Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
RHODES N LONDON.
The Great ImperiaIist Talks Little
About the War. sN

About the War.
London April 7.-Cecil John Rhodes,
lEnglardfs pioneer among practical im-
perialists, the man whose towering ge-
MUS has won him the title2of the Col
Iossus. landed at Southampton yester-
day from Cape Town. The .Cape-to-
Cairo schemer came ashore hurriedly.
warmly greeted by a few select friends
from London. His rugged features bore
coaspicuous evidence of contact with
the South African sun. his hair was a
tribe grayer than whenla he was seen
in England, but the litheness Of his step
Was "a convincing suggestion of the Wig
or of his whole derneanor.
Mr.. Rhodes really looked little enough
like the mighty man. He is anything
but physical giant in appearance; he.
evoked no feeling of awe. His clothes
hung loosely from his stocky frame. his
trousers bagged at the Knees, his shoes
We're stubby and shapeless. He resern-
lsbles prosperous countryman. self
A poised, intense, somewhat magnetic, but
| in no sense Spectacular.
While the great apostle Of expansion
was elboWing his way thru the throng
LOT curious spectators the newspaper
linen sNainly endeavorsd to draw him out
Regarding the siege of Kimberley and
1.-The war in general. Here IL the sub
I8stancs of his scrappy replies TO the
fauestion of Your CORES pondent j must
lrefHse to discuss the South African war
For its history. come 10 England on
lentirely different missions. ] am abb
l5sorbed wholly in personal business.
shall close up these matters a S rapidly
las possible ond return to South Africa
without Il moments unnecessary delay.
4 The question of the settlement8that is to
ifolow the war does not concern me di-
Irectly or particularly. 1 have no voice
Lin the matter and do not wish any.
4 The men Who are charged With that
4 duty quite equal TO the emergency
Upon his arrival in London Mr..
i Rhodes Was driven to the Burlington
/ hotel, where he took possession of a
magnificent suite of rooms Shortly af-
iterward Baron Rothschild was admit
ited. and the two spent several hours In
conversation. This fact is taken to In
Igdicate that MIR. Rhodes was sincere in
his declaration that he came to Eng
Hand for the purpose of giving all his at
|tention to personal business.
j Mr.. Alfred Belt, the London fnanciel
and Kimberley diamond merchant, met
Mr.. Rhodes al Madeira and accompa-
Enied him to London. 1t is 10 the intiu.
tence of Mr.. Belt and Mr.. Rhodes other
i friends that people generally are attrib.
5lsuting the colossus unwonted slowness
TO express himself. Mr.. Belt himself
/ however. reverses the thing. MIR
i Rhodes talked freely with me- he sale
~. s,s.. co.cee pendent. bat he
district silence upon me. viii say, how
lever, that inasmuch as he did more thar
%l;anybody else to hold Kimberley agains,
4 the Beers he has right to say what hi
4 pleases in the way of criticising the reg.
I3ular soldiers on whom the heavy WORK
q IVES supposed TO deyolve. Whatever he
4 has said about Col. kekewich or any.
4 body else may be accepted as absolutely
4 relable.''
4 1T appears, therefore, from what Mr.
4 Belt said, that MIR. Rhodes holds TO hi.
4 uncomplimentary views touching the
Il conduct of the regular soldiery at Kim.
4 peiiey, and continues to maintain that
4 British officers repeatedly exaggerated
4 the numbers of Beers opposing them II
u order to excuse their af.eged stupidity
4 Mr.. cronwright Sch.einer, husband d
4 Olive Schreiner who mas oeen compelled
4 to outrun several mobs in England or
i acrount of being more than suspected OF
A entertaining pro-Boer sentiments, prob.
ably would affirm that Mr.. Rhodes hes.
Iitated tn repeat Cape Town utterances
lin London lest he be required to emulate
Mr.. Cronwrights athletic performances
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