The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-10
DISCOVERY A MYSTERY
SPAIN OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
THROUGH WOODFORD.
DISMISSAL OF SACKVLLE, A PRECEDENT
The Episode Formed a Sensational Subject o.
Conversation in Official Washington, and
Senators and Members of Both Parties
Denounce the Utterancer,

Denounce the UtteranceF.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 9.-The pub
lication in the morning papers of what
purported to be an autograph letter
written by Senior Dupuy De Lone, the
Spanish Minister, TO his friend Canale-
jas, criticising the President with the
utmost freedom. caused a sensation in
official Washington ana soon viii! he fol.
lowed by Minister De Lome's departure
from the United States. AT the outset
there was a disposition to question the
authenticity of the letter. but circlim-
stantial evidence accumulated until it
was finally announced officially that the
Minister declined to deny the authorshi?
the letter. All doubt was dissipated and
nhe only question thar remained was
as to the line of action to be pursued
by our government toward the offending
Minister The writing of this letter is
unquestionably an offence against the
amenities of diplomatic relations and
such offences almost invariably have
been regarded in the United States as
in other capitals, as sufficient ground for
the termination of The official status of
the letter-writer.
TEXT OF THE ALLEGED LETTER
The copy provided for the newspapers
hy the Cuban junta reads:
.'Exime Gener Don jose Canalejas.
ak.sAIy distinguished and dear friend:
You need not apologize for net having
written to me. / also ought TO have
written to you. but have not Zone so on
account OF being weighed down with
work and nous sommes qIlittes. The
situation here continues unchanged Ev-
erything depends on the political and
military snccess in Cuba.
''The prologue of this second method
of warfare will end the day that tho
colonial Cabinet will be appointed, and
it relieves LIS in fle eyes of this country
OF a part of the responsibility of what
may happen there, and they must cas-;
the responsibility upon the CHbans
whom they believe to be so immaculate
Until then we will not be able to sec
clearly and / consider it a loss of time
and an advance by the wrong road, the
sending of emissarieS to the rebel field
the negotiating with the autonomists
not yet declared to be legally constitut.
and purposes of this government.
THE exiles will return one by one, and
when they return, will come walking in.
10 the sheepfold, and the chiefs vii
gradually return. Neither Of these had
the courage to leave en- masse, and they
will not have the courage to thus return.
The message nndeceived the insur-
gents. who expected something else, and
bsa.a sol Il IL a. n
but ! eonslder il bad
BESIDES the natural and inevitablp
coarsenesS with which he (AIcKinley
repeats all that the press and public
opinion of Spain has said of Weyler.
it ithe message) shows once more tha-
Mckinney is weak and catering TO tht
rabble. and besides a low politician wig
desires TO leave n door omen 10 me- and
stand well with the jingoes of his mar.
ty. Nevertheless. as !; matter of fact
ii will only depend on ourselves whether
he will prove bad and adverse to MS
agree entirely with yOu, without q
military success nothing will 1he accom-.
plished there. and without military and
political success there is here always
danger that the insurgents will he on.
eollraged, il not by the government. at
least by part of the public opinion.
II do not believe YOU pay enough at
tcntion 10 the role of England.
ITO my mind the only object of Eng.
land is that Americans should occupy
themselves with Ills and leave her il
place, and if there is a war, so mucl
the better, for that. would further re-
move what is threatening her, although
that will never happen.
1T would be most important that you
should agitate the question of CONNER
cial relations, even though it would bt
only for effect. and that you should send
here man of Importance in order thai
might use him to make n pr0ga ganda
among the Senators and others in Op-
poeition 10 the Junta. and TO win over
exiles. There goes Amblard. / believe
he comes too deeply taken up with little
poiltlcal matters, and there must I've
something very great or we shall lose.
Adela returns your salutati0n, and we
wish you in the new year to be a mes.
senger of peace and take this new wears
present TO poor Spain.
Always your attentive friend and
servant. who kisses your hands
ENRIQUE PUY DE LONE.
Legation lie espana. Washington"
As soon as the letter appeared in tbe
press, the State Department officials he.
gan an effort to acttle its authenticity
and when they had learned all that
could be develop41 on this port anf
had been told that uhe Minister himself
refused to deny writing It. the considers
tiOn of the next step began.
Assistant Secretary bay was in con
sntation with the President or tn,