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Show LONDON COMENT ON AMERICAN ARMY London, March G. The mobilization of the American army at the Mexican frontier has excitej great interest among British politicians and In com-merclalclrcles, com-merclalclrcles, but all aro still In the dark as to whether tho movement move-ment is for political of purely military leasons. There Is little doubt expressed by the public and newspapers that the political situation In Mexico caused President Taftjs strong move, but it i doubted whether this government had any concern In the matter. So far as any extension of tho pouor of the United States on tho American continent Is concerned, It h doubtful that s,uch an outcome would bo popular with tho British public The talk or the future annexation an-nexation ot Canada hab created n piojudlce on thi-s. side and this prejudice preju-dice Is Just as strong aaglnst the political expansion of the United Slates generally at the present moment mom-ent Mlguol Covarrublas. Mexican minister minis-ter to Great Britain, wns deeply Interested In-terested In tho news of mobilization Ho was also oxccud.ngly anuoyod over tho loports that foreign Intervention In Mexico wbs probable. Such an outcome would be wholly unnecessary, unneces-sary, ho said. "All Mexico Is absolutely tranquil," euld ho, "oxcopt for n number of marauding mar-auding bands which are making raids in the cxtremo north among inacceb- slblo mountains nnd these the government govern-ment is holding In check. "Any steps taken by tho United States to patrol tbclr own frontier will bo welcomed as preventing Insurrectionary In-surrectionary movements from tho United Stated across tho border. This can ho the only object of that government gov-ernment which Is perfectly aware that tho most of thobo movements originated origin-ated in tho United States." Miller Pearson, head of the contracting contract-ing firm of S. Pearson & Sons, which Is tho British concern having the greatest interests In Mexico, said today to-day that ho did not regard conditions there as In any way alarming. oo |