The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-12
PARTY WAS BRIBED.
UNDERSTANDINGS Correspondence
Sustalns the Charges Made.
LETTERS MADE PUBLIC.
Cecil Rhodes Gave British Liberals
$4,000 10 Save Egypt.
LEADERS KNEW THE CONDITIONS
And Accepted Contribution on Ground
that British Troops Would Remain.
THE DENIALS DREW THE STATEMENT
Sir Henry Campbel-Bannerma and Sir
William Vernon Haroourt RESPONSE
bic for the Publicity.

London. October 1.-THE Spectator to
morrow viii print letters from Cecil
Rhodes aud the late Francis Schnadhorst
(who from 1885 to 1892 was the chief
organizer and adviser Of the liberal party
sustaining the sensational allegations
made some months ago that Mr. Rhodes
in 1891 gave f5oo0 to the liberal party on
condition that Mr.. Gladstone would not
bring about the evacuation of Egypt by
the British troops.
Both Sir Vernon Harcourt and Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman. the liberal leaders
have publicly declared this to he false. In
a letter covering this correspondence Mr.
Rhodes sums up as follows;
81 met Mr.. Schnadhorst In London and
he asked whether | was willing to sub
scribe to the party funds. said / was
prepared to do so, provided the policy was
not 10 scuttle out Of Egypt, and that IN
event Of home rule being brought for.
ward provision should he made for tho
retention OF the Irish members at West.
Minister | understood from MIR. schnad.
horst that he would consult Mr.. Glad
stone, which quite satisfied me, as I looked
upon Ny. Gladstone as the liberal party,
Mr.. Schnadhorst accepted the contribution
upon the conditions defined in the letter
appended below"
In this letter Mr.. Rhodes demanded that
his contribution he kept secret and that
the check he returned II the Irish were
not represented at Westminster. But he
added postscript saying: ~ am horri
fed az Mr.. Morley's speech on Egypt. If
you think your party hopeless keep the
money, but give 1t to some charity. II
would be an awful thing TO give my money
to breaking up the empire
In 1887 Mr.. Rhodes again wrote TO Mr.
Schnndnorst, drawing attention to II
speech hy Mr.. Gladstone foreshadownS q
scuttle Sut of Egypt and expressing the
hope that Mr.. Schnadhorst would do his
best 10 check the mad step But he said IL
"yout respected leader remains obdurate I
certainly call upon you to devote my sub
scriptlon to some public charity
In Mr.. Schnadhorst's reply he says Mr.
Rhodes money had already been spent, a,
he believed 1t was given mainly TO help
the home rule struggle. Mr.. schnadhorst,
however, assured Mr.. Rhodes that MIR.
Gladstone's ntteranccs were only an cx-
preston of pous opinion that Sir William
Vernon Harcourt was also annoyed at
them, ana that no bcut'le OF hESPL WIS
likely, MS he had seen Lord Rosebery then
slated for foreign minister, who would not
permit It, being "a strong man, who viii
take his own course very different from
the plant, supple Granville"
"On the reception of this" Mr.. Rhodes
says, ~ bothered no more as upon Lord
Rosebery's appointment I knew that Egypt
was saved. leave your readers to de
eide how much Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman is justified in characterlzlng the
original statements as lie from
beginning TO end. According TO their
statements neither Sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman nor Sir william Vernon Har
court is acquainted with the facts. But
naturally assumed that Mr.. Schnadhorst
was speaking with authority"