The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-03
DREAM OF EMPIRE.
Cecil Rhodes Outlines the Flu
ture of the United States
As Seen Through the Eyes of
a British Imperialist
TO RIFLE ALL AMERICA
With the Exception of Canada
is Our Destiny.
Will Never Give Up Cuba or the
Philippines.
TO RULE ALL AMERICA
copyright, 1899, by the Associated



Press.l
Alexandria, Egypt, March 3-Cecil
Rhodes, who, in the eyes of most Eng
Hshmen is the incarnation of the i'm
perialistic policy, holds views concern
ing the future of the United States even
more far-reaching than most American
imperialists have preached. Mr.. Rhodes,
in conversation with a representative
of the Associated Press on board the
steamer Hapsburg, on the Med1terran-
can, by which he came to Egypt IN the
interest of the Cape TOcarO railway and
telegraph, predicted most confidently
that within a century the United States
would advance the work begun IN the
evacuation of Cuba until it controlled
all of the American hemisphere except
Canada The substance of the CONVEX
sation is reproduced without absolute
verbal accuracy.
Mr.. Rhodes expressed admiration for
the work already done in Cuba and pre-
dicted that it would be carried on the
Philippines. The United States he con-
siders one of the nations best equipped
for colonization and repeatedly ex-
claimed: 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 to be an
mated by selfshness.
take charge of the barbarians and give
them a white mans government" he
said. THE United States is one of the
great powers and can not escape that
duty"
He did not believe that the United
States would ever withdraw its author
ity from Cuba and thought the manner
in which Spain had been eVicted from
her colonies and the United States had
taken possession was most business
like. Americas action in compensating
spain Tor the PhlnpplneS surprised MIN
4 would have bundled the Spaniards
out and made them pay a war indem-
nifty" was his comment.
He declared that the United States
could never withdraw from the Philip
pines because it was their duty to give
these people a strong and good govern
ment, nor did he believe that when they
had begun to realize the results of their
work the Americans would desire to
abandon the policy.
They might grumble for a time over
the expense, but that would be mere
flea bite to a nation so rich. Why not
abandon some of the expenses of the
pension list, which seems so unreasOn-
ably large, if economy was necessary.
Even II a large navy must be built,
the United States could we'll afford one.
So far as the fear of provoking foreign
entanglementS and wars went, while
England and the United States stood
together and maintained their present
understanding. which was practically
an alliance. no 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 only be
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 prac-
tically all pre-empted by the civilized.
The ultimate work of the United States
will be to govern South America. You
viii probably begin with Mexico, acquire
the Central American states, then those
on the continent of South America, I'M
til you hold all the country to the south
governments-pra barbarian gov
ernments, and it will be your duty to
give them the white mans government.
Mexico is well governed, but a nation
can not 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 peoples it will
be logically your duty to provide for
When Blaine's efforts to arrange a
friendly compact between the North
and the South American republics were
mentioned Mr.. Rhodes called them
visionary.
''Xou Will possess all those states by