The+De+Lome+Letter

**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 for what happens there, and they must cast** **the responsibility upon the Cubans, whom they believe to be so immaculate.**
 * LEGATION DE ESPANA, WASHINGTON**
 * Eximo Senor DON JOSE CANALEJAS:**
 * My Distinguished and Dear Friend: - 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 quites.**
 * Until then we will not be able to see clearly, and I consider it to be a loss of time and** **an advance by the wrong road - the sending of emissaries to the rebel field, the negotiations with the Autonomists not yet declared to be legally constituted, and the** **discovery of the intentions and purpose of this government. The exiles will return oneby one, and when they return, will come walking into the sheepfold, and the chiefs will** **gradually return. Neither of these had the courage to leave en masse, and they will not** **have the couragethus to return.**
 * The message has undeceived the insurgents who expected something else, and has** **paralyzed the action of Congress, but I consider it bad.**
 * Besides the natural and inevitable coarseness with which he repeats all that the press and public opinion 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, it will only depend on ourselves whether he proves** **bad and adverse to us. I agree entirely with you; without a military success nothing will be accomplished there, and without military and political success, there is here always** **danger that the insurgents will be encouraged, if not by the government, at least bypart of the public opinion.**
 * I do not believe you pay enough attention to the role of England. Nearly all that** **newspaper canaille which swarms in your hotel are English, and at the same time are** **correspondents of the Journal, they are also correspondents of the best newspapers** **and reviews of England. Thus it has been since the beginning. To my mind the only object of England is that the Americans should occupy themselves with us and** **leave her in peace,and if there is a war, so much the better; that would further remove** **what is threatening her - although that will never happen.**
 * It would be most important that you should agitate the question of commercial relations,** **even though it would be only for effect, and that you should send here a man of** **importance in order that I might use him to make a propaganda among the senators** **and others in opposition to the Junta and win over exiles.**
 * There goes Amblard. I believe he comes deeply taken up with little political matters,** **and there must be something very great or we shall lose.**
 * Adela returns your salutations, and we wish you in the new year to be a messenger of** **peace and take this New Year's present to poor Spain.**
 * Always you attentive friend and servant, who kisses your hands.**
 * ENRIQUE DUPUY DE LOME**