The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-11
VAST ALLIANCE
OF English Speaking
Races Was
PLANNED BY RHODES
An Article From His Own n nd
Explaining Some Of
His Utopian
Schemes.


appear in the forthcoming number O.
the American Review of Reviews. TIL,
article, excerpts from which follow
consists of frank, powerful explana
tion of Cecil Rhodes views on America
and Great Britain, and for the frs
time sets forth his inmost aims. /,
was written by himself to w. T. Stead
In 1890.
In its three columns of complex sen.
tences the whole philosophy of Mr.
Rhodes international and individual
life Is embraced. Perhaps It can best
be summarized as an argument in IA
vor of the organization of a secret So
ciety on the lines of the Jesuit order
for tiio promotion Of the peace and
welfare Of the world, and the estab-
lishment of an American British feder-
alton, with absolute home rule for the
component parts.
oGSAeHl L ILAN.
Mr. Rhodes commenced by declaring
that the "key" to his idea for the de-
velopment Of the English speaking
race was the foundation of society
copied, as to organization, from the
Jesuits." Combined with "a differen-
tial rate and copy of the United
States Constitution" wrote Mr.. Rhodes,
rs home rule or federation" An Or
ganization formed on these lines, in
the house Of commons, constantly
working for decentralization and not
wasting time on trivial questions raised
by "Dr. O'Brien's breeches," would, Mr..
Rhodes believed, soon settle the all i'm
portant question of the markets for the
products of the empire.
THE labor question:" he wrote, "is
important, but that Is deeper than
labor"
America, both in its possibilities of
alliance and its attitude of commercial
rival, was apparently ever present in
MI. ftuOueS nlnu.
"Tbe world, with America in the
forefront" he wrote, sis devising tar
IFS to boycott your manufacturers
This Is the supreme question. l be-
lieve that England, with fair play,
should manufacture for the world, and,
being a free trader, believe that, until
the world comes to its senses, you
should declare war-I mean a CONNER
cial WARMTH those trying to boycott
your manufacturers. That is my pro-
gram. You might finish the war by a
union with America and universal
peace after hundred years."
A POWERFUL FACTOR.
But, towards this Mr.. Rhodes be-
lieved the most powerful factor would
be "a secret society. organized like
Loyola's, supported by the accumu-
lated wealth Of those whose aspiration
is desire to do something" and who
are spared the "hsdeous annoyance"
daily created by the thought as 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 in
herited gains to some advantage"
Reverting to himself. Mr.. Rhodes
raid: 1T Is fearful thought to feel
you possess a patent and to doubt
whether your life will last you through
the circumlocution Of the patent Office.
have that inner conviction that IL |
can live ] have brought out something
that is worthy of being registered in
the patent Office. The fear shall I
have time and opportunity, and, be-
feve. with all the enthusiasm bred in
the soul of an inventor, that 1t is not
self-glorifcation that l desire; but the
wish to live and register my patent
for the benefit of those who, think,
are the greatest peop'e the world has
ever seen, but whose fault is that they
do not know their strength, their great
ness or their destiny, but who are
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
bo trained to- view the world as a
whole, and not only to consider the
social questions or the British Isles.
HIS UTOPIAN SCHEME.
Even Labouchere who possesses
no sentiment should be taught that the
labor of England is dependent on the
outside world and that as far as can !
zee the outside world, II he does not
look out. will boycott the result of
English labor"
Once again the personal feelings of
tho man crop out. They are calling
the new country Rhodesia," he wrote;
II find am human and should like to
be living after my death. Still, per-
haps II that name is coupled with the
object of England everywhere. 1t may
convey the discovery of an idea which |
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