Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-09
WANTED THE WORLD
Cecil Rhodes Scheme of F orm-
ing World Trust.
OUTLINED TO STEAD
OPPOSITION TO PLAN TO BE
RUTHLEssLY CRUSHED.
Details of His Ambitious Proposition
to Appear in MIR. Stead's
Magazine.

A dispatch from London says: An article
on Cecil Rhodes by William T. Stead will
appear in the coming number of the Ameri-
can Review of Reviews.
The article, extracts from which follow
consists of frank. powerful explanation
OF Cecil Rhodes views on America and
Great Britain, and, Mr.. Stead says for the
first time sets forth Mr.. Rhodes own in
most aims. 1t was written by himself to
Mr.. Stead in 1890. For originality and
breadth of thought it eclipses even his WILL
yet it is merely a collection of disjointed
ideas hurriedly put together by the colos-
sus as summary of long conversation
held between himself and Mr.. Stead
In those days Mr. Stead was not only
one of Mr.. Rhodes most intimate friends,
as indeed he was until the last, but also
his executor Mr.. Stead name was re-
moved from the list of executors only be-
cause of the war. which forced the two
men into such vehement political opposi-
ton.
A Society Like the Jesuits.
In the three columns of complex SEN
fences which are given the philosophy of
Mr.. Rhodes international and individual
life is embraced. Perhaps it can best be
summarized as an argument in favor of the
organization Of secret society on the
lines Of the Jesuit order, for the promotion
Of the peace and welfare of the world and
the establishment of American-Br
federation, with abolute home rule for the
component parts.
Il am a bad writer" said Mr.. Rhodes in
one part of what might be called his con-
fessions; - 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
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up, saying:
II think the public will prefer to have
those rough, hurried and sometimes I'M
grammatical notes exactly as Mr.. Rhodes
Scrawled them off, rather than have them
supplied with literary clothing by anyone
else"
Mr.. Rhodes began by declaring that the
key to his idea for the development of
the English-speakfng race was the founda-
ton of a society copied as to organiza-
ton, from the Jesuits.' Combined with "a
differential rate and copy Of the United
States Constitution wrote Mr.. Rhodes.
lis home rule or federation" An organize
ton formed on these lines in the house Of
commons constantly working for dfseen-
tralization and not wasting time on trivial
questions raised by DR.. Tanner on the i'm
portant matter of O'Briens Brooches
would, Mr.. Rhodes believed, soon settle the
all-important question Of markets for the
products of the empire.
Always Looked to America.
1.-THE labor question" he wrote, lis i'm
portant, but that is deeper than labor"
America, both in its possibilities Of alliance
and its attitude of commercial rival, was
apparently ever present in Mr.. Rhodes
mind 1.-The world with America in the
forefront he wrote, "is devising tariffs to
boycott your manufactures This is the
supreme question / believe that England,
with fair play, should manufacture for the
world, and, being free trader, 1 believe
that, until the world comes to its senses,
you should declare War-I mean CONNER
cial WARMTH those trying to boycott your
manufactures. That is my program. You
might finish the war by a union with Amer
lea and universal peace after hundred
years.
But, toward this millennium Mr.. Rhodes
believed the most powerful factor would be
"a secret society, organized like Loyola's,
supported by the accumulated wealth of
those whose aspiration is a desire to do
something" and who are spared the hid
eous annoyance daily created by the
thought ito which of their incompetent re-
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.
Sought to Live for Great Work.
Reverting to himself, Mr.. Rhodes said:
ut is a fearful thought TO feel you pos
sess patent and to doubt whether your
life will last you through the circumlocu-
ton of the patent Office. 1 have that inner
conviction that if 1 can live / have thought
out something that is worthy Of being reg
istered in the patent Office. The fear is,
shall / have time and opportunity?
II believe, with all the enthusiasm bred
in the soul of an inventor, that 1t is not
self-glorification that l desire, but the wish
to live and register my patent for the BEN
eft of those who, | 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 wasting their time in minor or
local matters; but being asleep, do not
know that through the invention of steam
and electricity, and in view of their own
enormous increase, they must now be
trained to view the world as whole, and
not only to consider the social questions Of
the British Isles. Even Labouchere, who
possesses no sentiment, should be taught
that the labor of England is dependent on
see the outside world, if he does not look
out, will boycott the result of English la
bor."
Flattered by Name Rhodesia.
Once again the personal feelings of the
man crop out They are calling the new
country Rhodesia," he wrote; 81 find 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 alb
sorption of wealth and human minds of the
higher order to the object
Mr.. Rhodes used the sentence cabled In
Mr.. Steads article of April 4:
What an awful thought is that II, even
now. We could arrange with the present
members of the United States assembly
and our house of commons, the peace of
the world would be secured for all eter-
nifty. We could hold a federal parliament
five years in Washington and five in Lon
dom"
Idea Of a World Trust.
Mr.. Rhodes added:
1.-The only thing feasible to carry out
this idea is a secret society gradually abb
sorbing the wealth Of the world, to be de-
voted to such an object There is Baron
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