The Washington times., 1902-04-10

LONDON, April g.-"The Review of Re
views" publishes today Cecil Rhodes "po-
litical Will" The editor says that his
views were unaltered down to the time of
his death. The communication takes the
shape of The resume of a London CONVEX
sation which Mr.. Stead had with him be-
fore he left London for Cape Town. Mr.
Stead remarks that in spite of the sug-
gcstion that he should edit and dress Mr..
Rhodes ideas he thinks that the pub
lie would prefer TO have them in the
rough. hurried, and sometimes ungram-
matical notes, exactly as Rhodes scrawled
them. Mr.. Rhodes says:
Practical Solution.
Remember that the key TO my IDEAS
discussed with you is society copied
from the Jesuits as TO organization The
practical solution should be a differential
rate and a copy of the United States Con-
sut1tion, for that is home rule or fedora
tion.
An organization to work this out
working in the House of Commons for
decentralization, remembering that an as
sembly responsible TO one-ffth of the
world has no time to discuss questions
raised by DR.. Tanner on the matter of
William 0'Brien's breeches, and that the
labor question is important, but deeper
than labor is the question OF the market
for the production of labor That as to
local production England can only sup
port six millions OF her population. The
balance depends on her trade with the
world.
That world, with America In the fore
ground, Is devising tariffs or boycotts
against your manufactures. This is the
supreme question. for believe that Eng
land with fair play should manufacture
for the world. Being free trader, | be-
lieve that until the world comes TO its
senses you should declare a commercial
war with those trying to boycott your
manufactures"
Sharing a World-Government.
Mr.. Rhodes went on to express the .ear
that he might not live to have 1he op-
portunity TO set his plans at work, but
he hoped at least to register his patents
for the benefit of his people, whom he
thought the greatest the world had ever
seen, but who were in ignorance vast
ing their time in local matters
He asked them TO fancy the charm TO
young America o. sharing in a scheme TO
take the government of the whole world
The American administration had been
taught the lesson of home rule and did
not bother Congress with the parochial
trivialities, as did the House OF Commons
Speaking of commercial war by Eng
land aiming at ultimate free trade
throughout the world Mr.. Rhodes said:
You might finish the war by union
with America and Universal peace mean
after hundred years. secret society
organized like Loyola's and supported by
the accumulated wealth OF those whose
aspiration is a desire to do something
and the hideous annoyance created by the
difficult questions daily placed before
their minds as to which of their incompe-
tent relations they should leave their
wealth to-you would furnish them with
a solution greatly relieving their minus
Of turning their ill-gotten, inherited gains
TO some advantage.
To Benefit Mankind.
81 have an inner conviction that II |
live / have thought something worthy of
being registered at the patent office. My
fear is, shall / have the opportunity? /
believe with all the enthusiasm bred in
the soul Of an inventor. 1t is no self
glorifeation that | desire, but l wish TO
live to register my patent for the benefit
OF those who think are the greatest peo-
pie the world has ever seen. but whose |
fault is that they do not know their
strength, their greatness, and their des- |
tiny, and who are wasting their time on |
minor local matters but being asleep do |
not know what has happened through |
the age of the invention Of steam and |
electricity.
I'm view of their enormous increase
they must now be trained to view the
world whole, and not consider only
the social questions of the British Isles |
Even Labouchere. who possesses no senti- !
ment. should be taught that the labor Of |
England is dependent on the outside
world, and that the outside world will |
boycott the results OF English labor.
Might Compel Peace.
what an awful thought it is that If we |
had not lost America-or even now We |
could arrange with the present members |
of the United States assembly and the |
House OF Commons-the peace OF the |
world would be secured for eternity
we could hold your Federal Parliament
five years in Washington and live years in
London. The only thing feasible to carry
this idea out is the secret one of a society
gradually absorbing the wealth of the
world to be devoted to such an object
There is Baron Hirsch with his GZU 900 O0G
soon TO cross the unknown border and
struggling IL the dark TO know what 10 |
do with his money
SO one might 60 on ad infinitum Fancy |
the charm Of young America Just coming
on anc dissatisfaction they have fIled up
their own country and do not know what
10 tackle next-to share in d scheme TO
take the government Of the whole world
Taught to Drop Tri8es.
For the American has been taught the
lesson OF home rule and the success OF
leaving the local pump TO the parish
baadle He does not burden his House OF
Commons with the responsibility of
cleansing the parish drains.
The present position In the English
House of Commons is ridiculous. You
might as well expect Napoleon TO have
time to have personally counted his dirty
linen before he sent it to the wash and
have counted IL again upon Its return |
What d horizon of work, at any rate. for
the next two centuries for the energies OF
the best people in the world.
1T is perfectly feasible. but needs an
for IL is impossible for one
human atom TO complete anything. much |
less such an idea as this, requiring the |
feyotion Of the best souls OF the next two