The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
The Personality Of Ceci Rhodes.

A timely hiograp hical sketch ~ one ~
the most interesting Hnglishm"n 81 mod
ern times IN contained IN the moderate
azed volume entitled The Right Honor
able CecH John Rhodes. n Monograph and
! a Rerini scercs. by Sir THOMAS F. FULLER.
* G. NJ O. formerly member ~ the
Legislative Assembly for the city II Cap"
Town and subsequently Agent General
in England for the Cape ~ Good Hope
| Uongmans Green a Coz II is not a
systematic biography or history with
geographic kernel: IL il n collection
Of incidents in the life Of great Leader.
based upon a personal acquaintanc. and
| intimacy with him which the author en-
loved for many years The book IL dedi-
Gated TO the Rhodes scholars ~ oxford
University and Ia embellished with thir-
teen illustrations. including several most
attractive views Of Mr.. RhodeSs delight
full residence known as Groot" Schuur. in
the shadow OF the mountain at Cape Town
Very striking and impressive indeed IL
the picture 81 his grave in the granite Of
the Matoppos.
Cecil Rhodes vas n man ~ grand but
uneelfish ambitions The chief purpose
81 his life was the establishment Of CON
federation Of all the races in Africa dwell
ing south Of the Zambesi in free domin-
ion where liberty. justice and peace
should prevail. II may have been and
doubtless vas a pleasure TO him to feel
that in carrying out this enterprise he
would write his name on the map - South
Africa forever; hut no one can read Sir
Thomas Fuller's memoir without feeling
that the elfare Of humanity and not mere
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was the chief
motive Of the founder Of Rhodesia From
the Cape TO Cairo. ultimately became the
xatchw ord Of the advance. and he threw
into this feature Of IL all the energy Of his
nature and a considerable portion Of his
fortune during the closing years of his
life
A love for learning was characteristic
Of Cecil Rhodes He believed that the
influences Of what We call a college educa-
tion were as valuable To- the mining on
gineer and the merchant as to the man
Of leisure and the worker among books.
The foundation Of the Rhodes scholar
ships at the end Of his life was only ex-
pressive Of this high estimate which he
had always placed on the practical useful
ness 81 a university trimming His affec-
ton for Oxford and for his own college
lneTe. oTlet. dNlpNnNf-u altlffNI 10 TeNeT-
ence. He had left college without com
plotting the prescribed course of study:
but the glamour Of Oxford called him back
from his diamond diggings at Kimberley.
and he returned To Oriel and took his
degree. Later in life he always exhibited
the utmost confidence in the absolute
business integrity Of Oxford men. Several
years after Sir Thomas Fuller first met
M nj III
Of the great DE Beers mine and he tells
us that he at once endeavored. -as all
directors should" 20 make himself flmil-
lar with the working Of tho mine and it's
i found that although
the most elaborate precautions Wer,
taken To prevent the robbery 81 diamonds
the whole proceeds Of one days mining
were taken 10y one man. unattended and
into "A room Ia be weighed
and registered There was nothing ex-
cept his own honesty and sense ~ honor |
To prevent this gentleman from appro-
priating any number Of diamonds did !
not presume for a moment To challenge !
the wisdom Of such an arrangement hut |
Expressed my surprise at II Ia Mr. !
Rhodes. oh, he aaid. that's all right /
Mr.. So-and-So takes charge ~ IN" dia- |
nonds. and he is an Oxford man and an
English gentleman. Perhaps II there
~ere two they might conspire'-
The interest Of Cecil Rhodes IN education
~ns az great when hewas Prime Minister
II the Cape Az IL was in the earlier and the
later years Of his career He wanted 10
establish a residential teaching university
Tor south Africa at Cap. Town and he
predicted that the students would make
he union Of South Africa in the future
Nothing he said will overcome the
associations and the aspiration they will
'orm under the shadow Of Table. Noun
ain One Of the perpleHities Of his
was the indisposition - the
male Kaffirs tn work and his idea was that
he young men would go out from his
to all parts 81 the country.
wen up To Mashonaland aud incitc the
native races o. better things when SIR
Thomas Fuller went OUT To the Cane IN
go three out Of four " the male kaffirs
'pent their lIvea in idlcness while their
sOmsn did what work was necessary;
md speaking in -1sel Mr.. Rhodes said