London
3 March 1889
Jose Rizal
Mr. Graciano Lopez Jaena
Director, La Solidaridad
2-3 Rambla Canaletas, Barcelona
Dear Graciano,
I congratulate you with all my heart on your superb speech. It is the best that you have delivered or made this far, leaving far behind all of yours and mine. Forward the Bisayo and the Tagalog! The wrapper without the newspapers arrived here. The copy I have was given to me by Regidor, badly wrapped. Pedro Ramos[1] is subscribing; he has given me the money. I have sold 6 Visions and 1 Soberana; I have therefore 3 pesetas on hand.
It is good that the number of pages has been increased. Advertise the works of Filipinos, Govantes, Filipino lawyer for cases of the country, etc. etc. First write to him, telling him that I have suggested that you advertise his law office so that those over there may remonstrate against their trampled rights, etc.
Yours,
Rizal
03-367 [Reformists]
[1] A Filipino student at London.