapers.
give much space to the details OF the
movement.
In some quarters. nevertheless, the
explanation given out from the White
House as to the significance Of Presi-
dent Tafts order was viewed with
skeptcism. This was particularly
true as relating to American residents
in the city, many of whom professed
to see in It the first step In a move
toward Intervention.
Leading Mexlcans, who were APP
preached for opinions, declined for
the most part to talk for publication.
but privately expressed confidence in
the good intentions of the American
government.
That any protest regarding dam
ages sustained has been made to
Great Britain by DIR. Pearson has
been denied by his representatives to
the state department and to the news
papers. Walter Cow, DR.. Pearson's s
representative at Toronto, sent the
following telegram to the state de-
partment:
Newspaper dispatches from Wash
ington published here this morning |
state that British government In be-
half of subjects having extensive rail-
road and mining interests In Mexico. |
has communicated with the state de-
partment at Washington with regard |
to protection. The dispatches state |
further, that the Pearson syndicate. |
a large British and Canadian con-
struction firm. has complained bitter
ly of interference by revoutlonists |
and has asked for protection.
'I presume, II true, this dispatch |
must have reference to others, but |
in order to avoid any misunderstand- !
ing. after communication with DR. |
Pearson. consider 1t better 10 tele-
graph, assuring you that If the dis
patches refer 10 our people, they are |
absolutely without foundation. The |
only protest made by us has been |
through you for the purpose OF Sc
curing protection.
I'm London we have done our ut
most to minimize the extent OF the |
trouble, and have made no protest
there or Mt WASHINGTON whatsoever
Lord Cowdray. who before his ele-
vation to the peerage some months |
ago, was known as Sir Weetman
Pearson, and who also has extensive
and mining interests In
Mexico, took occasion today to say
he had made no appeal TO his gov
ernment for protection.
'The statement that we. Pcarsons.
have asked for protection from our
government IL absolutely without
said Lord Cowdrav to an
a ssociated Press representative to-
nfght. No better protection than
that which the Mexican government
itself gives is required"
The press dispatches giving ri7e TO
the confusion referred simply TO the
Pearson syndicate DR.. $. r. Pear
son Is the principal stockholder In
the Mexican Northwestern. the rail-
road which has been put out OF com
mission by the revolutionists, and one
of the chief stockholders In the Mex
lean Light a. Power company, which
operates the Mexico city street car
system.
Lord cowdray is the joint owner
with the Mexican government of the
railroad and Is the man
whose oil land holdings In Mexico
have enabled him TO become one of
the most formidable competitors OF