Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
RHODES GREAT DREAM
The Empire Builder Dreamed Of
Great Anglo.American
Federation.
Union OF English.speakine Race
That Would Control the
World.
Absolute Home Rule for Com.
ponent Parts-Greatness Of
America Recognized.

t;cle excerpts from which follow, con-
sists of q frank, powerful explanation
| O. Cecil Rhodes views on America ana
Great Britain and for the first time sets
forth Rhodes own views in letter
written by himself to w. T. Stead in
1890. For originality and breadth OF
thought 1T eclipses even his now famous
will. vet it is merely collection OF dis
jointed ideas, hurriedly put together by
lie colossus, as a summary of long
conversation held between himself and
Mr.. Stead.
In it's three columns of complex sem
fences the whole philosophy OF Mr..
Rhodes international and individual
life is embraced. Perhaps 1t can best
be summarized as an argument In favor
cf the orginaztion of a sect society on
the lines of the Jesuit order, for the
promotion of the peace and welfare OF
the world, and the establishment of an
Americana British federation with abso-
lutte home rule for the component parts.
Mr. Rhodes commenced by declaring
that the key to his idea for the de-
velopment of the English speaking race
was the foundation of a society copied,
as to organization, from The Jesuits."
Combined with "a differential rate and
a copy of the United States constitu-
ton" wrote Mr.. Rhodes, lis home rule.
or federation" An organization formed
on these lines, in the house of COM
MONS constantly working for discen-
tralizaticn and not wasting time on
trivial questions would, Mr.. Rhodes be-
lleved, soon settle the all-important
questions of the markets for the prod
ucts of the empire.
"The labor question" he wrote, us
important, but that is deeper than la
bor.' American, both in Its possibili-
ties of alliance and it's attitude of COM
mercial rivalry, was, apparently, ever
present in Mr. Rhodes mind. "The
world with America in the forefront"
he wrote, "is devising tariffs to boycott I
your manufactures. This is the supreme
question. / believe that England, with
fair play, should manufacture for the
world, and, being q free trader, be-
lieve that, until the world comes to its
senses, you should declare war, mean
war, with those trying to
boycott your manufactures. That is my
You might finish the war by
a union with America and universal
peace after hundred years" But.
towards this millennium Mr. Rhodes be-
lieved the most powerful factor would
be "a secret society, organized like
supported by the accumulated
wealth of those whose aspiration is
desire to do something" and who are
spared the "hideous annoyance" they
created by the thought at to which "of
their incompetent relations they
should leave their fortune. These,
wealthy people. Mr. Rhodes thought
would thus be greatly relieved and be
able to turn their ill-gotten or inher-
tied gains to some advantage"
Further along Mr. Rhodes used the
sentence cabled to the Associated Press
In Mr.. Stead's article of April 4:
what an awful thought is that II,
even now, we could arrange with the
present members of the United States
and our house of commons,
the peace of the world would be Sc
cured for all eternity. We could hold
a federal parliament, five years in
and five years in London"
Mr.. Rhodes added:
THE only thing feasible to carry out
this idea is secret society gradually
absorbing the wealth of the world to
be devoted to such an object"
There was Mr.. Rhodes dream of
greatness. Fancy" he
says, "the charm to young America
Just coming on, and dissatisfied. for
,of,,
and do not know what to tackle next.
to share in scheme to take the gov
eminent of the whole world Their
present president (Mr. Harrison) is
dimly seeing 1t; but his horizon is
limited to the new world, north and
south, and SO he would intrigue In
Canada, Argentia and Brazil, to the
exclusion of England. Such brain
wants but little to see the true solution.
He is still cropping in the dark, but very
near the discovery, for the American
mas been taught the lesson of home
rule, and of success Of leaving the man
agement of the local pump to the parish
oeadle."
The article also includes this state
nent by Mr.. Rhodes:
1T would have been better for Eu-
'ope If Napoleon had carried out his
dea of universal monarchy He
night have succeeded If he had hit
,pon the idea of granting self-govern-
nent to the component parts"
Dealing with the sacred duty of the
English speaking world taking the re-
for the still uncivilized
world" and commenting upon the nee
'ssary departure from the map of such
as Portugal, Persia and,
spain, who are found wanting" Mr.
rhodes said:
What scope! What horizon of
york for the next two centuries for the
est energies of the best people in the
world" On the matter of tariffs Mr..
rhodes was characteristically positive.
Il note" he wrote, with satisfac-
lon, that the committee appointed to
nquire into the Mckinley tariff re-
orts that in certain articles our trades
ave fallen off so per cent. Yet the
dolls do not see that if they do not look
ut they will have England shut ont
nd isolated with ninety millions of
eople to feed and capable of Internal
7 supporting about sixty millions. If
hey had statesman they would at
ne present moment be commercially at
'ar with the United States and would
oycotted the raw products of the Unit
States until she came to her capoao-