Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
The Spanish Minister'S Letter.
LEGATIoN-DE EsPANA,
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON.
Exinao Seaor Don Jose Canalejas:
My Distinguished and Dear Friend
Y You need not apologize for not having
written to me. I 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 unchang-
ed. Everything depends on the political
and military success In Cuba. The pro-
logue of this second method of warfare
will end the day that the colonial cabinet
will be appointed, and it relieves us in
the eyes of this country of 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 loss Of
time and an advance by the wrong road,
the sending of emissaries to the rebel
field, the negotiating with the autono-
mists not yet declared to be legally con-
stituted, and the discovery of the inten-
tions and purposes of this government.
The exiles will return one by one. and
when they return will come walking into
the sheep fold. and the chiefs will grad
ually return. Neither of these had the
courage to leave en- masse, and they will
not have the courage to thus return.
M'KINLEY A Low POLITICIAN.
The message has undeceived the insur-
gents, who expected something else, and
has paralyzed the action of Congress, but
consider it bad. Besides the natural
and inevitable coarseness with which he
repeats all that the press and public opin-
ion of Spain has said of Weyler, it shows
once more what Mckinley is, weak and
catering to the rabble, and besides low
politician, who desires to leave door
open to me and to stand well with the
jingoes of his party.
Nevertheless, as matter of fact, it
will only depend on ourselves whether
he will prove bad and adverse to us.
agree entirely with you, without a
military success nothing will be accom-
plished there, and without military and
political success there is here always
danger that the insurgents will be en-
couraged, if not by the government, at
least by part of the public opinion.
I do not believe you pay enough at
tention to the role OF England. Nearly
all the newspaper canalle which
swarms in your hotel are English, and
at the same time that they are CORE
spondents OF the Journal. they are also
correspondents of the best newspapers
and reviews of London. Thus it has
been since the beginning. To my mind
the only object of England is that the
Americans should occupy thems elve
with us and leave her in peace, and if
there is war, so much the better, that
would further remove what is threat
ening her-although that will never
happen.
1t would be most important that you
should agitate the question of com
mercial relations, even though it would
be only for effect, and that you should
send here man of Importance in or
der that 1 might use him to make a
propagands among the Senators and
others in opposition to the junta and
to win over e1iles.
There goes Ambiarad. believe he
comes too deeply taken up with little
political matters, and there must be
something very great or we shall lose.
Adela returns your salutation, and
we wish you in the new year to be
messenger of peace and take this New
Years present to poor Spain.
Always your attentive friend and
servant, who kisses your hands.
ENRIQUE DUPUY DE LONE.