New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

soves. and hen he HAD done that the
lords would not be & penny the worse.
The most remarkable paradox OF al
might pass for q compliment IL is the
pouse in which the best speeches are
made. and in which speeches DO not
-,,rs influence its decisions: or not so
--,cb as some other influences. Char
.rrer. wisdom IL cOGncl.-these are the
.bt,rs that count for aore than oratory.
There is onc member u the House OF
rc,s. who almost never speaks-I mean
re-d Rothschild. He is q great consult
spg force. and with that he is content
when lie chooses. as at THE recent meet
snF n ne City q London 70 protest
srsinst rhe Budget. over which he pre-
,aes. re can speak. ano speak well he
smoke well enough 20 provoke Mr Lloyd
George into an Uhnsnnerly personal
attack AIr. Lloyd George thought there
-as 100 much Lord Rothschhd. that hs
epneared too often. was TOO apt 70 be
-orsrlted 81 a crisis; and had too much
vrefeht IA matters OF finance and pohties.
~. Llovd-George thinks Il al NroaS
tnst the first OF living EngIisa hnanciers
should be trusted an matters OF hnance-
George. 70 whom finance Is first OF al =
sociaHstic weapon. Mr. L-oye-George
sueech was q piece Of clever Vitupera-
riou. u which Lord RothschId TOOK no
NOTICE. on the whole. The force CT cpl
srsun s not perhaps very great in this
country. The sober-U!nded EngLshr1'en
mink Il but the cracking q thorns
under a pct
II is elective II used sparingiy, ana l
AVE known even Lcrd RoIhschild use
u 7 sat one day in the large room al
,Ser Court where the three brothers OF
ne hrra are al 70 be net. Lord Roth
sehild vas a. his cesk. with 2 pile q bills
n exchange i. front OF him, which he
dealt with one by one ss he talked
could rot very well help seeing Them.
and some @. them were for very large
mounts said. 1T is q great business
is il not?"
Yes. 3 great opportunity 70 make
great rn.stakes."
There was a great friendship between
Lord EothschilG and Cecil Rhodes II
vas 10 Nessrs. Rothschlld that Rhodes
Eppled 10 hoat the hrst of the South
African schemes he brought over here
= suppose the De Beers mines Rhodes
vas at that time an almost unknown
-.au. he made his statement 10 Lord
Eothschld 81 that same desk in the
great room 81 New Court. and laid before
lin lis papers. Lord Rothsehild
listened. asked q question or two and
Nhen Rho3ts had finished said.
Well. Il is an important proposal and
7 should like twenty-four hours 70 think
q over and consult my partners. II you
wiu look IN tomorrow Z win give you an
answer"
Next day DE- said Go Rhodes that he
thought they TnighL>put the scheme On
ere market. apon terms which would
give them a reasonable profit Eut he
wished o. know frs what guarantees
Rhodes could give tc-cOver initial ex-
renses and provide f5r possible losses
Rhodes made 10 answer, but took his
checue-book out OF his pocket, wrote
cheqEc. handed Il across the liable. and
asked, "Tiu that eo?" T. was 2 cheGue
s1r -25.000. Lord Rorhschild thought
rEat would co. and the bargain was
closed "C'bsert % said he. Rhodes vas
Ectihg for q syndicate, but he gave his
oRr ctecue without hesitating = mo-
-nert. and Re was not supposed 70 be AT
that time q very rich man
Tie relations between the two men
becar.e a-6 remained intimate
4 big man .s cecil Rhodes. said Lord
RolEscnid. often. Nobody now doubts
rhat buy chere vas a tine when il was
-of the genera o-i-lon. There were al
vcvc. down 70 his de,th. people who
rs-FeG Of Rhodes o. : visionary. and
Ftr more ofter as man who cared only
far money; ana t0r power oz q means -
-.sk.ng nnO-lE.
It's the other way" sad Lord Roth
scsl-l. Rhodes really cares very little
tor mcaey except for the sake q The
power i gives. power 20 carry On great
schemes for the beneht Of south Africa;
ard nrt for South Africa ot-Iy he likes
-1 turn ideas into facts. You win know
what KIND ot man Rhodes Is when you
sar Ehe- is 10 be done with his monev
after his death. There viii not be so
'l-se Z fortune e. some people thinh.
--t what there is Wiz be- devoted 10
noble uses and 20 uuselnsh uses
TLc norld knows au this now, bat II
was not known when this was said
Lord R--thschLId knew becsU- he was
Cecil Rh0des's adviser ana friend. They
used % tsIk things over st Tring Park
LORD RJtnscLild's sem o. q place in
Engtamshire. where Rhodes net
many az The men whom ne most WishS1
- Interest IN south africa. IL was not
90 easy Then 8s now 70 interest men in
tle fortunes % "a great country where
pres snt!y The fortune Of the Empire vas
- -urr On the issue of war
Tr-g Park Is memorable for many
h-rze L has b1en . rpyal demesne
Win Royal Lodge. queen Eiizabeth's u.s.
M rk. the first great name connected
N-th a. ,Nol Gwyn-the latest spelling
lac y in GIT or perhaps only IN loan
from Charles II; ard ther- are later
royalties and royal faVorites In its
chc- Iered history. But today Il is one
oL iEe i've places in Buck ngham which
belong 20 different members OF the Roth
sc-lll family. or have recently belonged
l1 taer. for 3IeEtmore. built by Baron
Meyer de- Rothschld. Is now owned By
ms late oeUg glrer's husband Lord Rose
oerg. = a race almost IS tough as the