Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-03
They Are Greater Even Than the
Nations,
HOW THEY GREW so WEALTHY.
They Have Emis,ares Near Every Kingly
Throne.


washington. March. 1.-The recent
arrangement uf the representatives OF
Rothschilds for the protection Of the
credit of the United states Is not Tue
first time that they UNve come 10 inc
rescue OF governments in financial en-
barrassmrnt They arc now The most
powerful bankers IN the world, ANA the
different branches OF the family IN the
VuIlnus capltals OF Europe cordially
support each other without Being
bound In an absolute partnership. lhey
have seen their greatest competitors IN
England 20 10 the wall-Overcnd' cur
ney q CO.. In the panic Of 1896, and the
Barings In 1890. So rapid has been the
extension Of their financial power that
one of their enemies has written book
under the title THE Rothschilds, The
Financial Rulers OF Nations" In which
he seeks to show that they have their
cmissarics IN every cabinet, anu have
been able 80 manipulate the stock mar
krt for the extinction of their rivals.
one of the carly achievements ~
member OF the house, Nathan Mayer
/ Kuthschilds, was a husty trip from the
field uf Waterloo to London, where he
arrived before news OF the battle had
reached the government or the bankers.
lie was ON the stan Of Wellington, and,
as soon as the battle was over, rode
at Lreak-neck speed 20 Ostend. ira
yersed the stormy channel at
me Risk OF His Life
BY Il liberal use of gold and was ON the
Stock Exchange the next morning with
an air as calm and Indifferent as
though bittlc-helds played no part iu
his peaceful trade OF fuancler, The
public knew only Of the events Of two
days before Waterloo, when the Prus-
siuu field marshal Butcher. had been
beaten by detachment " the French
army at Lirny The gloomy air of
Rothschild and the reports which were
set IN motion Of the defeat of the allies
caused a sudden tumble In the prices OF
securities. The secret agents OF the
house seized the opportunity TO make
enormous purchases Of the English
consolidated stocks, and Rothschild
realized millions. when, few hours
! later the news ut the great British
/ victory reached London.
II was not altogether by hnesse.
4 however, that the Rothschilds built up
l the strength OF their house, Tho lUun-
[ der Mayer Amschel Rothschll. WAS
| the son of q poor dealer In furniture
| and brlc-H-brac at Frankfort aud was
/ "a banker there at the time Of the Ma
/ polapnic Invasion The Elector Of Hes
[ Sc placed In his custody q sum OF
[ about 100000 francs in coin $4,000
OOn, which was transmitted In part to
the son In London, the same Nathan
/ Mayer whose nasty trip from Waterloo
! has Just been up5crlh"d General Mar
] bot In his Memoirs of Napoleon"
tells OF the vain efforts Of the emperor
] to force the Old man to surrender the
| money. a commission went to his es-
/ tnblshmcnt ana infinitely examined
| the vault and the books. Menaces and
intimidation were In vain, however,
| In persuHding Rothschild to divulge the
| whereabouts of the treasure, and the
/ commission undertook tn play upon his
religious scruplcs by demanding an
l oath He
Refused to Rake II,
/ And there was talk of putting him un.
! der arrest Napoleon did not quite
] care TO venture such AN act OF yiu-
] lence aud an effort was then made tp
/ win the old man by the promise of
/ gain. They proposed Ia him to leave
! MIN half the treasure 81 ne would de
liver the other half 10 the French
] officials, They promised him "a rpcoipt
In fun, accompanied by "a cer'incato
! proving that he had yielded only 10
{ force and that he was blnmeless for.
4 the sel2ui" OF tha entire amount "But
the prohity Of tine jew" SAYS Marriott
led him to reject this proposition. and
they left him in peace" The Elector.
having returned To power in 1914. the
Frankfort banker returned to him nv-
( actly the deposit which had been on
trusted to him. The terms of the IA
puslt gave the Rothsphis ina lansn, ",
the interest earned bv tie rnona,' mil
In their custody and was n i,r,,n nile
I ment In the foundptior 90 ~
tune. wy" ioI-
/ Nathan MAYER p,th,,,u,
established I'm / .onSg,, -,.. M huu been
1 and mnrried tbrrs In tSoe t ar US ilsd,
Of a rich Jewish ba,i Low 'te 1auBhter
| Cohen. During tbs w. ~ S i'arnet
than NJavar 90 Hur"ith SPAN Ma
/ with his father VIII 80, ~ Cphcert
| the Duke Of WeIiingt, Vil9't ,ihs 70
/ funds which tbr Et,.iis III SPAN the
desired 10 pIecc mr.. ia fI government
TO hnye g5in,.J IN, LIZ iit was reported
operations 3O .O00000 franc Sss Soo 'n nSa.e
high premium. which h. %, yi, ,.,,
the risks ana 1IIicmif,, tAplalreu by
| specie on many nnco.i a., vi transmitting
| and through ne iires ~, aeToss france
Thn t,,,.,,, vi
D-... -NrmieH'
Nutnan Alayer was also employed in
st'i'sulltllhs 10 the continental powers
w l,'iiehse subsidies which We're al
'o.'eu mem by Great Britain. They
IN single year to II 900 900
, rosnNs No1'VgppOV). These remittances
chnugss ' NIL. maze by means Of ex-
knew so well NON ~ We hothschilds
against loans mad" Ia, psia ae them
powers and ordinary ''e eontihentnl
changes that during tbe .,,,I, a. eN,