New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-27
EARL GREY ON RHODES.
DEAD LEADER CALLED GREATEST
ENGLISHIAN OF OUR DAY"

ENGLISHMAN OF OUR DAY"
Earl Grey, before sailing for England, gave an
interview concerning Cecil Rhodes, the earl
having received cable dispatches from South
Africa which led him to believe that Mr..
Rhodes had but a few days to live. Lord Grey
knew the famous South African leader init
mateIy, having served with him the board
OF the British South Africa Company. and the
acquaintance grew when the earl was Governor
of Rhodesa. Lord Grey said;
Cecil Rhodes the 6s only ea fEmPf ho RST the da9
the predominant partner IN the ,, W9rld "r'l
To the haven under the hill
They were all. after their kind both me and
believe that with all Of them. from Drake TO tIooerC
note they struck The conservative forces are those
which naturally arr IN contT3I oI go sid a
friend to me OF Rhodes Something big some great
deveiopment that might involve perhaps change
least It's governors. do not much Ike SlS mn ~
these who keep them awake at night ana 50 me
greatest EngHshman of our day has come 10 o., Oe
%2 tb Ipoi ana H0e y {ee cir
one thing should like especially 70 point out He
American nation enoTmousIv but for this strange
IN Tfa,ts{ s1DHbe Relieved that YOU owed
your prodigous orderly development 10 the splendid
construction of your constitution personally have
always opposed Home Rule being at that time In the
moqsf tb 9I bo%eve never wearied
OF assuring me that | ought TO have gone forward;
irish werr building better than they at ali knew;
that their demand was on all fours with the Amer
rapidly OF the proposed change was our best
to Mr. ParnrI This gift Vas rock Of offence to
the best Wing element in country-fOr example,
to The Spectator but Rhodes believed with Sir
Hercules Robinson that ireland would make one
or Two orderly states OF a LederaI union; ne saw
that the federation OF Canada had been 3greeaoly
arranged and that in the Canadian settlement
race problem had Dren solved, that t4e ''iIt 10.
S.ISii"n iD" - 's S,L nc ~,
pta'fruI !iT ne lh4uEhp aettr'iIlol ot
IN our rc@nd chamb ' S that It night @vov as
an imperial senate the federation Of tneSe various
cured and in time.
Earl Grey then turned the conversation to
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