The Placer herald., 1856-02-02
The Money Kings.

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house Of Rothschild requires peace" Such
was the significant remark of Anselm Roth
schild, of Frankfort, in 1880, when asked his
opinion of the revolution in Paris, which
drove Charles Y. from the throne and which
threatened to convulse the European CONT
nent. The observation reveals glimpse Of
the tremendous power welded by the great
Jew banking house, which holds in its Briar-
can hands the 'sinews of war; and is conse-
quentlv tie arbiter of the destnies of Ell-
rope. Behind the throne of every European
State, and greater than that throne, behind
the army Of every European State, and
stronger than that army, is power, grand,
terrible and resistlcss. A few scraps of pa
per, partly printed, partly written, few
chests Of metal and caskcts Of precious
stones are the armory and talismans of this
more than royal and imperial-this gigantic
power. This power is called Money; and
the possessors Of that power are the Jews of
the house of Rothschild.
a few hundred years ago such speech as
that Of Ansclm Rothschild of Frankfort,
would have made him a beggar or corpse.
The potentates Of the good old times"
when they wanted money, and this was often
the case, had a very summary method Of
obtaining it. They did not resort to the
expedient of the Cid, who, the chronicler
tells us, being "short" palmed off couple
Of trunks filled with paving stones-he called
them ''precious stones"-on a couple of Jew
brokers as full and adequate security for the
payment Of a very large advance Of money;
but they employed more stringent measures
the rack the thumbscrow, and the mgen-
ious process of roasting the capitalists before
a slow fire. until he consented to disoorGe his
wealth for the behoof of his oppressor
Their descendants hvpothecate revenues and
pawn Jewels to raise loans and treat their
best friends, the Jews, with commendable
cvility.
How much the Rothschilds are worth is a
question that has been asked very frequently
of late, and has not yet been satisfactorily
answered. Their wealth is in such shape
stocks, bonds, and other descriptions of per
sonal property-that it cannot be arrived at
or estimated with any proximity to correct
ness. And Of course their property fuctu-
ates. In nine months of 1913 0he year of
the French revoluion.) their losses from the
depreciation of funded and railroad property
in Europe, was forty millions Of dollars
Yet this did not shake their credit for mo-
ment. They may have lost an equal amount
since the breaking out of the war in the East.
As the house Of Rothschild contributed
materially to the downfall Of Napoleon, SO
they have had a hand in all the subsequent
military operations Of the Eastern world.
The New York Joa3Ta2 Of Commerce has the
remarks respecting the recent trans
actions of the money kings:
'Iheir loans have reached the enormous
amount of &5l5,0O0,000 viz: to England,
$80,O00,O00 to Turkey, $40,OO0,000; to
Austria, $3.50, 100000; a first loan to Russia,
$13O,O0O, 900; to Sardinia, &10,000,000; to
England, in exchequcr bills, $35,00o,00o;
and a second loan, just being perfected,
$10O,O0O,OOO. 1t is this last loan, which
the Rothschlds it is said, have agreed to
make in gold, that is supposed to be at the
bottom Of the specie movement. Most Of
these loans, it is to be presumed, have been
sold out before this, the Rothschilds in such
cases, merely acting as agents between the
public and the governments that borrow
Nevertheless, the house that can even tenn
porarilv assume such burden, within little
more than a twelve-month, must be one of
gigantic influence, credit, and power 1t is
now plain that this same house is on the
side Of peace"
The Bothschilds are universally regarded
as men of strict probity and honor. 1t was
his high character, as well as tact and bust
ness talent which gave Meyer Anselm Roths-
child, the founder OF the house, the gratuitous
use of the treasures Of Old Landgrave Of
Hesse- Cassel during the Napoleonic era, and
thus secured the fortune of the brokers' fam
ily. But their whole power is enlisted on
the side of established governments, and the
cause of liberty in Europe has no deadlier
enemies than the great Jew bankers Of the
10Th century BoAouS P'ctor'af.