The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-10
TEXT OF THE LETTER.
The Document That Has Aroused So
Much Interest.

Following is the letter in full, writ
ten by Minister De LONE to Senior
Canalejas:
Legation De Espana, Washington.
Eximo Senior Don Jose Canalejas.
My Distinguished and Dear Friend: You
need not apologize for not having writ
ten to me; also ought to have written
to you, but have not done so on account
of being weighed down with work and
nous sommes quittes.
The situation here continues unchanged
Everything depends on the political and
military success in Cuba. The prologue
of this second method of warfare will
end the day that the colonial cabinet
shall be appointed, and it relieves us in
the eyes of this country of a part of the
responsibility of what may happen there,
and they must cast the responsibility
upon the Cubans, whom they believe to
be SO immaculate.
Until then we will not be able to see
clearly, and / consider it to be a loss OF
time and an advance by the wrong road
the sending of emSsarieS to the rebel
neld, the negotiating with the autono-
mists not yet declared to be legally con-
stituted, and the discovery of the inten-
tions and purpose of this government.
the eXiles Will return one by one, and,
when they return, will come walking into
the sheepfold. and the chiefs will grad
ually return. Neither of these had the
courage to leave en- masse. and they will
not have the courage thus to return.
The message has undeceived the insur-
gents, who expected something else. and
has paralyzed the action of congress, put
l consider it bad.
Besides the natural and inevitable
coarseness lgroserial with which he re-
peats all that the press and public opin-
lon OF Spain has said of Weyler it shows
once more what Mckinley is; weak and
catering to the rabble, and, besides a
low politician, who desires to leave a
door open to me and to stand well with
the jingoes of his party.
Nevertheless. as a matter of fact il Will
only depend on ourselves whether he will
prove bad and adverse to us. | agree
entirely with you; without a military sue,
cess nothing will be accomplished there
and without military and political sue.
cess there Is here always danger that the
insurgents Will be encouraged, If not by
the government, at least by part of me
public opinion.
DO not believe you pay enough atten'
tion to the role of England. Nearly al
that newspaper canaille which swarms
In your hotel are English, and at the
same time that they are correspondents
or the Journal, they are also correspon,
dents OF the best newspapers and review.
OF London. Thus it has been since tn,
beginning. To my mind the only object
OF England is that the Americans shoulc
occupy themselves with us and leave hel
In peace, and if. there Is a war, so mucf
the better; that would further remove
what is threatening her-although that
Will never happen.
1t would be most important that yoI
should agitate the question of commercia
relations, even though II would be only
Tor enect, and that you should send her,
man Of importance in order that
might use him TO make a propaganda
among the senators and others I'm opposi
tion to the junta and to win over exlles.
There goes Amblard. believe he come.
too deeply taken up with little politica
matters, and there must be somethins
very great or we shall lose.
Adela returns your salutation, and WI
wish you In the new year to be a mes
senger OF peace and take this New Year,
present 10 poor Spain.
Always your attentive friend and ser
want, who kisses your hands,
Enrique Dupuy de LONE.