The San Francisco call., 1898-02-10
DUPUY DE LONE OWNS HIS FAULT
 AND GOES HOME
LETTER THAT WRECKED
 STATESMAN DE LONE.
THE TRANSLATION.
Legation de Espana,

Washington, D. c.
 Senor Don Jose Canalejas-My distinguished and Dear Friend: You need not apologize for not having written me; I also ought to have written you, but have not done so on account of being weighed down with work and nous sommes quittes.
 The situation here continues un- changed. Everything depends on 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 the 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 I consider it to be loss of time and an advance by the wrong road-the sending IL, negotiating with the autonomists not yet declared to be legally con- stituted, and the discovery of the intentions and purposes of this Government.
 The exiles will return, one by one, and when they return will come walking into the sheepfold, and the chiefs will gradually re- turn. 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 ; insurgents, who expected some thing else, and has paralyzed the action of Congress, but I consider 1t bad. Besides, the natural and : inevitable coarseness with which he repeats all that the press and puDllc opinion of Spain has said Of Weyler shows once more that Mckinley is weak and catering to , the rabble, and besides is a low politician who desires to leave the door open to me and to stand well with the jingoes of his party.
 Nevertheless. as matter of fact 1t will only depend on ourselves whether he will prove bad and ad- verse to us. I agree entirely with you, without military success nothing can be accomplished there, and without military and political success there is here al- ways danger that the insurgents Will be encouraged, If not by the Government, at least by part of the public opinion.
 l do not believe you pay enough , attention to the role of England. , Neariy all the newspaper canaille WHlcn sWarms in your hotel are Enghsh, and at the same time mat they are correspondents of journals here, they are also cor ; respondents of the best newspap- CTS and reviews of London.
 Thus it has been since the be- ginning. To my mind the only object of England is that Ameri, cans should occupy themselves with us and leave her in neace
 and if there is war so much the
 better; that would further re- move what is threatening her although that will never happen It would be most important that ; you should agitate the question or commercial relations, even though it would be only for ef- feet. and that you should send here man of importance in order that l might use him to make propaganda among Senators and others in opposition to the 1unta ana to win over the exiles.
 There goes Amblard I believe he comes too deeply taken up with httle political matters, and there must be something very great or we shall lose. Adele returns vour salutation, and we wish you Tn the new year to be the messenger or peace, and take this New Years present to poor Spain. Always your attentive friend and servant, who kisses your hands,
 ENRIQUE DUPUY DE I,OME