The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
RHODES ON AMERICA
WE MUST ASSUME SOME or THE WORLDS
BURDENS
The Uncrowned King Of Africa Thinks we
Shall Soon Control This Hemisphere
With Exception of Canada.

Copyright, 1890, by Associated Press
Alexandria, Egypt. February IL
Cecil Rhodes. who, in the eyes Of most
EngIishmen, is the incarnation &C the
imperialistic policy. holds views concern
ing the future of rhe Uni'ad StA'cs
even more far-reaching than most Amer
lean imperialists have preached. Mr..
Rhodes. in conversation with a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press on
board the steamer Hapburg, on the
Mediterranean. by which he came 10
Egypt in the interests of tho CAPE to
Cairo railroad and telegraph, Predicted
most confidently thdt within ccnttIy
the United States would have advanced
the work begun in the acquisition OF
Cuba until it controlled adj Of the Ameri-
can hemisphere except Canada. The
substance of the conversation Us repro
duced without absolute verbal accuracy.
Mr.. Rhodes expressed admiration for
the work already done in Cuba, and pre-
licted that it would he carried on IN
the Philippines. The United States,
he considered one of the nations best
equipped for colonization and repeated
ly exclaimed: You are taking to it like
mothers milk" apparently with the
greatest delight.
He inquired with great interest what
were the arguments of the opponents
of Imperialism in the United States and
commented that they seemed 20 be
animated by seliishness.
1T is the duty of civilized nations
to take charge of the barbarians and
give them white mans government"
he added THE United States is one
of the great powers and cannot escape
this duty
He did not believe that the United
States would ever withdraw its au-
thority from Cuba, and thought the
manner in which Spain had been evicted
from her colonies and the United States
had taken possession most business like.
Americas action in compromising Spain
for the Philippines surprised him. Il
would have bundled the Spaniards out
and made them pay a war indemnity"
was his comment.
He declared that the United States
could never withdraw from he Phil
ippnes, but it was their duty 70 give
these people strong and good govern
ment. nor did he believe that when
they had begun to realize the results Of
their work there. Americans would de-
sire to abandon the policy. They might
grumble for n time over the expense,
but that would DE "a mere flea bite" to
milton so rich. Why not alb lndon
some of the expenses of the pension
list, which seemed so unreasonably large,
if economy was necessary. Even if
large navy must be built, the United
States could well afford one. So far
as the fear of provoking foreign entan-
clements and wars went, while England
and the United States stood together
and northumberland present UNDER
standing, which was practically an all-
ance, mo combination of powers dare
menace them To govern colonies the
United States must organize a staff of
colonial officials. but they would do
that as easily as they would organize
a new navy.
To the suggestion of the anti-imperial-
lists that the Philippines would be only
the beginning of colonization, he said:
There are no more islands of the
sea to be acquired. They are all taken
up The territory of savage races IS
practically all pre-empted by the civil
lied. The ultimate work of the United
States will be to govern South Ameri-
ca. You will probably begin with
Mexico. acquire the Central American
States, then those on the cont ant
of South America, until you hold all the
country to the south of YOU These
States have incompetent governments
practically barbarian governments
and it will be your duty to give them
the white mans government. Mexico
is well governed hut Il nation cannot
depend upon one man, and when Diaz
is dead it may be ruled no better than
before his time. Southwark is the
logical direction of the expansion of the
United States.
THE Philippines came to you by acct
dent these neighboring people it will
logically he your duty to provide for"
When Blaine's efforts to arrange a
friendly compact between the North and
South American Republics were men
toned, Mr.. Rhodes called them vision
airy.
"You will possess all those States by
force of arms and that within a
century, he said, emphatically.
Asked If Canada would logically be
| included in this expansion he said thar
| Canada had a good government, and
| therefore, there was no need for change.
Summarizing Americas policy, he
said:
You people of the United States can
not always remain within yourselves.
| You cannot always go on making money.
| You must get out into the world and
| take up your share of the worlds bur-
| dens. Already you are outgrowing
your own country. You will absorb
other countries and give them good
government. Why wouldn't you: You
have it in your blood The Philippines
will furnish new careers for your Young
men. The whole work will strengthen
YOU and broaden your national .hacac-
ter Yes, already you are taking to it
| like mothers milk.
HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.