Your Majesty, the policies of the friars had a very negative result on the indios of the islands. Already, the people even here in Madrid are protesting against the Bishops for their conduct and are in desire of change. The friars fear change in the islands, for should the winds of reform take place, they would stand to lose most of their power. If I must be replaced by someone who will do as the friars' command, the revolution will spread like a wildfire, and you, Your Excellency, can you repair the damage and the cracks which suffered the bond between Spain and her colonies? The Catholic Church has to be aware that nations like Great Britain and France have become dominant, Germany has just risen within 20 years, our Habsburg adversary has faced rebellion in her polyglot realm, the infidel Ottoman Turks are in decline, as well as the gigantic, schmismatic Tsarist empire. Finally, the little nation of Japan too, has began to grow and would become the envy of Asia if we continue to exploit the indios. Jose Rizal y Mercado has done nothing wrong to anger Mother Spain, for he has constantly worked hard to achieve the eventual goal of autonomy within Spain. To the rest of the clergy: you say that our Spanish Kingdom is superior, then let me ask you this: Why have we lost our colonies to natives shorter than us? The United States may be a pushover, but they can become a very dangerous player on the world scene.