Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-09

bled to the Associated Ptess in Mr.. stesd's
article OF April g.
"what an awful thought is It that 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 eternity.
We could hold a federal parliament. five
years in Washington and FIVE in London
Mr.. Rhodes added: The only thing feas-
ible to carry out this idea Is a secret
society, gradually absorbing the wealth OF
the world, TO be devoted to such an OBJ
Ject."
His Dream Of Greatness.
There was Mr.. Rhodes dream OF trans
atlantic greatness.
Fancy" he says, the charm to young
America Just coming on, and dissatisfied,
for they have filled up their 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 CMr.
Harrlson) is dimly seeing II; but his hori-
zon is limited to the new world. north and
south, and SO he would intrigue in Canada,
Argentine and Brazil TO the exclusion OF
England.
such a brain wants but little to see
the true solution. He is still cropping in
the dark, but very near the discovery, for
the American has been taught the lesson
Of home rule, and Of the success Of leav-
ing the management Of the local pump TO
the parish beadle. He does not burden his
House Of Commons with the responsibility
Of cleansing the parish drains.
The present position Of the English
house is ridiculous. You might as we'll ex-
pect Napoleon to have found time to have
personally counted his dirty linen before
he sent II to the wash, and to have re-
counted It upon its return.
ut would have been better for Europe
II Napoleon had carried out his idea OF a
universal monarchy. He might have sue
ceeded II he had hit on the idea Of grant
ing self-government to the 'component
parts y :"
Duty Of AnEIo-Saxons. d
Dealing with the sacred duty Of the
Englsh-speaking world OF taking the re-
spons1bllity for the still uncivilized world, ="
and commenting upon the necessary de-
parture from the map Of such countries as
Portugal, Persia and Spain, who are found
wanting Mr.. Rhodes said:
What scope! What a horizon OF work
for the next two centuries for the best
energies OF the best people in the world"
On the matter OF tariffs MIR. Rhodes was
Enthusiastically positive: II note" he
said, with satisfaction, that the COM
mittee appointed to inquire into the Nc
Kinley tariff reports that in certain articles
our trades lave fallen off so per cent. Yet
the fools do not see that II they do not
lookout they will have England shut out
and isolated with 80, 00o, 900 to feed, and
capable of internally supporting about
5000, 900. II they had a statesman they
would at the present moment be CONNER
cially at war with the United States and
would have boycotted the raw products of
the United States until she came to her
senses, and l say this because 1 am a free
trader.
Ignorant of Their Greatness.
Your people have not known their great
ness. They posses one-hfth Of the world,
and do not know it is slipping away from
them. They spend their time in discussing
Mr.. Parneli and DIR. Tanner, the character
Of Sir Charles Dixie, compensation for beer
houses, and omne hoe genus. Your supreme
question at present is the seizure of the
labor vote for the next election. Read the
Australian election bulletins and see what
undue pandering to the laboring vote may
lead you. You drive your manufacturers
to Belgium, Holland and to Germany, Just
as you have placed a great deal Of cheap
shipping trade in the hands Of Italy by your
stringent shipping regulations"
Here this political will and testament"
as Mr.. Stead calls 1t, abruptly betakes of.
Mr.. Stead commenting on this, says:
ut is rough and inchoate, and almost
as uncouth as one OF Cromwell's speeches,
but the central idea glows luminous
throughout. Its ideal is the promotion Of
racial unity on the basis Of the principles