The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-04-12

lieve that until the world comes to it's
senses YOU should declare war-l
mean commercial war-with those
trying to boycott your manufactures.
That is my program. You might fin
ish the war by union with America
and universal peace after hundred
years"
But toward this millennium Rhodes
believed the most powerful factor
would be a secret society, organized
like Loyola's, supported by the accum-
ulated wealth of those whose aspira-
tions is a desire to do something"
and who are spared the "hldeous an
noyance" daily created by the thought
as to which "of their incompetent
relations they should leave their
fortunes" These wealthy people,
Rhodes thought, would thus be great
" relieved and be able to turn their
ill-gotten or inherited gains to some
advantage
Revertlng to himself. Rhodes said
1T is fearful thought TO feel you
possess a patent and then doubt
whether your life will last you through
the circumlocution of the patent Of
fee. have that inner conviction
that If / can live have thought out
something that is worthy of being reg
, istered In the patent office. The feai
is. shall have time and opportunity
5 And believe, with all the enthusi
3 asm bred in the soul Of an inventor
D that it is not selfelorihcation that
desire. but the wish to live and regis
< ter my patent for the benefit OF thos
4 whom | think are the greatest peopl
j the world has ever seen, but who's
e fault is It that they do not know thei
n strength, their greatness or their de'
It tiny. but who are wasting their tim
r in minor local matters, but, bein
e asleep. do not know that through tn
4 invention of steam and electricit!
h and. I'm view OF their own enormou
Increase they must now be trained [
e view the world as q whole, and nc
only to consider the social question
IS or the British isles. Even a Laboucl
a ere. who possesses no sentimen
!, should be taught that the labor
u England is dependent on the outsid
e world. which, II he does not look on
,e will boycott the result of English j
Is Dor"
" Dealingwlth the sacred duty of II
Euglish.speaking world of taking n
)r responsibility for the still uncivilize
b. world" and commenting upon the ne
h essary departure from the map
!, such countries as Portugal, Persia ar
u Spain. who are found wanting Rhod,
I'd said What scope! What a horizC
D. of work for the next two centuries 4
~ the best energies OF the best people
the world"
on the matter OF tariffs Rhodes WI
lB characteristically positive u note
.e. he wrote. with satisfaction that q
40 committee appointed TO inquire in
the Mckinley tariff reports that In CO
" tain articles our trades have fallen
he so per cent. Yet the fools do not 8
that IL they do not look out they W
90 have England shut out and isolate
with ninety millions TO feed and
90 pably Of internally supporting abo
ne six millions II they had a statesm
they would at the present moment
90 commercially at war with the Unit
States. and would have boycotted I
'n raw products OF the United States
"a I'll she came TO her senses, and | 8
Ial this because | am a free trader. Yo
ar people have not known their gre
-. ness. They possess one-ffth of I
l world, and do not know II Is sllppi
on away from them. They spend th'
he time in discussing Mr., Parnell and
he Tanner,the character of Sir Charl
y Dixie. compensation for beer hous
~ and omne hoe genus. Your suprei
question at present is the seizure
of the labor vote for the next electi'
ar. Read the Australian bulletins and
= where undue pandering TO the lal
es' vote may lead you. But at any n
lth the eight-hour question is not possi
te. without union of the English-spe
mr. ing world; otherwise you drive "
manufacturers 10 Belgium, Holla
me and Germany. just as you have pla'
ith a great deal OF cheap shipping trI
the into the hands OF Italy by your ST
ba. gent shipping resolutions"