The times., 1897-03-12
INDIGNANT WITH De LONE
Gossip Caused by the PubIica-
tiOn Of His Book.
HIS REFERENCE TO AMERICANS
1t is Charged That He Still Holds
the Views He Expressed Then.
Indignation Meetings VIII Prob
ably Be Held in Different Sec
tions of the Country.

| The publication in The Times of ex-
| tracts from senor Dupuy de Lome's book.
| III which he says very disagreeable things
! OF American men and women, has caused
| much gossip here. His words have been
| taken up and commented upon, both at
| home and i'll the clubs II has been asked
| again and again why Il man who holds
| such views should be permitted to live
| among people whom he has so abused
| No one has cared to be quoted because it
| Is felt that the proper channel for the
| expression of disapprobation is through
the State Department, but there Is talk
or indignation meetings and formal pro-
test.
lie feeling OF irritation grows with
Senior De Lome's continued attitude of
indifference. He eyades the question in
way which indicates that he still holds
the views expressed III his book
His friends and defenders maintain that
the book was written when he was q
young man, some twenty years ago, and
that lie no longer holds the views then
expressed, but nobody seems to know
when the volume really first appeared, and
it Is spoken OF as recently published
However, that makes little difference, in
view or his practical Endorsement at his
time of what he wrote then
He wrote that he had been told concern
ing United States officials: They are
scoundrels and thieves. To strictly com
ply with the customhouse regulations
will he of no avail to you II you carry
anything for which duties must he paid, of
fer So to the officer in attendance Do
in,
pay nothing, 50 that they may not bother
you. Each passenger related his ex-
perencein in American customhouses, and all
added These officials are the meanest and
mos: miserable fellows to be found among
politicians -
And now he indorses this by refusing to
deny it He does not affirm this view but
he will rot deny IL.
Again his characterizatio of the Amed-
can woman is without parallel for impu
dencc. He says ''She is adventurous
and bold She travels alone, protected
more by fear of the law than by the
respect which she inspires.
have Seen American women living at the
hotels in California, in aris, all over Europe,
always extravagant, spending more money
than their husbands. OF whom they do
llOt hHo" HiOcu -fnOHey earned GOG
knows how or where" Full opportunity
is given MIN TO disavow these sentiments
His apologists say they We're expressed iii
the ineXperience Of youth But he does
not take the trouble to correct them how.
The translation of these statements was
for several days public, within Senor De
Lome's knG wledge, and he took no pains
10 say his conception Of America character
has changed. Yesterday a Times reporter
called at the legation TO ask if ne still
thinks as he wrote. His reply by Secre-
tary was that he had nothing to say.
The extracts from the book have been
published in New York, as well as in Wash
ington, and there public sentiment is be-
ginning already to take definite form The
Chiro Club, of Brooklyn. will hold q meet
ing today for the discussion of the matter
and il is believed that a request will be
forwarded 10 Secretary Sherman to demand
an explanation from the Spanish ambassa-
dor. The American Daughters of the Revo-
luton, in the same city, have also taken
up the subject and VIII hold special meet
ings TO denuunce the writer OF this book and
ask that he either apologize or withdraw
from the country.
The talk here is strongest among the
members of the Wimodaughsis and other
women's organizations, but il is net con-
fined to them. The men are also incenSetl,
especially those connected with the GUS
toms service and some action on their part
is to be looked for al once.