The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
puoDEs ADMIREs AMERICA.
rvs UNITED STATES WILL YET
ADOPT IMPERIALISM.

aNou Are Taxing 10 II Aif>S
,,,1,-" was His Characteristic He
.rts-Duty of Civilized Nations to
60 Barbarians a, White Mans
c,-.rnment-NO More Islands TO
ToI.eu and We Must Next Go to
south America.
,c,,,,,ripbted. 1899, by the Associated Press.
Alexandria, Egypt, Feb n-Cecil
rhoaes who in the eyes of most Eng
,sbn,4n. is the incarnation of the imperial
I.;. nolicv. holds views concerning the
~.,,,,ra of tie United States even more far
..,t,i,e than most American imperialIsts
have preached.
NJ Rhodes in conversation with repre-
.artative of the Associated Press on board
tbe steamer Hapburg, on the Mediterran-
oon nv which he came to Egypt in the
interests of the Cape TO Cairo Railroad, ard
,o,aeranb. predicted most confidently that
WITHIN a century the United States would
bave advanced the work begun in the ac-
nuisItion of Cuba, until il controlled all of
ne American hemisphere except Canada.
The substance of the conversation is re-
,rodllced without absolute verbal accuracy.
MIR Rhodes expressed admiration for the
work already done in Cuba, and predicted
that il would be carried on in the Philip
zines. The United States, he considered
one of the nations best equipped for colo
nization and repeatedly exclaimed:
you are taking to it like mothers milk
apparently with the greatest delight"
Duty to Look After Barbarians.
He inquired with great interest what
were the arguments of the opponents of
imperialism in the United States, and
commented that they seemed TO be ami
mated by selfshness.
1T is the duty of civilized nations to
take charge of the barbarians and give
them white mans government he add
ed THE United States is ope of the great
Powers, and cannot escape this duty"
He did not believe that the United States
would ever withdraw it's authority from
cuba. and thought the manner in which
Spain had been evicted from her colonies
and the United States had taken possess
sion most business-like. Americas action
in compensating Spain for the Philippines
surprised him.
~ would have bundled the Spaniards
out and made them pay war indemnity"
was his comment
should Not Leave Philippines.
He declared that the United States could
never withdraw from the Philippines, be-
cause It was their duty to give these peo-
pie strong and good government, nor did
he believe that when they had begun to
realize the results of their work there,
Americans would desire to abandon the
policy They might grumble for a time
over the expense, but that would be a
mere flea bite" 10 a nation so rich. Why
not abandon some of the expense of the
pension list, which seemed so unreason-
~
Even if a large navy must be built the
United States could well afford one. So
far as the fear of provoking foreign en-
tanglements and wars went, while Eng
land and the United States stood together
and maintained their present understand
ing which was practically an alliance, no
combination of powers dare menace them.
To govern colonies the United States must
organize staff of colonial officials, but
they would do that as easily as they
would organize a new navy
No More Islands to BE Taken,
70 The suggestion of the anti-imperialists
that the Philippines would be only the
beginning of colonization, he said:
There are no more islands of the sea
70 be acquired. They are all taken up
Inc territory of savage races is practical
~ all pre-empted by the civilized. The ul-
innate work of the United States win be
4 10 govern South America. You will proba
Diy begin with Mexico, acquire the Central
american states, then those on the CONT
nent OF South America until you hold all
tne country to the south of you. These
states nave incompetent governments
practically barbarian governments-and it
VIII De your duty to give them the white
man government Mexico is well govern
co. out a nation cannot depend upon one
maH ana when DiaZ is dead it may be
Iuled no better than before his time. South
"dIu Is the logical direction of the expan-
Sion OF the United States.
viii Take in south America.
me Philippines came to you by acct
uett' these neighboring peoples it will be
"slcany your duty to provide for
men bialne's effort to arrange a friend
compact between the North and South
american nt republics was mentioned. Mr..
hhodes called them visionary.
You VIII possess all those states NV
iorce OF arms, and that within a century. ;,
ne said emphatically.
when asked if Canada would logically
" included in this expansion ne said that
Cdhdoa mad a good government. and.
&c eIoIe' there was no need for change
summarizing Americas policy, he said:
"a people of the Uni
- states cannot always
na'ii "lthlh yourselves. You cannot al
ways 80 on making money. You must
get out into the world and take IN >1o,,r
sHdre OF the worlds burdens Already
you were outgrowing your own country
,b ou WIN absorb other countries and give
a1,a sood government. Why shouldn.t
3pbi,, You have it in your blood The
Ia m.ipi1lnes will furnish new careers for
stra,,y pung men. The whole work win
cbarao ylae" you and broaden your national
to il 1f,e les res, already you are taking