New-York tribune., 1904-09-18
THE R0THSCHILDS.
vs.r-York NickeLs Soon to FJosr to
Their Golfers.

-. g ssid 10 have used many millions OF Roth
ISls rold SO that a certain percentage OF al the
,a,ls paid for fares IN the new unoersEOuilo EOao
N thus cross the Atlantic
-. . -,l5 seem that the Rothschilds hardly need
.ob out into foreign lands IN order 70 make
u ..as a meet" IN the century and half that
80 rave been doing business they have amassec
tHss -. which IS fncalculable. Estimates OF 10
.,,s reen printed from time to time vary from
tx,o 40 N & 0o0oO0OOo. one may obtain SONS ices
- magnitude os their fortune. however. BY
o. -,,p The sums which they have lent 20 vRrs-
s-.,s~-rnents Since ISIS they have raised for
49,. prirain alone more than I.00oOo.Ooo They
S'e -. N Austria in the same length OF time
roooo Prussia $500 0oO00O France. s.oOoo'0eo;
- oOOo &C: Russia. Ss5, 100000: Brazil s7eC"o-
"a .hev have taken Up more than tSo0oooo
= v-.,ss States bonds. In addition 70 sueh ue-
o ao1s operations. the Rothschild firms in tho
ine-s y,,5o- Paris ard Vienna handle q vast
GO go. =, --ivate CAPITAL. They lend great sums
= s-,he--a ssed nobles," and net ieW rulers
u 70 -. spendor Of their courts TO borrowed Roth
s.bus gold For this reason II Is no' FA~OAs
,Ssf ten q the family are barons
- 80. Gather or the original" Rothschild hae
-. - -be talents Of this family might never
-. 80 known 70 the world oS finance. When
--,-.- Arsegra Rothschild was born n the Juoen@
.-ssse Frankfort. II 1143 his parents eonsecEAteo
~, - the Church Although he worked In ns
s.,hs-,s store driving bargain whenever IheFs
=. a. onno--unity he was told constantly that
=, - - ba,orna a rabbit For long tine the
-, -.-,o-s+rances We're n vain, but ne nns4Ey
ove-carne his fathers VIII IN the following way;
The elder RothschIId had LEFT his son one cay AZ
.pe home of neighbOTllg rabbi, II oFceF tn4t ts
verend doctor might persuade the youth 10 chooss
,ba svnarogue rather than the counting room
a.-.- a l7nr talk the rabbi gave the boy the Tai
,pue and asked him 10 read certain passages An
trr or SO later the father came Tor MS clIc aao.
ending no one the door. ne stepped INTO IAe
S~T-.v 4 low nur1Ur from adjoining room
-.g-F-1rr md
- ,ov re saw his beloved Mayer crouching
- . bool, sna chanting from It's pages, as X
1as-,,1r something by heart Approaching nearer
es saw that the volume was The Ia-rauo-
.,z-bs. are YOU reading. my boyY' asked the
.s,be- taking the book with one hand while he
,-as bts sons head lovingly with the other. Be-
fore the LAD could answer loose leat slipped OUT
and hoated 10 the Hoor. The father picked up ths
runaway sheet Of paper, and stared al II hard-
Finally The smile returned but Il was broader and
more worldly The boy had tucked into his IaI-
-nud leaY from Al old arithmetic There was no
su-rber effort 70 rhwart the lads ambition. and
-ear OF 50 later Re was sent 70 Hanover 20 serve
as sn eraploye of the banking house o. OppenheiEi
After short apprenticeship young Rothschid re-
turned 70 Lis native town and opened banking
establishment o: his own.
We, Nave- A2selra Rothschud lay dying n
so he summoned his Eve sons TO his bed and eE-
sotred them 20 faithful The Jaws of Noses 10
remain united 10 the END and 70 undertake nothing
without having Arst consukec their mother. 'Oo- 1
serve these rules was his last injunction and you
VII soon bs rich among the richest, and the world
VII belong 10 YOU" The fortune which Mayer
Anselm divided among lis sons was BY 70 means
euasu be had been the court banker of The Land :
grave OF Eesss who was afterward The Elector of /
EEesse Cassel. II 1906 when the Elector was COM
peeled 20 6y before the French. he left his large
private fortune IN the hands of his banker. who
Invested Il so shrewdly that = Increased rwofold
before the Elector returned
IN the belief that they could ansss greater I
wealth BY establishing banks n different cities the
I've brothers separated. Anssln remained in Frank
Sorr, while Eslousn settled n Vienna Nathan n .
London. Carl n Naples and James n Paris But, I
although the brothers divided BY distance. they
were linked together By family and financial ties
inseps-abiy as ever. Whenever possible. each /
assisted the other end Il order prevent death let
ing any money leak out q the family. the members
oS The family intermarried. The marriage OF close
relatives has been a custom among Hebrews ever
Eiace the days q Isaac but Il has seldom been OBJ
served 90 strictly by this family. Tor example
James, founder OF TIE Paris house, welded his 4
brothers. daughter ARsen. who succeeded his (
father IN the management of the Frankfort Arm 4
took FOR q wife the eldest daughter os Nathan. 1
ana A,phOnse. the grandson OF the original Roth 4
schild. the present head of the Paris group os |
RothschIds and also by his seniority head of the /
whole Rothschld family, married his cousin. the
Oldest daughter oS lionel. son of Nathan
In q few instances however. Rothschi-6s have
married outside the family, ard have even wed !
Christians. Hannah. the daughter of Mayer. on !
March 20 1878 married the Earl OF Rosebery. and /
became the first avoWed Jewess 70 wear the coro-
net On December S Of the same year Marguerite |
Aezanartne daughter OF Charles OF the Frank I
fort house married the Duo de Grarnont. Four 4
years later Bertha, younger sister of Marguerite,
married Prince Alexander OF Wagram. Hannah I
remained tue 10 the religion OF her forefathers.
but Marguerite and Bertha became Christians.
w.~Ea - aFa T0rsh
schih family. and the London. Paris and Vienna I
houses are sll managed by descendants OF Mayer 4
AnseH Lord Nathaniel &c Rothschiid and BarOns (
Alfred ana Leopold are associated In the London .
mouse Barons Alphonse. Gustave, Edward Adolph /
ana James are the chief members of the Paris firm.
and Baron Nathaniel Mayer IS the family's lead :
ing representative in Vienna. The Frankfort and /
Naples houses have ceased active operations.
Among the peculiar traits Of the R0thschilds I
there Is none potent than their superstition
When Baron AlphOnse de Rothschild married. he +
chose for residence the hotel in the Rue ST.
George which had formerly been the property OF ,
IL Pescatore. The house bore the number g. and 4
as soon the baron the orainous figures ne 4
ordered them torn OF, nor did ne take his bride /
across the threshold until the hated numerals {
were out OF sight. But letters stiu came addressed
% No L. and the baron became harried by a new
1saF that legally the number OF the house was
eaA tne same Accordingly he applied 70 the coun-
el OF the city OF Paris for permission 70 change
ne number. Offering s5000 10 the poor OF the dis
Glct II his petition should De granted. The coun-
q accepted the proposition. and that is why tho z
o-Lons house II THIS street Is to-day marked by /
No. L his"
.oe riotoDs acts Of the old Commune still inspire
tea Year IN the Rothschnds who live IN Paris mat
-.@ q them stil guard their treasures The
.s-s paintings, statuary and vases which adorn 4
- - neas Of Baron Alphonse are 50 mounted that 1
49, .sng exhibited 10 friends they may be swung +
49,. mo mo ne wall, al tho touch of a spring. and
- ocksd ~ IN steel safes.
Alphonse has been 50 frequently threat /