The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-09
DlAz GIVEN
 ASSURANCE
TAFT TELLS HIM OFFICIALLY THAT MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
 Is FRIENDLY.
Says Demonstration Has No Signiti canoe Which Should Cause Con- cern in Mexico-Diaz Makes
 Reply.

Mexico City, March S.-Effectually setting at rest all rumors that the United States Is preparing for inter- vention in Mexico, President Taft to- day sent to President Diaz telegram in which he says the military man euyers being conducted along the frontier in Texas have no significance which should cause concern to Mex leo. The message was transmitted to the department of foreign relations by Fred Morris Dearing, charge d'af- faires:
 q have the honor to advise your excellency that 1 am in receipt of instructions from my government di- recting me to inform his excellency President Diaz, through the medium of your excellency, that the president of the United States wishes to ex press the hope that TO misapprhen- sions will result from unfounded and sensational newspaper conjectures as to the military maneuvers about to take place in Texas and elsewhere, and to give Diaz assurance that the maneuvers have no significance which should cause concern to the friendly negihbors of the United States to the south"
 To the foregoing, General Diaz re- piled through Minister Greet and the American embassy, acknowledging re- ceipt and expressing gratitude for the courtesy of explaining in such explicit terms" the situation. A calm and dcspassionate view of the mobilization appeared to have been taken here by Mexicans. No ex- citement followed the appearance oi the news. The dailies in Spanish, as we'll as the American morning news papers, gave much space to the de- tails of the movement.
 In some quarters nevertheless, the explanation given out at the White House as to the significance of Presi dent Taft's order was viewed with more or less skepticism
 This was particularly true as relat- ing to American residents in the city many of whom professed to see in it the first step in a move toward in. terventicn.
 Prominent Mexicans who were ap- lproached for opinions declined for the most part to talk for publication. but privately expressed confidence in tae good intentions of the American gov ernment
 That any protest regarding dam ages sustained has been made to Great Britain by Dr. F. S. Pearson has been denied by his representa- tives. to the state department, and to the newspapers. Walter Cow, Dr Pearson's representatives at Toronto sent the following telegram to the state department:
 Newspaper dispatches from Wash ington published here this mornine state that t.e British government, ir behalf of subjects having extensive railway and mining interests in Mex iec. has communicated with the state department at Washington with re gard to protection. The dispatches state further that the Pearson syndi cate, a large British and Canadian construction firm, has complained bit terly of interference by revolutoinist. and lhas asked for protection. pre- sume, if true, this dispatch must hay, reference to others, but in order ts avoid any misunderstanding afte, communicating with Dr. Pearson.
 consider it better to telegraph assur ing you that if the dispatches refe to our people they are absolutel. without foundation. The only protes made by us has been through you fo the purpose of securing protection. Il London we aave done our utmost t minimize the extent of the trouble an have made no protest there or a Washington whatsoever"
 Lord Cowdray, who before his els
 vaticn to the peerage some month ago was known as Sir Sweetma
 Pearson and who also has extensiv
 railway and mining interests in Me,
 ico. took occasion today to say ths
 he had made no appeal to his goverr
 ment for protection.
 ' "Tae statement that we Pearson
 have asked for protection from or
 government is absolutely witho.