Show WOULD AVOID responsibility secretary knox bald said to be out of sympathy with president in mobilizing army on mexican border washington remarkable Renar kable rumors were being circulated in official cir ctr cles on fr friday iday bearing on the action of president tart taft in mobilizing an army near the mexican border secretary knox and acting secretary wilson vere said to be out ot of sym pathy with mr tatt taft in this matter and to wish to avoid responsibility mr air taft gained much of his inter matlon mation from reports made by secret agents of the departments ot of war and justice and Is eaid said to have largely ignored ignored the state department in the whole transaction ambassador de la in barra in washington and minister limantour in new york issued sharp statements in reply to intimations that out troops might cross into mexico exico I to stop dis order they agreed that no government in that country would con consent 11 ent to such action and the people would resent it A statement inspired by tue german government declared that it would not interfere oven even it the united states hould should decide to annex mexico london papers take a serious view of the situation in mexico and the concentration of american troops on the border the spectator points out that the germans have never admitted the monroe mouroe doctrine and in the event of at the united states becoming thorough ly involved in mexico it would not be surprised to eee see germany pushing claims in south brazil or the west indies the same paper also says it would be exceedingly awkward at such a R moment if some foolish action in san aroused ill III reeling in capan a |