Show RHODES ADMITS HE GAVE MONEY J Sustains Sensational Charges Made in England t LARGE SUM TO LIBERAL PARTY t CONDITION CONITON THAT TT EGYPT BE BENOT BENOT BENOT NOT EVACUATED t a London Oct Oct 11 The Spectator to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow will wi print letters let r from Cecil Ceci Rhodes and the lute late Francis horst hort who from to 1892 was the chief organizer and adviser of the lib liberal lb liberal I eral party part sustaining the sensational allegations made some months ago ugo that Mr Rhodes In 1891 gave to the I liberal party paty on condition that Mr r Gladstone would not bring about the evacuation of ot Egypt by the British troops Both Doth Sir William Harcourt and Sir Henry Henr Camp bel Bannerman the te liberal leaders leders have publicly de declared declared dared this to be false In a letter cov coy covering covering ering this correspondence Mr Rhodes sums up as follows I met Mr r in London and he asked aske whether I was willing to subscribe to the party part funds I saiU salU sal I Inas Iwa Iwas I was nas wa prepared to do so s provided the policy was not to scuttle out of Egypt and that in the event of a home rule bill being b brought forward provision should sho ld be made for the th retention of the Irish members at Westminster I un understood Understood from Mr Sch that he would consult consul Mr Gladstone Gladane which l I quite quit satisfied me as a I looked upon I Mr Ir Gladstone as af a the liberal party Mr I accepted the contribution upon the conditions defined in the let letter letter letter ter appended I In this letter lette Mr Rhodes Rhoe demanded that tat his contribution be b kept secret rt and that tat the cheek check chek be returned return if It I the te Irish were not represented at Westminster But he added adde a postscript saying I r am a horrified at Mr speech on Egypt If It you think your yourI party hopeless hople kee ke the money but butI I give It to s charity It I would be bean an lin awful thing te to t give my money to breaking up the th empire Check the Mad hInd Step StepIn In 1892 Mr Rhodes Rhe again wrote to Mr lr drawing attention to toa toa toa a speech by liy Mr Gladstone Gd tone foreshadow foreshadowing ing a scuttle out of Q Egypt and ex cx the tile hope hop that Mr would do his bis bl u beet beat to check cheek the mad step But But he said jr your yur respect respected s ed leader remains I e leer bUurT shall hal certainly cl upon you to devote my subscription to some public charity In Mr r reply Ny he be says Mr Rhodes Rhoe money had ha already been ben he believed main mainly mainly mainly spoilt spent as 5 bUe it was w given ly to t help the home bome rule nIle struggle Mr however assured Mr asure Rhodes that 3 r ladt nes utterances ul rances were wee only an expression lon of or r ious lous opinion opinIon opinion ion that Sir Si William V Vernon Veron Harcourt was wa only annoyed annye at thorn them and that no nf fl scuttle out of Egypt was w likely as ash ash ashe h he had bd seen sn Lord Lor no r then slated elated for or foreign minister Who nho ho wul not permit perit it It being bl a strong trong man who will wll take tae his own course cours very different front from om the pliant plant supple Gln le On the t reception of ot this thi Mr I Rhodes Rhe says Hays I bothered bother no n more as a upon up Lord Lon ob appointment I knew that Egypt was saved I leave your readers to decide how far Sir I Henry Henr Is justi justified fled fied fe in characterizing the original statements as a a lie Ito 10 from beginning to end According to their statements neither Sir Henry Henr man nor Sir William Harcourt are ac acquainted with the facts But I wih nat naturally assumed that Mr was a speaking with wl h authority |