The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-03
Cecil Rhodes Wild Dream Concern
ing Americas Future.
MISSION IS TO cIvILIzE
WHITE MANS DUTY TO GOVERN
THE BARBARIANs.
The Incarnation of Imperialism Says
We Will Hold Cuba and the Phil
ippines and Then Take All the
Countries of Central and South
America.

tOOpyTIBnl, 1883. Dy lHe ASSOCldlSu tIeSS.J
Alexandria, Egypt, March 2.-Cecil
Rhodes, who, in the eyes Of most Eng
Hshmen, is the incarnation of the i'm
perialist policy, holds views concerning
the future of the United States even
more far-reaching than most Ameri-
Rhodes, in conversation with a repre-
sentatives of the Associated Press on
board the steamer Hapsburg, on the
Mediterranean, by which he came to
Egypt in the interest of the Cape-to-
Cairo railroad and telegraph, predicted
most confidently that within a century
the United States would have adVdnced
the word begun in the evacuation of
Cuba, until it controlled all -of the
American hemisphere except Canada.
The substance of the conversation is
reproduced with absolute verbal accu-
racy.
Mr.. Rhodes expressed admiration of
the work already done in Cuba, and
predicted that it would be carried on
in the Philippines. The United States
he considered one of the nations best
equipped for colonization, and repeat
edly 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 to be
animated by selfshness.
lit is the duty of civilized nations to
take charge of the barbarians and give
them a white mans government" he
said. 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 author
ity from Cuba, and thought the man
ner in which Spain had been evicted
from her colonies, and the United
States had taken possession most busi-
ness-like Americas action in compen-
sating Spain for the Philippines sur
prised him. Il would have bundled
the Spaniards out and made them pay
a war indemnity" was his comment"
MUST HOLD PHILIPPINES.
He declared that the United States
could never withdraw from the Phil
ippines, because it was their duty to
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" to a nation so rich. Why
not abandon some of the expenses of
the pension list, which seems so un-
reasonably large, if economy was nee
eSsary. Even if large navy must be
built, the United States could well af-
ford one. So far as the fear OF provok-
ing 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 gov
ern colonies the United States must
organize a staff of colonial officers, but
they would do that as easily as they
would organize new navy
10 the suggestion of the anti-imper-
ialists 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 prac-
tically all Dreempted by the civilized
The ultimate work of the United States
would be to govern South America. You
will probably begin with Mexico, ac-
quire the Central American states, then
those on the continent of South Amer
lea, until you hold all the country to
the south of you. These states have
incompetent practically
barbarian goVernments-and it viii be
your duty to give them the white mans
government Mexico is we'll governed,
but a 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.
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cident; 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 South American republics were
mentioned, Mr.. Rhodes called them Wis
ionary.
BY FORCE OF ARMS.
you will possess all those states by
force of arms, and that within a GEN.
tury," he said, emphatically.
Asked il Canada would logically be
included in this expansion, he said that
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. 1Ou must get out lflIO lle
world and take up your share. of the
worlds burdens. Already you are out
growing your own country and you will
absorb other countries and you will
give them good government. Why
should you not? 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 character Yes
already you are taking to it like moth
ers milk
CUT IN STEAMSHIP RATES.