The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-27

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intimate with him recently. and that no
sl.I. me prospect with characteristic
] ioI'iIuoe- I am soTry' he used IN saw
J ioF my work is not vet done bur if II IS
| 10 come, vel. then IL must come II yrae
/ worthy OF the high aims the fcnacio1,s
purpose, the large and lofty copcepfioDe
! OF MS duty TO his country and his FIN
pre- which, amid faults and mistakes
were the lodestars Of his chCckered ana
D. storm tossed life"
An Americans Estimate.
! John Hays Hammond who for MANI
years and up TO the time Of the death of
+ Oecll Rhodes intimately associated with
MIN IN the development Of South Africa
was consulting engineer OF the British
south Africa Chartered Company and the
Consolidated Gold Fields OF South Africa.
n which Mr. Rhodes held important in
'erests- had this to say OF Mr. Rhodes.
I MI. Rhodes. whose sun went down when
3 II was yet day. dies IN. the fortv-seveptb
year OF his age He lea yes. no posteritv
but leaves his name on Lhe man Of Arrica
thhOdesial, sponsor for commonwealth
nearly as large as our Western States
Had he lived he would have devoted the
remaining years Of has life and would have
spent every dollar Of his fortune in eouip-
ping that Commonwealth.
unfortunately his character has been
misunderstood in America. Judged nv
American standards. Mr.. Rhodes was tr7,Jy
a great man. He was not only a great
empire builder, but also a captain OF in
dustry. He is often represented as a
shifty INSCRIPTIONS fnancier. In league
with capitalists, 10 coax the TransvaaI
INTO hopeless war in order 10 steal The
mines OF the country
The truth is that Rhodes cared little
Tor money beyond the power il gave him
TO assist in the development OF south
Africa From a most intimate connec-
ton with him in his business eDterprises
am able 10 state that his methods Of
nnance were not only scrupuIously hon
Crdble, but were characterized bv IN
usual hberality. He was EuCwn 10 south
Africa as man Of unbounded generosity.
+ ana one on whom they could depend for
Inc furtherance Of any deserving local
enterprise or worthy Of charity.
Was a Democrat.
Personally Mr.. Rhodes was democratic
IN his last and a colonial in his politi-
cal and social bias. He was fond Of the
--h-na e-AaA AN-AA- p-EAa-lEe o. NE. Qe
voted specially 20 out-of-door life on rbe
veldt. and had a contempt for and dis
like Of social coHventionaIities. He was
built On broad lines. and he abhorrcd
petty politics. which he contemptuousIv
designated as the politics Of the parish
pump; - he deprecated quite as strong
ly what he termed the "unctious rectf-
tude' Of certain statesmen. Politically
ne was a great admirer Of democratic
institutions. but ar the same time he was
a loyal lmperialist.
Within a very short time there would
have been a reyulsIon OF feeling. and
strange as II may sound today, Rhodes
would have been able 20 re-estabiish mis-
influence with the Dutch: and he would
have been quick 10 take advantage Of the
situation, and would have passed into his
tory as tne great pacifcatOr OF South At
Flca. This estimate OF Rhodes is shared
even today by many Of the progressive
Dutchmen in the country"
Personal characteristics.
The hero Of Anthony Homes Tho Cod
in the Car was popularity identified with
Cecil Rhodes. An authorized biography
Of Mr.. Rhodes was published in 1897. In
u he was thus described:
"A big. heavy built. MISUNDERSTANDING
man, some six feet in height. carelessly |
dressed, is what meets the eve. You
might almost take him for a typical Eng
lish country gentleman. whose talk vae i
OF bullocks and turnips, when he was
not FOX hunting OF shooting The strong |
solid-iooking- sunburnt and rudy face.
Win the dreamy gray eyes that seem 20 /
gaze into vacancy, shows. when al resi- /
little sign OF extraordinary euerpv or /
resolution. sim, II you are a Dhysiopno !
mist. the large, Intellectual head tho /
strong chin and firm mouth cannot ral ~, /
convey an Impression Of strength Ra /
SIDES. the face which Is changed since /
HrsI knew II years ago, bears now the
deeply marked lines OF arduous life Of tba /
ire OF one who has greatly dared ana 4
greatly suffered. who, undeterred nv am
4lnculJles. stlll sets himself 10 accom- /
plish the great work he was born "a do 1
me side face. II you watch Il Al rest is
sun more remarkable. II struck me ia. 4
~ ~ 'liHe saw ~ years & 20 as having /
ne massive strength. impervious 10 o.
@i@ary emotions. Of some oId Por,.r VI W
peroF born 10 command the nations sD9
ca4 eleSa OF the opinion, whether Drale,
or Diamei or the world OF lesser mon b, |
dominated. AS you get 70 know him Won
gradually receive an impression of i-o
Denetrable depth. Of an inner being. in.
possible 10 read completely which adds
the interest or the unknown to his pcr-
sonality.
"A physical restlessness. springing from
ineXhaustible nervous energy, fnds ex ]
preston IN perfectly Unconscious move
ments, and occasionally makes him rise
from his seat and stride up and down the
room. This gives the suggestion OF a big !
reserve T-s |
exterior. Such is the impression ne
makes. unfll some ihonRht or anrrnthtr., |