DeLome Letter
In an
1898 diplomatic incident, the
DeLome Letter, which was intended to be a private letter to a friend by the
Spanish minister, was stolen from the Post Office in
Havana and released by
Cuban revolutionists to
United States newspapers. The minister wrote disparagingly of
US President William McKinley "... 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."
This event anticipated the Spanish-American War.
See also
External link