Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-11-11
From the London Globe.
THE ROTHSCHIlDS.
Meeting Of the Different Branches of
the Family, Its Obiect-Sketoh of
the Family, &c.

~-- NA-S Vii, SeSCS u6lu
ner of princes, lawyers, musicians, school
masters, socIai-science men, political econ
omlst, and hundred Others, one very no
table meeting has almost escaped public
attention. few days ago our Paris cor.
respondent told Us that congress of the
lllustrious house of Rothschild has been
sitting at Paris The purport of the meet.
ing was nothing less than to rearrange
the domlnions of the great banking dy.
nasty. In one word, the object Of the
Rothschild congress was to reduce the FIVE
branches of the house who now rule Eu-
rope to four, and, following the example
OF Garibaldi, to strike another sovereign
OF Naples from the list of reigning mon
archs. Henceforth there are to be but
/ four kings of the house of Rothschild.
with secure thrones at London, Paris vi
emma, and Frankfort. 1t is now exactly
hundred years since poor Jew, called
Mayer Anselm, made his appearance at
the city of Hanover, barefooted, with a
sack on his shoulders, and q bundle of
rangs on his back. Successful in trade.
like most of his co-religionists, he return
ed TO Frankfort at the end of a few years.
and set up small shop in the Jew
Lane" over which hung the signboard of
red shield, called in German, rothschild.
As a dealer in old and rare coins, he
made the acquaintance of the Serene
Elector of Hesse Cassel, who, happening
to be in want of confidential agent for
various open and secret purposes, ap-
pointed the shrewd looking Mayor An
selm to the post. The Serene Elector, be-
ing compelled soon after to fiy from his
country, Mayer Anselm took charge of
his cash, amounting to several millions of
horins. With the instinct of his race
Anselm did not forget to put the money
out at good interest, so that, before Ma
poleon had gone to Elba, and the illus
trious Elector had returned to Cassel, the
capitol had nearly doubled. The ruler
of Hesse Cassel thought it almost a mar
vel to get his money safely returned from
the Jew Lane of Frankfort, and at the
Congress of Vienna was never tired Of
singing the praise of his Hebrew agent to
all the Princes Of Europe. The dwellers
under the shrineof the Red Shield laugh
ed IN their sleeves; keeping carefully to
themselves the great fact that the electo-
raj two millions forms brought them four
millions of their own. Never was hon.
esty better policy.
Mayer Anselm died il 1912, without
having the supreme satisfaction of hear
ing his honesty extolled by kings and
princes.
He left five sons, who succeededed him
IN the banking and money-lending busi-
ness, and vino, conscious of their social
value, dropped the name OF Anselm, and
adopted the higher sounding one OF Roth
schIld, taken from the signboard over the
pateTnal house. On his death-bed their
father had taken Il solemn oath from all
of them to hold his four millions well to-
gether, and they had faithfully kept the
injunction. But the old City of Frank
fort was too narrow realm for the faith
ful sowing OF four millions, and, in con-
sequence, the five were determined after
a while to extend their sphere of opera
tons by establishing branch banks at the
chief cities of Europe. The eldest son,
Anselm, born 1913, remained at Frank
fort; the second, Solomon, born in IT73,
settled in Vienna; the third, born in III,
went TO London; Charles, the eutaat terri
bic of the family, established himself in
the soft climate of Naples; and the fifth |
and youngest, James, took his residence
in Paris.
Strictly united, the wealth and power
Of the Rothschilds was vested in the eld-
est born; nevertheless, the shrewdneSs OF
the SONS of Mayer Anslem, and the heir (
of his genius, Nathan, the third son, soon I
.ook the relns OF government into his 1
'wn hands. By his faith in Wellington !
md tine iiesh and bloOd of British soldiers,
ne nearly doubled the fortunes of his fam
ly, gaining more than million sterling
~ the sole battle OF Waterloo, the news
II which he carried to England two days
'arlier than the mail. The weight Of the
old millions gradually tranferred the as
of the family from Germany to
England, making London the metropolis
# the reigning dynasty of Rothschild.-
ike the royal families of Europe, the
of the house of Rothschild on
y lntermarry with each other. James
married the daughter Of his
'rother Salomon; his son Edmond, heir
pparent OF the French line, was united
o his trst cousin, the daughter OF Lionel,
nd ddaughter of Nathan Roth
child; and Lionel again-E. 2. for Lon
lon-gaTe his hand in 1886 10 his first
ousin Charlotte, the daughter of Charles
of Naples. II is unnecessary
v soy that dAAAObEA lhCoC AAAttAAAA1AOAAAAA
lliances have kept the millions wonder
ully together, they have not improved
he race OF old Mayer Anselm of the Red
HELD. Already signs OF physical weak
ess are becoming visible in the great fam
y. So ct least hint the French papers
n their meager notices about the Roth
child congress at Paris. From all that
an be gathered out of a wilderness Of ca
ards, thin faces and thick fiction, it APP
ears that the soyereigns of the Stock
met in conference Tor the
ouble purpose OF centralizing their
money power and widening their matri-
lonial realm. In other words, the five
eigning kings, defendants, according
o the law Of primogeniature, Of the five
Ons of Mayer Anselm, came 10 the de-
ision to reduce their number to four
y cutting of the Neapolitan branch Of :
harles Rothschild, while it was like I
Use decided that permission should be J
iven to the young members of the fam l
y to marry, for the benefit OF the race, {
eyond the range of first courtship.-l a
What has led to the exclusion of the :
ieapolitan line of Rothchild seem, to !
ave been the constant exercise of Il high I
! blamed liberality unheard OF in the an
ais of the family Charles, the prodigal
IN of Mayer Anselm, actually presented,
the year 1876, 10000 ducats 10 the or /
han asylum of st. Carlo, at Naples, and |
he son and heir of Charles, Gustayus, has
wen repeated signs of his inclination to j
,llow in the footsteps of his father. Such a
onduct, utterly unbecoming of the pol I
y of the house of Rothchild, could not 7
E allowed to pass unnoticed, and accord i
lgly-we quote the rumor of Paris Jour S
decheancs of the Neapolitan
ne has been pronounced. Baron Gusta-
Us de Rothschild is not to retire into
rivate life, like famous Charles ", with
aly eassesk en- his shoulders and al i