The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-07
Cecil Rhodes Addresses Large
Audiences 10 London on Posi-
bIlltIss Of That Country.
FAvORs OPEN MARKETS
Another Field for American Manu-
fGctuTeSs Queens Birthday AgI.
tatlOn Against Sunday Papers.

Copyrighted. 1892 by Associated Press.
LONDON. May G-The personality Of
SIR. cccil Rhodes has been a towering
ngufo this week IIin welcome a. the
saerlinK OF she chartered British South
African colony at tho Cannon street no.
tel on Tuesday was ono ~ blind cnthu-
slarm Sir Rhodes carried his audience
away with hIs brrory optimism. which
served aa a Eilded coating for the un.
pleasant fact that the negotiations with
the government Tor aid for hiu capo "a
Cairo had failed ana that the company
needed another ,hrvo million pounds The
audience among whom were a number
~ fashionable ladies. chocrcd him wildly.
AZ tho conclusion VI his speech. Mr.
Rhodes was Obliged 10 address an over.
now meeting outside tho hall Ouch an
enormous crowd surrounded him. on
thuslaSilcaily cheering him. that police.
mon wrrs required 10 escort him back 10
tho oflccr OF the Chartered oompany
Tho after eject of Mr Rhodes speech
vas less favorable. however, and shares
" the british South Africa company sur.
fcru1 decline,
Mr Rhodes reference 10 the Carnegie
rnmnany's tender Of railway iron for The
Ithodeaan road and hln explanation u
ua rejection has attracted considerable
attention Tho correspondent brfc Of The
Associated Press Interviewed ar Rhodes
on che subject Alr Rhodes said;
My policy has bccn 10 rupp"rg home
Industries wherever u Gan be- done from
a business point " view but there Il no
need f0r Americans 10 be- discouraged
Wr positively will go into open markets
900 tho future ! personally believe inr
open market TO no tho Ov-. In every lu.
frrost can sr, uu frasOu NhS tnr
American iron and -icci industry should
not watch us even more rlos ly than lu
iho pact. fof Hnndr-h .s g'.nE forward
without government support and Nc
want 10 attract rulrrprisirg Augiu.SlK-
one and let them sec 'hr ruofm us scope
hrfore them The go,rrumcurs caution
ln supporting uH 30 nrN ihing Take
Madagascar for example SO man has
dome ra much fpr thar Island as General
Gsairul and even ruw DE- is Obliged Go
su upon h.u knees ana duplicate the
French government 10 follow even our
liu tod example and open up tho coun.
If The uernan emperor. who b. man
uf lmmruss Intelligence srcr r.ratD M
ultimate taiur OF present supp % In sim.
i9r ,as's brJr,c lhr Americans are
quicker Io srr business possibilities ihan
the aNcrasv Engllshman Who ir cautions.
conservative ana insular ar a rul, bur
once lhr ufiou urrr clearly ihcn no
amoun, Of capital II enough TO sink
You can say that Americans arr a. wei
come lu Rhodrria as brothers Three
years wiil see w on thc crest OF an
enormous wave ~ prosperity
RcgardinR the opening up OF the rhn'
.ppiurs Mt Rhoics said ~ my oh.
srrva,lon Is correct the Americans will
I've quick 20 see the immense poHslhilklcs
~ trade In that direction and viii not
-laud waiting but viii rush with capital
10 develop the industries OF the ISLANDS
Il IL impossible 20 believe that the Amer.
,an sovcrnmrm. with such facts and
possibilities beyond shadow OF doubt
~ u hesitate moment ~ the british
government has done, regarding Rho.
lr-la"
Mt Rnudcs concluded the interview
hy the rlalcmrnl that the whole NJ the
ns IN nnunds needed fur railways IN
I,hodrsia has already been assured