The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-27
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adept In the art of promoting the rsc
and tall of the stocks.
The colossal influence OF the house
dates from an operation OF his In 1910.
In that year Wellington made soma
drafts which the English government
could not. meet; these were purchased
by Rothschild at a liberal discount and
renewed to the government which finally
redeemed at par. From this time the
house became associated with the allied
powers in the struggle against Napoleon.
it being chiefly through 1t that they
were able to negotiate loans to carry OH
the war. Rothschild never lost faith In
the ultimate overthrow OF Napoleon. his
all being virtually staked on the issue
of the contest. He Is said to have been
present at the battle OF Waterloo, and
10 have watched the varying fortunes OF
the day with feverish eagerness. Being
able to ira nsrnit to london private infor-
nation OF the allied success several hours
before 1t reached the public. he effected
an immense profit by the purchase OF
stock which had been greatly depressed
on account of the news OF Blucher's de.
feat two days previously
Rothschild was the first to populnrizc
foreign loans In Britain by fixing the
rate II, sterling money and making the
dividends payable In London and not.
In foreign ca pitfalls. 1attcrly he became
the financial agent Of nearly every civil
lied government, although persistently
declining contracts for Spain or the
have been changed later. 1t is sometimes
said that the Rothschilds practically own
Snair, They have also made loans III
America.
What Family Has Done.
From other sources are obtained sons
VA rIations in regard to the origin Of the
Rothschild wealth, 1t Is alleged that
William IX., Landgrave OF Hesse. Cassel,
became q patron Of Mayer Anseln. This
landsmvc rented 1900 soldiers to the
British to fight against the American
patriots in the war OF the Revolution.
{ Great Britain paid the landgravc SIS
COOK o9 for the use Of his Hessians. a;
large part ofbths money was intrusted
FOR Investment to Mayer Anselm. AMI.
from tile profits arising out of this trans
action the financial structure Of the;
Rothschilds began to grow.
Popular tradition has 1t that fidelity
to a trust was the beginning Of this
great foxture, and this tradition is
probably correct No one has ever sup
posed, however, that the Rothschilds
were lacking in shrewdness.
It is related that in 1866 the Prussian.
government demanded an indemnity OF
s25, 10000 from the city Of Frankfort.
The Rothschilds sent word to Bismarck
that Il he attempted to enforce the levy
they would break every bank In Berlin.
This threat proved effectual. and the
indemnity was not collected. 81
schild In Paris and of William in Frank
fort. there were. eleven barons of the.
name. There now remains nine. OF
these Nathaniel, Alfred and Leopold are
located in Londona Gustav, Edward,
Adolphe and James are in Paris. and
Nathaniel, a baron Of the Austrian ON
pre-. Is head of the house in Vienna. III
It Is said that since 1915 the Rothschilds
have raised for Great Britain alone more
for Prussia, $500. 10000; for France.
$500 o0o, 900: for. italy. 500 900 COO for Rus
sia s126. 600, 900: for BRAZIL $40, OO0, 900
1895 they took s15,oooooD OF the February
loan OF the United States through the
Belmont Morgan syndicate.
Certain usages have prevailed with the
Rothschilds in the conduct OF their busl-
ness. All of these were established by.
old Anselm in, the early days. Some OF
these are described In the business mot
toes of$the family. "a Az s..
n One Of them3is, - man will not tell
what he las not heard. '# s
Another is,''G old meyer = repeats what II
sees. y. ~ sgt4 Il 4$ 545s
Absolute secrecy Is the rule OF all the
Rothschild banks Let a clerk be dis
covered talking about the most trivial
thing connected with the affairs of the
business. and he is at once discharged
As far as possible the Rothschids en-
| lploy clerks from theNsame family, gen
Grafton after generation. VI,
Members Intermarried.
In order to prevent death letting any
money leak out of the family, the mem
bers OF the family intermarried. 4ne
marriage Of close relatives has been n
custom among Hebrews ever since the
days Of Isaac but it. has seldom been
observed so strictly as by this family.
For example, James, founder OF the Paris
house. welded his brothers. daughter:
Anselm, who succeeded his father in the