The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-12
A BRITISH SCANDAL
CECIL RHODES BRINGS OUT SOME
UNsAVORY FACTS.
PAID $4,000 TO LIBERALS.
ON CONDITION THAT ENGLISH STAY
IN EGYPT.

Harcourt and Campbe11-Bannerman
Have Branded This Report as
False. But Rhodes Draws the
Facts on Them-He Supports His
statement with Letters From
SchnadhOrst, the Then Chief Lib
eraI Adviser-GIadstO Wanted to
withdraw From Egypt-RhOdes
Also Insisted That the Irish Mem
bers Be Retained at Westminster.
London. Oct. 1.-THE Spectator to-
morrow will print letters from Cecil
Rhodes and the late Francis Schnad-
horst, who from 1885 to 1892, was the
chief organizer and adviser of the Lib
eral party. sustaining the sensational
allegations made some months ago,
that Mr. Rhodes. in 1891, gave $1,000 to
the Liberal party on condition that Mr..
Gladstone would not bring about the
evacuation of Egypt by the British
troops. Both Sir William Vernon Har-
court and Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man have publicly declared this to be
false. In a letter covering this CORE
spondence, Mr.. Rhodes sums UP as fol-
lows:
Il met Mr.. Schnadhorst in London
and he asked whether l was willing to
subscribe to the party funds. 1 said
l was prepared to do so, provided the
policy was not to scuttle out of Egypt,
and that in the event of home rule
bill being brought forward, provision
should be made for the retention of the
Irish members at Westminster. 1 I'M
derstood from Mr.. Schnadhorst that
he would consult Mr.. Gladstone, which
quite satisfied me, as looked upon Mr..
Gladstone as the Liberal party. Mr..
schnadhorst accepted the contribution
upon the conditions defined in the let
ter appended"
He stood Up for the Irish.
In this letter Mr.. Rhodes demanded
mat his contribution be kept secret and
that the check be returned If the Irish
We're not represented at Westminster.
But he added a postscript saying:
I am Mortified at Mr.. Morleys
speech on Egypt If you think your par
~ hopeless, keep the money, but give
II 10 some charity. 1t would be an aw-
iul thing to give my money to break
ing up the empire
In 1892 Mr.. Rhodes again wrote to
MT Schnadhorst drawing attention to
speech by Mr.. Gladstone, foreshad-
owing a scuttle out of Egypt, and ex-
pressing the hope that Mr.. Schnad-
horst would do his best to check the
MAD step. But, he said, If your re-
spected leader remains obdurate.
shall certainly call upon you to devote
my subscription to some public char
Money Went for Home Rule.
In Mr.. Schnadhorst's reply he says
mr. Rhodes money had already been
spent, as he believed 1T was given
mainly to help the home rule struggle.
Mr' Schnadhorst, however, assured
alr. Rhodes that Mr.. Gladstope's ut
tsrances were only an expression of
Plous opinion. that Sir William Yer
ION Harcourt was also annoyed at
lhern, and that no scuttle out of Egypt
was likely, as he had seen Lord Rose
nery' then slated for foreign minister,
VINO would not permit it, being "a
SupHS man who will take his own
oulse, very different from the plant
supple Granville.
70 On the reception of this" Mr.
r,noues says, Il bothered no more, as
Upon Lord Rosebery's appointment I
NV HneW mat Egypt was saved. / leave
III IL readers to decide how far Sir
ga campbell Bannerman is justi-
eto.ln characterizing the original
ava as lie from beginning to
rat., according to their statements,
,,,"er sir Henry Campbell Banner
n,, "u nor Sir William Harcourt are ac-
al ii1inled with the facts. But I natur-
~ assumed that Mr.. Schnadhorst
speaking with authirty."