The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-09
other Novel Propositions Advanced,
such as Commercial War with
Tariff-WalI Countries.

a long conversation held between himself
and Mr.. Stead. In those days Mr.. Stead
was not only one of Mr.. Rhodes's most in
innate friends. as indeed he was until the
last. but also his executor
Mr.. Stead's name was removed from the
list of the trustees of Mr.. Rhodes's will
only because of the war. which forced the
two men into such vehement political oppo>
sition Of this episode Mr. Stead says:
Mr.. Rhodes's action was only natural and,
from an administrative point OF view de-
srable, and it in way affected my atti-
tude as political confidant in all that re-
lated to Mr.. Rhodess worldwide policy
In it's three columns of complex sentences
the whole philosophy of Mr.. Rhodes's in
ternational and individual life is embraced.
Perhaps it can best be summarized as an
argument in favor of the organization of
a secret society on the lines of the Jesuit
order, for the promotion of the peace and
welfare of the world and the establish
ment of an American British federation
with absolutely home rule for the COM
ponent parts.
81 am a bad writer" said Mr.. Rhodes in
one part of what might be called his con-
LESSONS; but. through my disconnected
sentences you can trace the lay of my ideas
and you can give my idea the literary
clothing that is necessary"
But Mr. Stead wisely refused to edit or
dress it up, saying: 81 think the public
will prefer to have these rough, hurried
and sometimes ungrammatrical notes ex-
actly as Mr.. Rhodes scrawled them off.
rather than have them supplied with liter
airy clothing by anyone else"
KEY TO HIS IDEA.
Mr.. Rhodes commenced by declaring that
the key to his idea for the development
of the English-speaking race was the foun-
dation of a society copied. as to organi-
zaton, from the Jesuit" combined with "a
differential rate and a copy of the United
States Constitution" wrote Mr.. Rhodes,
us home rule or federation" An organi-
zation formed on these lines. in the House
of Commons, constantly working for dis
Capitalization and not wasting time on
trivial questions raised by "Dr. Tanner, or
the important matter of O'Brien's
brooches. would. Mr.. Rhodes believed. soon
settle the all-important question of the
markets for the products of the empire.
1.-The labor question" he wrote ''is i'm
portant. but that is deeper than labor"
America, both in it's possibilities OF aili-
ance and its attitude of commercial rival.
Rhodes's mind. 1.-The world with America
in the forefront" he wrote, lis devising
tariffs to boycott your manufacturers. This
is the supreme question. i believe that
England, with fair play, should manufac-
ture for the world and being free trader,
L believe that, until the world comes to it's
senses, you should declare war, L mean a
commercial war, with those trying to boy
colt your manufactures. That IS my pro-
gramme You might finish the war by a
union with America and universal peace
after a hundred years.
But towards this millennium Mr.. Rhodes
believed the most powerful factor would
be "a secret society, organized like Loyola
supported by the accumulated wealth of
those whose aspiration is a desire TO do
something" and who are spared the
"hideous annoyance" daily created by the
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 inherited gains
to some advantage"
PERSONAL FEELING.
Reverting to himself Mr.. Rhodes said: at
is fearful thought to feel you possess
patent and to doubt whether your life
will last through the circumlocution of the
patent office. I have that inner convic-
ton that if can live 1 have thought out
something that is worthy of being regis
tered in the patent office. The fear is shall
A i
with all the enthusiasm bred in the soul
of an inventor that it is not self-glorifca-
ton that 1 desire, but the wish to live and
register my patent for the benefit of those
which / think are the greatest people the
world has ever seen, but whose fault is
that they do not know their strength, their
greatness or their destiny, but who are
wasting their time in minor or local mat
tiers; but, being asleep, do not know that
through the invention OF steam and cleo
tricity and in view of their own enormous
increase they must now be trained to view
the world as a whole, and not only to con-
slider the social questions or the British
isles. Even a IabOuchere, who possesses
no sentiments, should be taught that the
labor of England is dependent on the out
side world and that far 1 see the
outside world If he does not look will boy
colt the result of English labor"
Once again the personal feelings of the
man crop out. They are calling the new
country Rhodesia." he wrote II find l am
human and should like to be living after
my death. Still, perhaps If that name is
coupled with the object of England every
where it may convey the discovery of an
idea which ultimately led to the cessation
of all wars and one language throughout
the world, the patent being the gradual
absorption of wealth and human minds of
the higher order Of the object" Here Mr.
Rhodes used the sentence cabled 10 the
Associated Press in Mr.. Stead's article of
April 4: What awful thought il is
that If even now We could arrange with the
present members of the United States as
sembly and our House of Commons the
peace of the world would be secured for all
eternity. We could hold "A federal parlia-
ment five years in Washington and five
years in London"
Mr. Rhodes added: 1.-The only thing feas-
ibe 10 carry out this idea is a secret society
gradually absorbing the wealth of the
world TO be devoted 10 such an object.
There is Baron Hirsch," interpolated Mr.
Rhodes. with SO 100000 very soon TO cross
the unknown border and struggling in the
dark to know what 10 do with his money
and so one might go on ad infinitim."
RHODES'S DREAM
There was Mr.. Rhodess dream OF trans
atlantic greatness. Fancy he says the
charm TO young America just coming on
and dissatisfied, for they have filed up
their own country and do not know what to
tackle next TO share In a scheme TO take
the government of the whole world Their
present President (AIr Harrison) is dimly
seeing it, but his horizon is limited TO the
new world. North and South. and so he