The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05
TOLD oFTHE RoTHSCHlLDS.
STORIES FRoM THE HoRrE OF THE
FANNY OF BANK FRI
Tire Financial representative or Nations ana
sToparchH-Its Members All work In tsr-
rnohy. lntertnarry, and increase In wealth.

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ssoparchs-Its Members All Work In mar
nohy. I~ntertnnrrJ. ana increase In wealth.
From the Chicago Record.
MISREPRESENTATION, Aug. 6,-The city
Of Frankfort owes its Importance to the Jews,
and chiefly TO tho Rothschild family. 1t is ono
Of the finest cities in Europe. and Is the richest
citv In tho world for its population, although
Of late Berlin has taken considerable business
away and has become the centre OF interna
tional banking relations. There are still ia
banks in Frankfort to n population Of $4,000,
which is one bank 20 evcIv ]. 300 persons. Some
Of the banks have a capital OF 10, 900, 900 or 80.
900, 900 marks. Several have over 100000 900
marks. Institutions like the Rothschilds have
a capital that is practically unlimited. No one
knows the amount.
The Jews have obtained all this wealth and
prominence in spite Of ostracism, persecution.
and restrictions Of many kinds. When Ansolm
Rothschild was born in Frankfort what was
known as the JudenRasse was separated from
tho rest Of the city by high walls and heavy
gates, which were shut at nightfall and kept
closed until sunrise. On Sundays they were
never opened. Goethe, who was a native Of
Frankfort, gives a graphic description Of the
Judengasse, with Its filth and squalor and
stenches, to which the nerves Of its inhabitants
had been deadened by long familiarity with
the noisome atmosphere. The walls Of the
Judengasse were destroyed by Klcber's army
in 1898. In 1872 the whole district was con.
dcmned as a nuisance by the sanitary authori-
ties, and cleared out, except a single row OF old
fashioned houses. which date from the fifteenth
century, and were the homes OF the ancestors OF
tho richest and most influential citizens.
The jewish population OF the city Is now from
IS. 900 to 10000, about 10 per cent. OF the to-
tai. They monopoliZe the banking business,
they own and occupy the most sumptuous
residences, they have the choicest boxes at tho
opera, their horses and carriage are the smart
cs. to be seen in the parks and boulcvards, and
they buy the most costly pictures. They have
n society Of their own Indifferent to the jeal-
ousy and scorn of the poorer portion Of the pop
ulation who profess the Christian faith.
The ancestors OF the Frankfort Jews came
from Palestine. Turkey. and Spain to escape
persecution in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and
fifteenth centuries, and became the serfs OF
the Emperor Of Germany. who accorded them
protection in exchange for q fixed tribute
which went into his private purse. In 1349
Charles w., being pressed for funds. mort
gagged his Jews TO the municipality Of Frank
fort for 100000. The sum was never repaid,
and thus tho inhabitants OF the Judengasse
passed under tie control Of the City Council.
which selected a swampy and unhealthful SPOT
on the margin Of the town. where they were
Obliged to reside, and exacted from them a GER
tain portion Of their earnings, or sold their
labor at 80 much q month. The Jews who con-
trolled their own time and talent paid dearly
for that privilege, but were shrewd enough to
make a profit and advance themselves, slowly
but surely. They were not allowed to use the
sidewalk, but we're compelled to travel with
cattle and carts In the middle Of the street
They were compelled to wear a distinctive
cloth upon Ills breast, and every woman wore
blue and white stripes. They were allowed
The man who lived in So Judengasse, which
was known as 'the house of the red shield" be-
cause of a sign which the occupant placed over
its door. was called Anselm.
The original Anselm was a dealer in old coins
TING tinSui ES' S SHalo rom M"S Sis f Ansslm Il h 0 Tss s to al to
a rabbi, relative to be educated; and afterward
got 2 place Pa in the bank; where he deSeloped re.
died he came home. took his house. his trade
prospssrefds, a. became y. innuentisl among his .5 race !:
Jews, and was called Anselm Of the Red Shield,
or Won Rothschild.
The But sc6 mis- Tame was =; only Rayo local al un NIL, he made made
Landgrave Of Hesse, who was a coin collector.
and sent for Anselm one day to make some pur.
engaged in a game of chess and could not be
di.tqrbed. The Jew stood ana watched the play.
The Baron was checked. II seemed, hopelessly,
and. turning to the jew, he said:
'Do You play chessi"
" .SSneti Wonia w yos d the Il HR ToS We're in nv s,,"
The Jew modestly pointed out a move which
the Baron accepted and followed his advice
playing chess with the Landerave, Who prided
subjects. The Baron and the coin merchant
thus became great friends. and there was con.
siderable business between them in the way Of
who sent l6. 800 Hcssian soldiers to America
during III? war Of the Revolution. to fight on
money Tor their I" Services. When e%'F Sa SSIt N
same sSTss along az : a few years o1o o sf'eT th I'll" Baron o had
Which Se took ep TO- An a,Sn1, and a sGs.if him m to com com:
ccal for him so that II might escape the French
army. Anselm accepted the trust without
the bags Of coin to the bottom Of his well. The
French soldiers plundered his house and took
but the Landgrave's money was overlooked.
As soon as the army had passed on and he
and started for England, where he intrustcd it
to his son, Nathan, a young man VINO had gone
commission way. There the father and son
quietly bought. 2 little at a time, large blocks
went back to Frankfort. and there spcculated
fore the Landgrnve. returned. In tho mean
time his money had quadrupled; and Anselm
I ~ u llul, WV lnteTtsI HI
5 per cent, which OF itself amounted TO sl5O.
600, n small fortune. At first the Landgrave de-
clined to take the interest, but Anselm of tho
Red Shield insisted that he was entitled to 1t.
II was a very profitable investment, for the
Landgrave told the story all over Europe, and
made his agent famous. 30 that every king and
sought Il S 9i the s,i honest !Asnselm. who became
While the Duke of Wellington was in Spain
the British Government found IL impossible to
convey funds to him. Anselm undertook the
duty. and succeeded In some score way in
transporting a large amount of coin from LON
don to the Dukes treasure chest In the southern
part OF the peninsula, and made an enormous
pront in the transaction.
Thus was laid the foundation Of the most
influential banking house OF the world.
Anselm had five MAYER, Nathan,
Solomon. James, and Carl-who scattered over
Europe and established branches OF the parent
bank at Frankfort In Vienna, London, Naples,
and Paris. As enrly as 1920 they were the
greatest bankers In tho world, making a spe-
cialty OF Government lnnns. HonOrs and decor
atoms were showered upon them by, grateful
Kings, and they were recognized socially where
NOBILITY In England, Germany, Austria, and
France. A Rothschild has been Consul-G Gen
eral for the Austrian empire in London. Paris.
ana frankfort for moro than half n century.
me sons inherited the financial genius of their
father, but those who have hIudipd their career