The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
DISCOVERY A MYSTERY
SPAIN OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
THROUGH WOODFORD.
DISMISSAL OF SACKVlLLE, A PRECEDENT
The Episode Formed a Sensational Subject O
Conversation in Official Washington, and
Senators and Members of Both Parties
Denounce the Utterance".

OCtIUUtiSC Nv
Washington, d. c., Feb. 9.-Ihe pub
l~ication in the morning papers OF WHAT
nurnorted to be an autograph iefttl
written by Senior Dupuy De Lone, tht
SDaniSh Minister. to his friend taIlai"
las. critici~ing the President with TN
utmost freedom, caused l sensation II
official Washington AMI soon vii! he fol
lowed by Minister De iome's departure
from the United States. At che odiSe'
there was Il disposition To question the
authenticity of the letter. but clrculll
stautial evidence accumulated, until Il
was finally announced officially that The
Minister declined to deny the AUTHORSHIP:
the letter. All doubt was disslpated anG
the only question thar remained Was
as to the line of action 10 be purNlee
by our government toward the offending
Minister. The writing Of this letter Is
Enthusiastically an offence against 1ht
amenities of diplomatic relations ano
such offences almost invariably haE
been regarded i'll the United StateS n
in other capitals, as Sufficient ground fo1
the termination OF The official status O.
the letter-WrIter.
TEXT OF THE ALLEGED LETTER
The copy provided for the newspapers
by the Cuban junta reads:
"EXime Gener Don Jose CanaleJas.
My distinguished and dear friend:
You need not apologize for net having
written to me. | also ought to have
written to you, but nave not done so on
account of being weighed down Wlt.
work and nous Somm%S QultteS. llt
situation here continues unchanged. Ev
crything depends on the political anC
military success in tuba.
The prologue Of this second methot
Of warfare Will end the day that tho
colonial Cabinet will be appointed. an(
it relieves us in the eyes of this country
of a part of the responsibility Of what
may happen there, and they must cas-
the responsibility upon tine Cubans
whom they believe to be 50 immaculate
Until then we will not be able to SCI
clearly, and | consider it a loss of TIM
and an advance by the wrong road. TIN
sending of emiSsaries to the rebel field
the negotiating with the autonOmiSt,
not yet declared to be legally constitute
ed. and the discovery of the intentions
and purposes of this government.
The exiles will return one by one, ana
when they return, will come walking In
to tine sheepfold, and the chiefs vii
gradually return. Neither of these hae
the courage to leave en masse, and they
will not have the courage to thus return.
The message undeceiyed the insur
gents. who expected something else, ana
lEis paralyZed the action Of Congress.
but | conslaer it bad.
Besides the natural and inevitabl
amos with Z which no (NIcK in1ay
repeats all that the press and publ
opinion Of Spain has said of WeyleT.
it (the message) shows once more tina
Mckinley lis weak and catering to th<
rabble. and besides n low politician who
desires to leave Il door open to me and
stand we'll with the jingoeS of his par
ty. Nevertheless. rs a matter of fac
it will only depend on ourselves whether
he will prove bad and adverse to 1s.
| agree entirely with YOU, without u
military success nothing viii lbe 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, al
least by part of the public opinion.
Il do not believe you pay enough at
tention to the role OF England.
ITO my mind the only object of Eng
land is that Americans should occupy
themselves with Ills and leave her III
place. and if there is Il war, so much
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 be
only for effect. and that YOU should send
here a man OF Importance in order thar
l might 1lSR him tn mako n nrnU1 r1nl1
among the Senators and others in op-
position to the junta. and To win over
eXlles. There goes Amblard. / believe
ne comes too deeply taken UP with little.
political matters, and there must be
something very great or we shall lose.
d returns your salutation. and we
wish YOU in the new year to be a mos
Senger Of peace and take this new years
present to poor Spain.
Always your attentive friend and
servant. who kisses your hands.
"ENRIQUE PIY DE LONE.
Legation de espana. Washington
As soon rs the letter appeared in the
press. the State Department officials he
gan an effort to settle its authenticity
and when they had learned all that
could be developed on this po.nt ana
mad been told that The Minister himself
refused to deny writing it. the considcra
tlon of the next step began.
Assistant Secretary Day was in con
SultatlOn with the President on the
subject at least -four times during the Of
1clal day, and hen spent much tine
IN framing his message to United States
Minister Woodforl. at Madrid. Til, Of
iclal statement of the sending Of this
message was accompanied by Il dcclina-
ton to Indicate Its contents at his time.
the department merely giving to the
press the following statement:
Minister De LONE does not deny
writing the letter. This department has
communicated W tn Gercrai Woolford
on the subject. Tltil that communica-
ton reaches the SPal.Sn government t
would he lmproper t. III any Manne:
state the contents Of the message TO
General W~oodforl."