New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-09
COMMENT FROM ABROAD.
England Denies Actiop-Berlin
Not Helping.

London. March s.-Tbe Foreign Once au-
thorized the announcement this evening
that no instructions of any kind had been
sent 10 Ambassador Bryce at Washington
from London in regard 10 action in Mexico.
T. s Pearson. president Of the Mexico
Northwestern Railway Company, who is
now in Mexico City, replying 10 inquiries
/ sent by cable from London. telegraphed to-
day .hat the situation in Mexico had beer
unchanged for the last two weeks. Presi-
/ dent Diaz, he said, was IN hts usual health.
/ MIR. Pearson added that the explanation
OF the American mobilization generally &C.
cepted a. the Mexican capital was that the
move had been taken In response 10 q re.
quest from the Mexican government that
/ the United States put a stop 70 the supply
/ OF arms and ammunition which the rebels
are receiving by sea and across the from
/ ter.
I Weetmsn Harold Miller Pearson, NJ p.
/ lead Of the contracting firm of ;. Pearson
/ & Sons, Limited, which is the British con.
Germ having the greatest interests involved
/ in the situation in Mexico, asserted to-day
/ that he did not regard conditions there as
| IN any way alarming. lie said:
/ we are constantly in receipt Of cables
/ from Mexico which suggests that the dis
! turbances are merely brlgandase. We have
not heard direct from the affected area,
! bur hear constantly from Mexico City.
where all the news would he received at
once"
! Miguel Covarrubas Mexican Minister 10
/ Great Britain, was more interested than
any other man in this city apparently, in
! the news Of the American mobilization. lie
/ was also annoyed over the reports that
( foreign Intervention IN Mexico was pos
| sible Such on outcome would be wholly
unnecessary. he said.
Tie mobilization Of an American army
al the Mexican frontier has aroused great
interest among London politicians and
commercial interests, but oil are still
doubtfh whether the movement IS for
political or purely military reasons.
IS far az any extension OF the power
81 the United States on the American
continent Is concerned. it is doubtful
whether such an outcome would be popu-
lar with the British public at this time
The talk Of the future annexation Of
Canada has created prejudice on this
. side. ana this prejudice Is just az strong
against the political expansion of the
United states generally ~ the present
moment
Dealings in American securities to-day
indicated that the Stock Exchange did not
consider that the general security OF the
country was seriously threatened. Mexican
bonds remained unchanged as did the
southern railway chares Mexican Rail
way common fell rs points. first pre-
ferred -, and second preferred "a
Mexican National Railway shares. which
dropped several points recently. fell of
3, to-da-.
Berlin, March S-The German Foreign
once Is Watching the Mexican situation
with much interest Up TO the present
time, however. no steps have been taken in
the matter AZ Washington or elsewhere.
o. no request tcr the protection Of German
interests has been received from the less-
ton or cousulatcs IN MaSco.
The German Charge aAfaires Al Mexico
city has not communicate with the For
elgn once Tor several JAYS.
In 81 authoritative quarter the opinion
vas expressed to-day that It was natural
,or ,he United States IS a neightorng
state 10 take precautionary measures on
the Mexican frontier
PARIS March S--Prices on the 3ourse
were generally weak TO-DAY on American
advices regarding thu situation in Mexico
ana the rumors u reyoi. IN Morocco but
the tone improved toward he close