The Washington times., 1907-06-09

lions. He matricuated at OrIeI College Oxford when
he twenty. Six months each year spent at
college and he evadcd the rgors Of the northern win
ter by devong the OF the time HIS business in
Africa II business study too. for II Is told
that he had textbook at his elbow when sorting
diamonds I'm the open az Kimberley he studied contn-
uousy the ships that took him between college terms
England.
The ambitious student was likewise shrewd business
He conscious Of what part money must play
In his plans and money to him IN golden
rents He acquired many diamond claims. and be-
distinguished OF the most successful opera
tors IN the Kimberley district Then, after thirteen
years difficult operations manipulation
in lSSs Re at last effected tho arnagamaton OF all the
diamond under the OF the De Beers ConsoH-
Mines Ltd. virtually coptroIed the worlds
diamond output Rhodes elected managing director
life at a salary Of $4,000 The mines
paying properties the world. easily yielding
per dividend
Yet simple IN his habits even at the nood-tids OF
wealth. his personal expenses averaged about $500
year He regarded money merely a concrete express
power the logged. relentless determination
with which he set himself to get # merely indicated
the strength OF that ambition which. a splendid.
composition the personal and the political has
caused nermnabe discussion IN definitely fixing the
HEIGHT and breadth OF his personality. was q
mixture Of the elements that make up Hartman
Rockefeller, and Roosevelt plus something immeasur
ably greater and something UNNECESSARILY smaller
This was the who. at twenty-three. possessed
realizing the power OF great wealth, dreamed he
most wonderful dream recorded Of any empire builder
those OF Caesar and Napoleon and In fact
IS the most stupendous plan shaped the mind
Of a practical Rhodesis. which he made red
map the world. occupies territory nearly
large as a fourth Of the United States. With such
tremendous impulse behind him. il is
that 10 the 100000 square miles English empire
more than one-fth the earths surfacehe added
such gigantic portion in short period And though
as Mr. Brooks says. the British empire IS empire
in feeling perhaps but in fact, something OF the
truth may have impressed Mr. Rhodes before died
despite his consuming patriotism, for ne left magnh-
provision for the building OF empire IN feeling
by endowment Of scholarships at Oxford which
fact, destined 20 bring about complete unity OF
English-speaking whose destiny IL Is he be-
ieved ultimately rule the world
Realizing what splendid energies developed IN
America and how the adventurous spirit Of the
here is quckened into resistess force he made The
allotment % the United States. AL OF
the scholarships except those q Germany are worth
each. United states has Tor each State
and Territory Australia eighteen Rhodesia nine; Cape
Colony, twelve: Natal, three; New zealand. three
Canada six Newfoundland. three; Bermuda, three and
Germany, fifteen.
And who that in time to come the vision that
pale-faced grRy-eyed young man as he lay
IN the open on the heights neditaung under the Afr
realized-nOt In great political
empire. in empire OF speech, custom. and kin
dred aspira tons. which stronger than any
formal bonds2 rede should be fulfilled and il
should that avidy ambitious could
his long slumber on MatopPo Hills what
depthless ecstasy fulhlment would be his when the
sleeper wakes